Metz-3 ( fr. Canton de Metz-3 ) - a canton in the north-east of France in the Alsace-Champagne-Ardenne-Lorraine region , Moselle department , Metz district . For the first time, the canton was formed on March 22, 2015 as an administrative center for a part of the city of Metz [1] .
| Canton of France (AE 3rd level) | |
| Mets-3 | |
|---|---|
| fr. Canton de metz-3 | |
| A country |  France |
| Region | Alsace - Champagne - Ardennes - Lorraine |
| The Department | Moselle |
| County | Metz |
| Includes communes | 1 (part of Metz ) |
| Centre | Metz |
| Advisor | Sebastien koenig Sélima saadi |
| History and Geography | |
| Timezone | UTC + 1 , in summer UTC + 2 |
| Population | |
| Population | 38 957 people ( 2013 ) |
| Digital identifiers | |
| INSEE Code | 57 13 |
| Notes: The area is based on the data of the French Land Cadastre , which does not include estuaries , lakes, ponds and glaciers with an area of more than 1 km². | |
History
The canton of Metz-3 is the new unit of the administrative-territorial division of France (Moselle department, Metz district), created by decree of February 18, 2014 [1] . The new rule of administrative division came into force in the first regional (territorial) elections (a new type of election in France). Thus, the single territorial election replaces the two types of voting that have existed so far: regional elections and cantonal elections (elections of general advisers). The first elections of this type, at which both regional advisers (members of the parliaments of the French regions) and general advisers (members of the parliaments of the French departments) [2] were simultaneously elected, took place in Metz on March 22, 2015. This date is officially considered the creation date of the new canton. Starting from these elections, advisers are elected according to a mixed system (majority and proportional). Voters in each canton elect a Department Council (the new name of the General Council): two councilors of different sexes. This new voting mechanism required the redistribution of communes by cantons, the number of which in the department halved by rounding the total value up to an odd number in accordance with the conditions of the minimum threshold defined by Section 4 of the Law of May 17, 2013 [3] [4] . As a result of the revision, the total number of cantons of the Moselle department in 2015 decreased from 51st to 27th [1] .
Departmental advisers are elected for a term of 6 years. The elections of territorial and general advisers are conducted according to a mixed system: 80% of the seats are distributed according to the majority system and 20% according to the proportional system based on the list of departments. In accordance with the current electoral system in France, in order to win the election, the candidate in the first round must receive an absolute majority of votes (that is, more than half of the votes of at least 25% of registered voters). In the case when, according to the results of the first round, not a single candidate gains an absolute majority of votes, a second round of voting is held. Only those candidates who in the first round received support from at least 12.5% of registered and voted “for” voters are allowed to participate in the second round. Moreover, a simple majority is enough to win the second round of elections (the candidate with the highest number of votes wins) [2] .
Canton Composition
The new canton in the Metz district was formed on March 22, 2015 [1] in connection with the liquidation of the cantons of Metz-Ville-1 , Metz-Ville-2 , Metz-Ville-3 and Metz-Ville-4 . According to INSEE , the canton of Metz-3 includes part of the commune of Metz , the area of the canton is? km², population - 38,957 people (2013), population density -? people / km².
| Commune | French name | Square, km² | Population, people ( 2013 ) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Metz | Metz | Canton: -? ( total - 41.94 ) | Canton: 38,957 (total: 118 634) |
See also
- Mets-1
- Mets-2
- Metz-Ville-1
- Metz-Ville-2
- Metz-Ville-3
- Metz-Ville-4
Notes
- ↑ 1 2 3 4 Décret n ° 2014-183 du 18 février 2014 portant délimitation des cantons dans le département de la Moselle (French) . Directive February 18, 2014 . legifrance.gouv.fr. Date of treatment March 20, 2016. Archived February 24, 2014.
- ↑ 1 2 Russian Center for Training in Electoral Technologies at the CEC of Russia (Unavailable link) . Regional and municipal elections in France . rcoit.ru. Date of treatment March 20, 2016. Archived July 15, 2015.
- ↑ Article 4 de la loi du 17 mai 2013 modifiant l'article L 191 −1 du code électoral. (fr.)
- ↑ LOI n ° 2013-403 du 17 mai 2013 relative à l'élection des conseillers départementaux, des conseillers municipaux et des conseillers communautaires, et modifiant le calendrier électoral (fr.) . Law 2013-403 of May 17, 2013 . legifrance.gouv.fr. Date of treatment January 4, 2017. Archived on February 9, 2014.