Doubs's 5th constituency

The 5th constituency of Doubs (French: Cinquième circonscription du Doubs) is one of five electoral districts in the department of the same name, each of which returns one deputy to the French National Assembly in elections using the two-round system, with a run-off if no candidate receives more than 50% of the vote in the first round.

5th constituency of Doubs

French National Assembly constituency
The constituency shown within Franche-Comté
Incumbent deputy	Annie Genevard LR
Department	Doubs
Cantons	Amancey, Levier, Montbenoît, Morteau, Mouthe, Pierrefontaine-les-Varans, Pontarlier, Le Russey, Vercel-Villedieu-le-Camp
Registered voters	81,964 (2017)

Description

The constituency is made up of the nine former cantons of Amancey, Levier, Montbenoît, Morteau, Mouthe, Pierrefontaine-les-Varans, Pontarlier, Le Russey, and Vercel-Villedieu-le-Camp.[1]

Geographically the largest of the department's constituencies, the 5th includes much of the Jura mountains and boasts long borders with Switzerland to the east and the Jura department to the south-west.

At the time of the 1999 census (which was the basis for the most recent redrawing of constituency boundaries, carried out in 2010) the 5th constituency had a total population of 95,007.

Uniquely in Doubs, the seat has been held continuously by Gaullist parties since 1988.

Historic representation

Election		Member	Party
1986		Proportional representation – no election by constituency
	1988	Roland Vuillaume	RPR
	1993	Roland Vuillaume	RPR
	1997	Roland Vuillaume	RPR
	2002	Jean-Marie Binetruy	UMP
	2007	Jean-Marie Binetruy	UMP
	2012	Annie Genevard	UMP
	2017	Annie Genevard	LR

Election results

2017

Candidate		Label	First round		Second round
			Votes	%	Votes	%
	Annie Genevard	LR	15,968	38.49	21,812	59.78
	Sylvie Le Hir	REM	13,728	33.09	14,674	40.22
	Jérémy Navion	FN	4,401	10.61
	Martine Ludi	FI	3,632	8.75
	Anthony Poulin	ECO	1,632	3.93
	Jean-Marie Pietoukhoff	ECO	628	1.51
	Évelyne Ternant	PCF	580	1.40
	Yannick Ardiet	DIV	350	0.84
	Emmanuel Chabeuf	DIV	298	0.72
	Myriam Springaux	EXG	269	0.65
Votes			41,486	100.00	36,486	100.00
Valid votes			41,486	98.08	36,486	92.72
Blank votes			557	1.32	1,953	4.96
Null votes			253	0.60	913	2.32
Turnout			42,296	51.60	39,352	48.01
Abstentions			39,674	48.40	42,612	51.99
Registered voters			81,970		81,964
Source: Ministry of the Interior[2]

2012

2012 legislative election in Doubs's 5th constituency[3]

Candidate		Party	First round		Second round
			Votes	%	Votes	%
	Annie Genevard	UMP	19,103	40.19%	26,651	62.54%
	Liliane Lucchesi	PS	11,009	23.16%	15,965	37.46%
	Nathalie Bertin	PR	6,327	13.31%
	Claude Vernier	FN	5,679	11.95%
	François Mandil	EELV	1,836	3.86%
	Claude Faivre	FG–NPA–LA	1,556	3.27%
	Christian Petit	MoDem	575	1.21%
	Renée Remy	MRC	352	0.74%
	Jean-Marie Pietoukhoff	??	329	0.69%
	Chantal Charles	DLR	275	0.58%
	Odile Humbert	LO	249	0.52%
	Gaëlle Wendlinger	AEI	238	0.50%
Valid votes			47,528	98.47%	42,616	96.85%
Spoilt and null votes			739	1.53%	1,388	3.15%
Votes cast / turnout			48,267	62.41%	44,004	56.91%
Abstentions			29,075	37.59%	33,314	43.09%
Registered voters			77,342	100.00%	77,318	100.00%

Sources

Official results of French elections from 2002: "Résultats électoraux officiels en France" (in French).

1. As defined in 1999; the number and composition of the department's cantons was altered in 2014 but this has not yet been reflected in electoral district boundaries.
2. "Résultats des élections législatives 2017" [Results of 2017 Legislative Election] (in French). Ministry of the Interior.
3. "Résultats des élections législatives 2012" [Results of 2012 Legislative Election] (in French). Ministry of the Interior.