Tarn's 3rd constituency explained

3rd constituency of Tarn
Member-Type:	Deputy
Member:	Jean Terlier^[1]
Member-Party:	RE
Department:	Tarn
Canton:	Castres Nord, Castres Ouest, Cuq-Toulza, Dourgne, Labruguière, Lautrec, Lavaur, Mazamet Nord-Est, Mazamet Sud-Ouest, Puylaurens, Saint-Amans-Soult, Saint-Paul-Cap-de-Joux, Vielmur-sur-Agout
Voters:	101,429^[2]

The 3rd constituency of the Tarn (French: Troisième circonscription du Tarn) is a French legislative constituency in the Tarn département. Like the other 576 French constituencies, it elects one MP using the two-round system, with a run-off if no candidate receives over 50% of the vote in the first round.

Description

The 3rd constituency of Tarn lies in the south of the department and is based around Castres and the smaller town of Mazamet.

The voters of this constituency have generally supported centre right candidates with the exceptions of 2012 and 2017.

Assembly Members

	Member	Party
	Jacques Limouzy	RPR
1993
1997
	Philippe Folliot	UDF
	Philippe Folliot	DVD
	Linda Gourjade	PS
	Jean Terlier	LREM
2022	Jean Terlier	RE

^[1]

Election results

2024

Candidate		Party	Alliance	First round		Second round
Candidate		Party	Alliance	Votes	%	Votes	%
	Jean Terlier	REN	Ensemble
	Guilhem Carayon	LR	UXD
	Julien Lassalle	LFI	NFP
	Claire Daugé	Ind	Reg
	Chantal Tressens	LO
	Alban Azais	Ind	DSV

Valid votes					96.36		93.63
Blank votes					2.37		4.31
Null votes					1.27		2.06
Turnout					72.27		72.21
Abstentions					27.73		27.79
Registered voters

Source: https://www.lemonde.fr/les-decodeurs/article/2024/06/19/qui-sont-les-candidats-aux-elections-legislatives-2024-decouvrez-la-liste-circonscription-par-circonscription_6241357_4355770.html
Result				REN HOLD