Haute-Savoie, Circonscription 3 — Legislative Election Results
Haute-Savoie, Circonscription 3 was won by Michel Meylan (UDF) at the 1997 legislative election, with 71.0% of the vote in the deciding round, a margin of 42.1 points over Front National. This page covers every legislative election on record in Haute-Savoie, 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
| Election | Round | Winner | Vote Share | Runner-up | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1958 | 2 | MRP (Mouvement Républicain Populaire) | 68.9% | SFIO (socialist) (31.1%) | 37.7 pts |
| 1962 | 2 | MRP (Mouvement Républicain Populaire) | 54.4% | UNR-UDT (Gaullist) (45.6%) | 8.8 pts |
| 1967 | 2 | Union des Démocrates pour la Vème République | 46.3% | FGDS (socialist-radical federation) (41.6%) | 4.7 pts |
| 1968 | 2 | UDR-RI (joint list) | 51.8% | FGDS (socialist-radical federation) (25.7%) | 26.1 pts |
| 1973 | 2 | UDR-URP (joint list) | 45.7% | Parti communiste (PCF) (35.6%) | 10.1 pts |
| 1978 | 2 | UDF | 59.9% | PS-MRG (40.1%) | 19.9 pts |
| 1981 | 2 | UDF | 56.4% | Parti Socialiste (43.6%) | 12.9 pts |
| 1988 | 2 | Michel Meylan (UDF) | 61.1% | Yvon Briant (Divers droite) (38.9%) | 22.3 pts |
| 1997 | 2 | Michel Meylan (UDF) | 71.0% | Dominique Martin (Front National) (28.9%) | 42.1 pts |
Winning Margin Over Time
Frequently Asked Questions
Who won Haute-Savoie, Circonscription 3 in the 1997 legislative election?
Michel Meylan (UDF) won the seat of Haute-Savoie, Circonscription 3 in 1997 with 71.0% of the vote in the deciding round, a margin of 42.1 points over Front National.
Which parties have won Haute-Savoie, Circonscription 3 since 1958?
Since 1958, Haute-Savoie, Circonscription 3 has been won by: MRP (Mouvement Républicain Populaire), UDF, UDR-RI (joint list), UDR-URP (joint list), Union des Démocrates pour la Vème République.
What was the closest result on record in Haute-Savoie, Circonscription 3?
The closest result on record for Haute-Savoie, Circonscription 3 was 1967, when Union des Démocrates pour la Vème République beat FGDS (socialist-radical federation) by just 4.7 percentage points.