The 3rd constituency of

Marne Marne can refer to: Places France *Marne (river), a tributary of the Seine *Marne (department), a département in northeastern France named after the river * La Marne, a commune in western France *Marne, a legislative constituency (France) Nethe ...

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: ''Troisième circonscription de la Marne'') is one of five electoral districts in the

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of the same name, each of which returns one

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to the

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in elections using the

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, with a run-off if no candidate receives more than 50% of the vote in the first round.

Description

The constituency is made up of the six former

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of Beine-Nauroy, Bourgogne, Reims-4, Reims-8, Reims-10, and Suippes. It covers most of the western edge of the department, plus an area to the south of

Reims Reims ( , , ; also spelled Rheims in English) is the most populous city in the French department of Marne, and the 12th most populous city in France. The city lies northeast of Paris on the Vesle river, a tributary of the Aisne. Founded by ...

. Its largest town is

Épernay Épernay () is a commune in the Marne department of northern France, 130 km north-east of Paris on the mainline railway to Strasbourg. The town sits on the left bank of the Marne at the extremity of the Cubry valley which crosses it. Éperna ...

. Today's 3rd constituency bears no resemblance to the one of the same name which existed prior to the

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; instead it covers most of the area of the now abolished 6th constituency. At the time of the 1999 census (which was the basis for the most recent redrawing of constituency boundaries, carried out in 2010) the constituency had a total population of 96,350. Despite the above-mentioned boundary changes, the area has remained consistently conservative in its voting habits, returning

Philippe-Armand Martin Philippe-Armand Martin (28 April 1949 – 5 November 2023) was a French politician who was a member of the National Assembly. He represented the Marne department, and was a member of the Union for a Popular Movement The Union for a Popular ...

(who had previously represented the 6th constituency) at the

. Martin did not run in the 2017 election and the seat was won by

Éric Girardin Éric Girardin (; born 12 February 1961) is a French politician of Renaissance (RE) who served as a member of the French National Assembly from 2017 to 2024, representing the department of Marne. Political career In parliament, Girardin serves a ...

La République En Marche! Renaissance (RE), previously known as La République En Marche ! (frequently abbreviated LREM, LaREM or REM; translated as "The Republic on the Move" or "Republic Forward"), or sometimes called simply En Marche ! () as its original name, is a l ...

Historic representation

Election results

2022

2017

2012

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Sources

Official results of French elections from 2002:
Résultats électoraux officiels en France
(in French). Official results of French elections from 2017:

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