Doubs
Doubs (, ; ; frp, Dubs) is a department in the Bourgogne-Franche-Comté region in Eastern France. Named after the river Doubs, it had a population of 543,974 in 2019.French: ''Deuxième circonscription du Doubs'') is one of five electoral districts in the
department
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of the same name, each of which returns one
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to the
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in elections using the
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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 former
cantons
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of Besançon Est, Besançon Nord-Est, Besançon Sud, Marchaux, Ornans, and Roulans.
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 105,622.
Since 1988 the seat has usually swung back-and-forth between left and right and was first won by
Éric Alauzet
Éric Alauzet (born 7 June 1958) is a French politician of Renaissance (RE) who has been serving as a member of the National Assembly since the 2012 elections, representing the 2nd constituency of the department of Doubs.
Political career
Duri ...
of
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by the tiny margin of 108 votes in the 2012 election. Alauzet moved to
La République En Marche!
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