The 2nd constituency of
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: ''Deuxième circonscription de la Somme'') is one of five electoral districts in the
department
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of the same name, each of which returns one
deputy
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to the
French National Assembly
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in elections using the
two-round system
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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
cantons
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of Amiens-I-Ouest, Amiens-III-Nord-Est, Amiens-V-Sud-Est, Amiens-VI-Sud, Amiens-VII-Sud-Ouest, and Boves.
At the time of the 1999 census (which was the basis for
the most recent redrawing of constituency boundaries, carried out in 2010) the 2nd constituency had a total population of 99,427.
It contains most of the city of
Amiens
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, plus the village of
Boves to its south-east, separated from the city by the Étang Saint-Ladre nature reserve.
Politically the seat has historically favoured the right. Its only left-wing deputy before 2012 had been Jacques Fleury of the
PS.
Historic representation
Election results
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2017
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2012
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2007
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2002
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1997
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Sources
Official results of French elections from 2002:
Résultats électoraux officiels en France (in French).
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