Saône-et-Loire's 3rd constituency

3rd constituency of Saône-et-Loire

French National Assembly constituency
Saône-et-Loire's 3rd Constituency shown within Burgundy.
Deputy	Philippe Baumel PS
Department	Saône-et-Loire
Canton	Autun-Nord, Autun-Sud, Chagny, Couches, Le Creusot-Est, Le Creusot-Ouest, Épinac, Givry, Issy-l'Évêque, Lucenay-l'Évêque, Mesvres, Saint-Léger-sous-Beuvray, Verdun-sur-le-Doubs
Voters	83,724

The 3rd constituency of the Saône-et-Loire is a French legislative constituency in the Saône-et-Loire département.

Description

The 3rd constituency of the Saône-et-Loire covers the north of the department around the Roman city of Autun and the industrial town Le Creusot famed for its iron works.

Between 1988 and 2012 control of the seat swapped between Socialist André Billardon and Gaullist Jean-Paul Anciaux.

Historic Representation

Election		Member	Party
1986		Proportional representation – no election by constituency
	1988	André Billardon	PS
	1993	Jean-Paul Anciaux	RPR
	1997	André Billardon	PS
	2002	Jean-Paul Anciaux	UMP
	2012	Philippe Baumel	PS

Election results

2012

Legislative Election 2012: Saône-et-Loire's 3rd Constituency 2nd round

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	PS	Philippe Baumel	25,914	53.78
	UMP	Jean-Paul Anciaux	22,275	46.22
Turnout			50,145	59.89
	PS gain from UMP		Swing

Sources

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