# Charente's 3rd constituency

The 3rd constituency of Charente is a French legislative constituency in the Charente département.

## Deputies

| Election | Election | Member | Party |
| | 1958 | Jean Valentin | CNIP |
| | 1962 | Jean Valentin | SE |
| | 1967 | Jean Valentin | CD |
| | 1968 | Michel Alloncle | UDR |
| | 1973 | Michel Alloncle | UDR |
| | 1978 | André Soury | PCF |
| | 1981 | André Soury | PCF |
| 1986 | 1986 | Proportional representation - no election by constituency | Proportional representation - no election by constituency |
| | 1988 | Jérôme Lambert | PS |
| | 1993 | Henri de Richemont | RPR |
| | 1997 | Jérôme Lambert | PS |
| | 2002 | Jérôme Lambert | PS |
| | 2007 | Jérôme Lambert | PS |
| | 2012 | Jérôme Lambert | PS |
| | 2017 | Jérôme Lambert | PS |
| | 2022 | Caroline Colombier | RN |
| | 2024 | Caroline Colombier | RN |

## Election results
### 2024

| Candidate | Candidate | Party | Alliance | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round |
| Candidate | Candidate | Party | Alliance | Votes | % | +/– | Votes | % | +/– |
| | Caroline Colombier | RN | | 25,976 | 42.95 | +19.90 | 30,110 | 52.22 | +1.98 |
| | Virginie Lebraud | PS | NFP | 15,653 | 25.88 | +6.40 | 27,548 | 47.78 | new |
| | Gwenhaël François | RE | ENS | 14,829 | 24.52 | +4.09 | withdrew | withdrew | withdrew |
| | Dominique Souchaud | ÉAC | | 2,293 | 3.79 | new | | | |
| | Adrian Touzé | REC | | 889 | 1.47 | -1.36 | | | |
| | Patrick Curgali | LO | | 844 | 1.40 | +0.25 | | | |
| Votes | Votes | Votes | Votes | 60,484 | 100.00 | | 57,658 | 100.00 | |
| Valid votes | Valid votes | Valid votes | Valid votes | 60,484 | 95.92 | -0.59 | 57,658 | 90.81 | +3.05 |
| Blank votes | Blank votes | Blank votes | Blank votes | 1,465 | 2.32 | +0.10 | 3,951 | 6.22 | -1.88 |
| Null votes | Null votes | Null votes | Null votes | 1,109 | 1.76 | +0.49 | 1,883 | 2.97 | -1.17 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 63,058 | 69.55 | +17.75 | 63,492 | 70.02 | +20.17 |
| Abstentions | Abstentions | Abstentions | Abstentions | 27,608 | 30.45 | -17.75 | 27,185 | 29.98 | -20.17 |
| Registered voters | Registered voters | Registered voters | Registered voters | 90,666 | | | 90,677 | | |
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| Result | Result | Result | Result | RN HOLD | RN HOLD | RN HOLD | RN HOLD | RN HOLD | RN HOLD |

### 2022

Legislative Election 2022: Charente's 3rd constituency :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | RN | Caroline Colombier | 10,475 | 23.05 | +9.99 |
| | MoDem (Ensemble) | Sylvie Mocoeur | 9,286 | 20.43 | -8.11 |
| | PS (NUPÉS) | Marie-Pierre Noël | 8,861 | 19.48 | -18.94 |
| | PS | Jérôme Lambert* | 8,142 | 17.92 | N/A |
| | DIV | Laurent Fouillet | 2,603 | 5.73 | N/A |
| | LR (UDC) | Pierre Henri Guignard | 1,914 | 4.21 | −11.56 |
| | REC | Aurore De Clisson | 1,284 | 2.83 | N/A |
| | DIV | Francis Lalanne | 963 | 2.12 | N/A |
| | Others | N/A | 1,928 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 45,446 | 51.80 | −0.99 |
| 2nd round result ||||||
| | RN | Caroline Colombier | 19,980 | 50.24 | N/A |
| | MoDem (Ensemble) | Sylvie Mocoeur | 19,787 | 49.76 | +9.66 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 39,767 | 49.85 | +2.92 |
| | RN gain from PS | RN gain from PS | RN gain from PS | RN gain from PS | RN gain from PS |
* PS dissident

### 2017

| Candidate | Candidate | Label | First round | First round | Second round | Second round |
| Candidate | Candidate | Label | Votes | % | Votes | % |
| | Madeleine Ngombet-Bitoo | REM | 13,247 | 28.54 | 14,951 | 40.10 |
| | Jérôme Lambert | PS | 9,844 | 21.21 | 22,337 | 59.90 |
| | Brigitte Fouré | UDI | 7,319 | 15.77 | | |
| | Aurélie de Azevedo | FN | 6,058 | 13.05 | | |
| | Véronique Grégori-Bachelier | FI | 4,557 | 9.82 | | |
| | Christophe Mauvillain | PCF | 2,065 | 4.45 | | |
| | Anabelle Sicre | ECO | 1,371 | 2.95 | | |
| | Annie Bragg | DLF | 711 | 1.53 | | |
| | Anne Mainguy | EXG | 538 | 1.16 | | |
| | François Monrousseau | ECO | 450 | 0.97 | | |
| | Sophie Djaafari | DIV | 233 | 0.50 | | |
| | Françoise Fize | DVG | 21 | 0.05 | | |
| Votes | Votes | Votes | 46,414 | 100.00 | 37,288 | 100.00 |
| Valid votes | Valid votes | Valid votes | 46,414 | 96.73 | 37,288 | 87.42 |
| Blank votes | Blank votes | Blank votes | 978 | 2.04 | 3,074 | 7.21 |
| Null votes | Null votes | Null votes | 591 | 1.23 | 2,294 | 5.38 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 47,983 | 52.79 | 42,656 | 46.93 |
| Abstentions | Abstentions | Abstentions | 42,917 | 47.21 | 48,230 | 53.07 |
| Registered voters | Registered voters | Registered voters | 90,900 | | 90,886 | |
| Source: Ministry of the Interior |||||||

### 2012

Results of the 10 June and 17 June 2012 French legislative election in Charente’s 3rd Constituency :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | PS | Jérôme Lambert | 29,706 | 54.24 |
| | UMP | Jean-Marc de Lustrac | 12,373 | 22.59 |
| | FN | Jean-Pierre Thromas | 6,428 | 11.74 |
| | FG | Sylvain Minbiolle | 3,299 | 6.02 |
| | EELV | Claire Mariot-Durant | 1,438 | 2.63 |
| | DVD | Olivier Gallet | 774 | 1.41 |
| | DVE | François Monroussseau | 434 | 0.79 |
| | Far left | Anne Mainguy | 312 | 0.57 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 17,333 | 31.65 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 55,921 | 60.87 |
| | PS hold | PS hold | Swing | |

### 2007

Summary of the 10 June and 17 June 2007 French legislative election in Charante’s 3rd Constituency :
| Candidate | Candidate | Party | Party | 1st round | 1st round | 2nd round | 2nd round |
| Candidate | Candidate | Party | Party | Votes | % | Votes | % |
| | Jérôme Lambert | Socialist Party | PS | 19,487 | 44.18% | 27,484 | 61.56% |
| | Caroline Fombaron | Union for a Popular Movement | UMP | 13,158 | 29.83% | 17,163 | 38.44% |
| | Ioana Vaudin | Democratic Movement | MoDem | 3,053 | 6.92% | | |
| | Michelle Mauvillain | Communist | PCF | 1,660 | 3.76% | | |
| | René Thromas | Front National | FN | 1,429 | 3.24% | | |
| | Madeleine Labie | The Greens | VEC | 1,285 | 2.91% | | |
| | Brigitte Moreau | Movement for France | MPF | 946 | 2.14% | | |
| | Marie-Thérèse Gerault | Far Left | EXG | 933 | 2.12% | | |
| | Agnès Malsacré | Hunting, Fishing, Nature, Traditions | CPNT | 748 | 1.70% | | |
| | Anne Mainguy | Far Left | EXG | 365 | 0.83% | | |
| | Joël Bouchaud | Miscellaneous Right | DVD | 303 | 0.69% | | |
| | Robert Tixier | Presidential Majority | Maj Pres | 234 | 0.53% | | |
| | Pascale Protzenko | Independent | DIV | 203 | 0.46% | | |
| | Claire Tournier | Far Right | EXD | 186 | 0.42% | | |
| | Jean Urroz | Regionalist | REG | 123 | 0.28% | | |
| Total | Total | Total | Total | 44,113 | 100% | 44,647 | 100% |
| Registered voters | Registered voters | Registered voters | Registered voters | 69,148 | | 69,142 | |
| Blank/Void ballots | Blank/Void ballots | Blank/Void ballots | Blank/Void ballots | 1,152 | 2.55% | 1,215 | 2.65% |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 45,265 | 65.46% | 45,862 | 66.33% |
| Abstentions | Abstentions | Abstentions | Abstentions | 23,883 | 34.54% | 23,280 | 33.67% |
| Result | Result | Result | Result | Result | Result | PS HOLD | PS HOLD |

### 2002

Legislative Election 2002: Charente's 3rd constituency :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | PS | Jérôme Lambert | 16,995 | 36.77 | |
| | UMP | Marie-France Michaud | 9,882 | 21.38 | |
| | UDF | Jean-Pierre Regeon | 7,435 | 16.09 | |
| | FN | Sylvie Huguet | 3,609 | 7.81 | |
| | PCF | Martial Daganaud | 2,215 | 4.79 | |
| | CPNT | Claudette Mallet | 1,383 | 2.99 | |
| | DVD | Franck Rougier | 1,332 | 2.88 | |
| | LV | Isabelle Nicolas | 1,080 | 2.34 | |
| | Others | N/A | 2,285 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 47,617 | 68.66 | |
| 2nd round result ||||||
| | PS | Jérôme Lambert | 24,637 | 54.96 | |
| | UMP | Marie-France Michaud | 20,191 | 45.04 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 46,760 | 67.44 | |
| | PS hold | PS hold | PS hold | PS hold | PS hold |

### 1997

Legislative Election 1997: Charente's 3rd constituency :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | PS | Jérôme Lambert | 16,070 | 33.77 | |
| | RPR | Henri de Richemont | 15,874 | 33.36 | |
| | PCF | Patrick Berthault | 6,195 | 13.02 | |
| | FN | Michel Tessier | 4,440 | 9.33 | |
| | LV | Yves Manguy | 2,840 | 5.97 | |
| | MPF | Bruno Lafenêtre | 1,323 | 2.78 | |
| | REG | Jean Urroz | 844 | 1.77 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 50,825 | 73.89 | |
| 2nd round result ||||||
| | PS | Jérôme Lambert | 28,883 | 56.36 | |
| | RPR | Henri de Richemont | 22,364 | 43.64 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 54,119 | 78.66 | |
| | PS gain from RPR | PS gain from RPR | PS gain from RPR | PS gain from RPR | PS gain from RPR |