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Ainse's 2nd constituency shown within Picardie
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Department | Aisne | ||
Canton | Le Catelet, Moy-de-l'Aisne, Saint-Quentin Centre, Saint-Quentin Nord, Saint-Quentin Sud, Saint-Simon, Vermand | ||
Voters | 73,254 |
The 2nd constituency of the Aisne is a French legislative constituency in the Aisne département.
Aisne's 2nd constituency surrounds the city of Saint-Quentin in the north west of the department.
Historically the seat has swung between left and right. It has seen long periods of both Gaullist and Communist control.
At the 2012 elections former Minister of Social Affairs and Employment and UMP Chairman Xavier Bertrand held on to seat by only 222 votes.