# Allier's 3rd constituency

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

## Members elected

| Election | Election | Member | Party |
| | 1958 | Pierre Villon | French Communist Party |
| | 1962 | Charles Magne | French Section of the Workers' International |
| | 1967 | Pierre Villon | French Communist Party |
| | 1968 | Pierre Villon | French Communist Party |
| | 1973 | Pierre Villon | French Communist Party |
| | 1978 | André Lajoinie | French Communist Party |
| | 1981 | André Lajoinie | French Communist Party |
| 1986 | 1986 | Proportional representation - no election by constituency | Proportional representation - no election by constituency |
| | 1988 | André Lajoinie | French Communist Party |
| | 1993 | Bernard Coulon | Union for French Democracy |
| | 1997 | André Lajoinie | French Communist Party |
| | 2002 | Yves Simon | Union for a Popular Movement |
| | 2007 | Jean Mallot | Socialist Party |
| | 2012 | Gérard Charasse | Radical Party of the Left |
| | 2017 | Bénédicte Peyrol | La République En Marche! |
| | 2022 | Nicolas Ray | The Republicans |
| | 2024 | Nicolas Ray | The Republicans |

## 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 | % | +/– |
| | Nicolas Ray | LR | | 21,464 | 40.05 | +15.83 | 31,075 | 59.07 | |
| | Rémy Queney | RN | | 20,270 | 37.82 | +17.51 | 21,528 | 40.93 | |
| | Aline Jeudi | PS | NFP | 10,935 | 20.40 | +0.87 | WITHDREW | WITHDREW | WITHDREW |
| | Jean-François Rameau | LO | | 923 | 1.72 | +0.50 | | | |
| Valid votes | Valid votes | Valid votes | Valid votes | 53,592 | 96.89 | -0.63 | 52,603 | 95.28 | |
| Blank votes | Blank votes | Blank votes | Blank votes | 1,011 | 1.83 | +0.15 | 1,883 | 3.41 | |
| Null votes | Null votes | Null votes | Null votes | 709 | 1.28 | +0.48 | 722 | 1.31 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 55,312 | 69.08 | +18.43 | 55,208 | 68.92 | |
| Abstentions | Abstentions | Abstentions | Abstentions | 24,756 | 30.92 | -18.43 | 24,894 | 31.08 | |
| Registered voters | Registered voters | Registered voters | Registered voters | 80,068 | | | 80,102 | | |
| Source: Ministry of the Interior, Le Monde ||||||||||
| Result | Result | Result | Result | Result | Result | Result | LR HOLD | LR HOLD | LR HOLD | LR HOLD | LR HOLD | LR HOLD | LR HOLD |

### 2022

Legislative Election 2022: Allier's 3rd constituency :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | LR (UDC) | Nicolas Ray | 9,594 | 24.22 | +4.45 |
| | LREM (Ensemble) | Bénédicte Peyrol | 9,219 | 23.27 | -11.17 |
| | RN | Quentin Julien | 8,047 | 20.31 | +7.04 |
| | PS (NUPÉS) | Elsa Denfred | 7,737 | 19.53 | +6.09 |
| | PRG | Isabelle Réchard | 1,655 | 4.18 | −9.85 |
| | REC | Sophie Lacour | 1,580 | 3.99 | N/A |
| | Others | N/A | 1,781 | - | − |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 39,613 | 50.65 | −0.35 |
| 2nd round result ||||||
| | LR (UDC) | Nicolas Ray | 19,296 | 60.98 | +19.41 |
| | LREM (Ensemble) | Bénédicte Peyrol | 12,347 | 39.02 | −19.41 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 31,643 | 44.74 | −0.74 |
| | LR gain from LREM | LR gain from LREM | Swing | +19.41 | |

### 2017

| Candidate | Candidate | Label | First round | First round | Second round | Second round |
| Candidate | Candidate | Label | Votes | % | Votes | % |
| | Bénédicte Peyrol | REM | 13,562 | 34.44 | 18,480 | 58.43 |
| | Gabriel Maquin | LR | 7,784 | 19.77 | 13,145 | 41.57 |
| | Jacques de Chabannes | PRG | 5,526 | 14.03 | | |
| | Jean-Pierre Sigaud | FN | 5,226 | 13.27 | | |
| | Marie-Thérèse Dupuis | FI | 3,311 | 8.41 | | |
| | Pascal Devos | ECO | 1,982 | 5.03 | | |
| | Marie-Laure Becouze | DLF | 909 | 2.31 | | |
| | Bernard Lebel | EXG | 391 | 0.99 | | |
| | Annie Demmel | DIV | 304 | 0.77 | | |
| | Ahmed Ghlamallah | DIV | 202 | 0.51 | | |
| | Guillaume de Longeville | EXD | 176 | 0.45 | | |
| Votes | Votes | Votes | 39,373 | 100.00 | 31,625 | 100.00 |
| Valid votes | Valid votes | Valid votes | 39,373 | 97.51 | 31,625 | 87.84 |
| Blank votes | Blank votes | Blank votes | 714 | 1.77 | 2,927 | 8.13 |
| Null votes | Null votes | Null votes | 293 | 0.73 | 1,450 | 4.03 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 40,380 | 51.00 | 36,002 | 45.48 |
| Abstentions | Abstentions | Abstentions | 38,797 | 49.00 | 43,153 | 54.52 |
| Registered voters | Registered voters | Registered voters | 79,177 | | 79,155 | |
| | | | | | REM Gain from PRG | REM Gain from PRG |
| Source: Ministry of the Interior |||||||

### 2012

Summary of the 10 June and 17 June 2012 French legislative in Allier's 3rd Constituency election results :
| Candidate | Candidate | Party | Party | 1st round | 1st round | 2nd round | 2nd round |
| Candidate | Candidate | Party | Party | Votes | % | Votes | % |
| | Gérard Charasse | Radical Party of the Left | PRG | 19,996 | 42.51% | 26,301 | 57.37% |
| | Claude Malhuret | Union for a Popular Movement | UMP | 15,232 | 32.38% | 19,546 | 42.63% |
| | Claudine Lopez | National Front | FN | 6,415 | 13.64% | | |
| | Pascale Semet | Left Front | FG | 2,650 | 5.63% | | |
| | Anne Babian-Lhermet | The Greens | VEC | 903 | 1.92% | | |
| | Sylvie Rasile | Democratic Movement | MoDem | 593 | 1.26% | | |
| | Pascal Javerliat | Radical Party | PRV | 325 | 0.69% | | |
| | Patrice Rucar | Ecologist | ECO | 307 | 0.65% | | |
| | Jean-Marc Caecassin | New Centre-Presidential Majority | NCE | 273 | 0.58% | | |
| | Monique Roche | Far Left | EXG | 207 | 0.44% | | |
| | Renaud Siry | Ecologist | ECO | 142 | 0.30% | | |
| Total | Total | Total | Total | 47,043 | 100% | 45,847 | 100% |
| Registered voters | Registered voters | Registered voters | Registered voters | 79,029 | | 78,992 | |
| Blank/Void ballots | Blank/Void ballots | Blank/Void ballots | Blank/Void ballots | 784 | 1.64% | 1,542 | 3.25% |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 47,827 | 60.52% | 47,389 | 59.99% |
| Abstentions | Abstentions | Abstentions | Abstentions | 31,202 | 39.48% | 31,603 | 40.01% |
| Result | Result | Result | Result | Result | Result | RDG GAIN | RDG GAIN |

### 2007

Summary of the 10 June and 17 June 2007 French legislative in Allier's 3rd Constituency election results :
| Candidate | Candidate | Party | Party | 1st round | 1st round | 2nd round | 2nd round |
| Candidate | Candidate | Party | Party | Votes | % | Votes | % |
| | Jean Mallot | Socialist Party | PS | 10,568 | 23.41% | 23,560 | 50.80% |
| | Yves Simon | Union for a Popular Movement | UMP | 18,000 | 39.87% | 22,822 | 49.20% |
| | Dominique Bidet | Communist | COM | 8,299 | 18.38% | | |
| | Claude Joly | Democratic Movement | MoDem | 2,548 | 5.64% | | |
| | Jean-Louis Baudriller | National Front | FN | 1,677 | 3.71% | | |
| | Marc Boyer | Movement for France | MPF | 1,162 | 2.57% | | |
| | Anne-Marie Chambeau | The Greens | VEC | 719 | 1.59% | | |
| | Françoise Gaillardon | Far Left | EXG | 659 | 1.46% | | |
| | Bernard Lebel | Far Left | EXG | 482 | 1.07% | | |
| | Gérard-Pierre Guillaumin | Ecologist | ECO | 433 | 0.96% | | |
| | Véronique Deris-Targon | Ecologist | ECO | 330 | 0.73% | | |
| | Mireille Marnay | Divers | DIV | 272 | 0.60% | | |
| | Charles Castanier | Divers | DIV | 0 | 0.00% | | |
| Total | Total | Total | Total | 45,149 | 100% | 46,382 | 100% |
| Registered voters | Registered voters | Registered voters | Registered voters | 70,737 | | 70,733 | |
| Blank/Void ballots | Blank/Void ballots | Blank/Void ballots | Blank/Void ballots | 1,244 | 2.68% | 1,657 | 3.45% |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 46,393 | 65.59% | 48,039 | 67.92% |
| Abstentions | Abstentions | Abstentions | Abstentions | 24,344 | 34.41% | 22,694 | 32.08% |
| Result | Result | Result | Result | Result | Result | PS GAIN | PS GAIN |

### 2002

Legislative Election 2002: Allier's 3rd constituency :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | UMP | Yves Simon | 17,025 | 36.73 | |
| | PCF | Jean-Claude Mairal | 10,614 | 22.90 | |
| | PS | Jean Mallot | 9,058 | 19.54 | |
| | FN | Jean-Louis Baudriller | 3,403 | 7.34 | |
| | LV | Nicole Rouaire | 1,423 | 3.07 | |
| | MPF | Arnaud de Veauce | 1,239 | 2.67 | |
| | CPNT | Olivier Bourrel | 1,122 | 2.42 | |
| | Others | N/A | 2,470 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 47,750 | 68.07 | |
| 2nd round result ||||||
| | UMP | Yves Simon | 23,202 | 50.72 | |
| | PCF | Jean-Claude Mairal | 22,546 | 49.28 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 47,627 | 67.90 | |
| | UMP gain from PCF | UMP gain from PCF | UMP gain from PCF | UMP gain from PCF | UMP gain from PCF |

### 1997

Legislative Election 1997: Allier's 3rd constituency :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | PCF | André Lajoinie | 15,882 | 32.58 | |
| | UDF | Bernard Coulon | 15,599 | 32.00 | |
| | PS | Jean Mallot | 7,804 | 16.01 | |
| | FN | Alain Compagnon | 4,559 | 9.35 | |
| | LV | Danièle Moury | 2,135 | 4.38 | |
| | MPF | François de Vaulx | 1,637 | 3.36 | |
| | GE | Jacques Bernard | 1,136 | 2.33 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 51,494 | 73.43 | |
| 2nd round result ||||||
| | PCF | André Lajoinie | 28,308 | 54.37 | |
| | UDF | Bernard Coulon | 23,758 | 45.63 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 55,012 | 78.44 | |
| | PCF gain from UDF | PCF gain from UDF | PCF gain from UDF | PCF gain from UDF | PCF gain from UDF |

## Sources

* ↑ "Publication des candidatures et des résultats aux élections - Législatives 2024". Ministry of Interior. Retrieved 23 June 2024.
* ↑ "Découvrez la liste des candidats aux élections législatives 2024 dans votre circonscription". Le Monde. 19 June 2024. Retrieved 22 June 2023.
* ↑ "Map of the results of the first round of the legislative elections 2024". Le Monde. 30 June 2024. Retrieved 30 June 2024.
* Official results of French elections from 1998: "Résultats électoraux officiels en France" (in French). Archived from the original on 20 December 2011.