Hauts-de-Seine's 3rd constituency
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| Department | Hauts-de-Seine | ||
| Canton | Bois-Colombes, Courbevoie Nord, Courbevoie Sud, La Garenne-Colombes | ||
| Voters | 76,553 | ||
The 3rd constituency of the Hauts-de-Seine is a French legislative constituency in the Hauts-de-Seine département. It is represented in the XIVth legislature by Jacques Kossowski, of the UMP.
Hauts-de-Seine's 3rd constituency lies in the north of the department around Courbevoie situated 8.2km to the west of central Paris. The seat is urban in character and is densely packed on the western side of the Seine on the opposite bank to Neuilly-sur-Seine. The constituency also includes part of La Défense the business district which serves the capital.
The seat has elected conservative deputies without interruption since 1988, however between 1973 and 1986 and seat elected a deputy from the French Communist Party. In recent years the seat has become very safe for the Gaullist right with the UMP candidate winning in the first round in 2002 and 2007.
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