The 5th constituency of the Ain is a French legislative

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in the

Ain Ain (, ; frp, En) is a department in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region in Eastern France. Named after the Ain river, it is bordered by the Saône and Rhône rivers. Ain is located on the country's eastern edge, on the Swiss border, where it ...

''département''. It was created by ordinance n°2009-935 of 29 July 2009, ratified by the French Parliament on 21 January 2010. It consists of the cantons of Ambérieu-en-Bugey, Brénod, Champagne-in-Valromey, Hauteville-Lompnes, Izernore, Lhuis, Nantua, North Oyonnax, Oyonnax South, Poncin, Saint-Rambert-en-Bugey, Virieu-le-Grand. The constituency was first contested in the 2012 legislative elections.

Members elected

Election results

2022

, - , colspan="8" bgcolor="#E9E9E9", , - * Incumbent Damien Abad stood for LR at the last election, but is standing as an independent having joined the

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as Minister of Solidarity in May 2022. While not an official part of the

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coalition, his candidacy is supported by the coalition and they have not stood a candidate in the constituency.

2017

2012

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, UMP , , 31.81% , , 56.40% , - , style="background-color:" , , style="text-align:left;" , Josiane Exposito , style="text-align:left;" ,

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, PS , , 28.51% , , 43.60% , - , style="background-color:" , , style="text-align:left;" , Patrick Sokolowski , style="text-align:left;" , National Front , FN , , 17.99% , colspan="2" style="text-align:left;" , , - , style="background-color:" , , style="text-align:left;" , Michel Perraud , style="text-align:left;" , Radical Party , PRV , , 9.49% , colspan="2" style="text-align:left;" , , - , style="background-color:" , , style="text-align:left;" , Mylène Ferri , style="text-align:left;" , Left Front , FG , , 7.32% , colspan="2" style="text-align:left;" , , - , style="background-color:" , , style="text-align:left;" , Jean Galienne , style="text-align:left;" , Ecologist , ECO , , 1.07% , colspan="2" style="text-align:left;" , , - , style="background-color:" , , style="text-align:left;" , Brigitte Sansano , style="text-align:left;" ,

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, DVD , , 0.73% , colspan="2" style="text-align:left;" , , - , style="background-color:" , , style="text-align:left;" , Patrick Royer , style="text-align:left;" , Ecologist , ECO , , 0.72% , colspan="2" style="text-align:left;" , , - , style="background-color:" , , style="text-align:left;" , Bernard Favre , style="text-align:left;" , Ecologist , ECO , , 0.56% , colspan="2" style="text-align:left;" , , - , style="background-color:" , , style="text-align:left;" , Jean-Michel Boulme , style="text-align:left;" , Far Left , EXG , , 0.53% , colspan="2" style="text-align:left;" , , - , style="background-color:" , , style="text-align:left;" , Christophe Ceresero-Lanes , style="text-align:left;" , Far Left , EXG , , 0.44% , colspan="2" style="text-align:left;" , , - , style="background-color:" , , style="text-align:left;" , Bernard Leger , style="text-align:left;" ,

, DVD , , 0.42% , colspan="2" style="text-align:left;" , , - , style="background-color:" , , style="text-align:left;" , Guy Largeron , style="text-align:left;" , Far Left , EXG , , 0.40% , colspan="2" style="text-align:left;" , , - , colspan="8" style="background-color:#E9E9E9;", , - style="font-weight:bold" , colspan="4" style="text-align:left;" , Total , , 100% , , 100% , - , colspan="8" style="background-color:#E9E9E9;", , - , colspan="4" style="text-align:left;" , Registered voters , , style="background-color:#E9E9E9;", , , style="background-color:#E9E9E9;", , - , colspan="4" style="text-align:left;" , Blank/Void ballots , , 1.32% , , 3.23% , - , colspan="4" style="text-align:left;" , Turnout , , 57.18% , , 54.70% , - , colspan="4" style="text-align:left;" , Abstentions , , 42.82% , , 45.30% , - , colspan="8" style="background-color:#E9E9E9;", , - style="font-weight:bold" , colspan="6" style="text-align:left;" , Result , colspan="2" style="background-color:" , UMP WIN

Sources

* Official results of French elections from 1998: {{French National Assembly constituencies 5