Gironde, Circonscription 3 — Legislative Election Results

Gironde, Circonscription 3 was won by Noel Mamere (Divers) at the 1997 legislative election, with 60.9% of the vote in the deciding round, a margin of 21.8 points over RPR. This page covers every legislative election on record in Gironde, Circonscription 3 from 1958 to 1997.

France elects this seat over two rounds: a seat can be won outright in round one with an absolute majority, or go to a runoff between the top qualifiers. Results below show whichever round actually decided the seat. For 1958-1981, the source data reports results by party/political family only, not by individual candidate name; from 1988 onward the source reports named candidates, and this page shows them. See the sourcing note below.

Results by Election

ElectionRoundWinnerVote ShareRunner-upMargin
1958 2 UNR (Gaullist) 39.1% Extrême droite (26.9%) 12.3 pts
1962 2 UNR-UDT (Gaullist) 53.5% SFIO (socialist) (46.5%) 7.0 pts
1967 2 FGDS (socialist-radical federation) 54.4% Union des Démocrates pour la Vème République (45.6%) 8.7 pts
1968 2 UDR-RI (joint list) 50.4% FGDS (socialist-radical federation) (49.6%) 0.8 pts
1973 2 Parti Socialiste 56.6% UDR-URP (joint list) (43.4%) 13.2 pts
1978 2 PS-MRG 52.9% RPR (47.1%) 5.8 pts
1981 2 Parti Socialiste 59.7% RPR (40.3%) 19.5 pts
1988 2 Catherine Lalumiere (Parti Socialiste) 61.7% Alain Cazabonne (UDF) (38.3%) 23.5 pts
1997 2 Noel Mamere (Divers) 60.9% Jean Claude Barran (RPR) (39.1%) 21.8 pts

Winning Margin Over Time

1958: UNR (Gaullist) margin 12.3 pts 1962: UNR-UDT (Gaullist) margin 7.0 pts 1967: FGDS (socialist-radical federation) margin 8.7 pts 1968: UDR-RI (joint list) margin 0.8 pts 1973: Parti Socialiste margin 13.2 pts 1978: PS-MRG margin 5.8 pts 1981: Parti Socialiste margin 19.5 pts 1988: Parti Socialiste margin 23.5 pts 1997: Divers margin 21.8 pts 1958 1962 1967 1968 1973 1978 1981 1988 1997

Frequently Asked Questions

Who won Gironde, Circonscription 3 in the 1997 legislative election?

Noel Mamere (Divers) won the seat of Gironde, Circonscription 3 in 1997 with 60.9% of the vote in the deciding round, a margin of 21.8 points over RPR.

Which parties have won Gironde, Circonscription 3 since 1958?

Since 1958, Gironde, Circonscription 3 has been won by: Divers, FGDS (socialist-radical federation), PS-MRG, Parti Socialiste, UDR-RI (joint list), UNR (Gaullist), UNR-UDT (Gaullist).

What was the closest result on record in Gironde, Circonscription 3?

The closest result on record for Gironde, Circonscription 3 was 1968, when UDR-RI (joint list) beat FGDS (socialist-radical federation) by just 0.8 percentage points.