Haut-Rhin's 5th constituency

5th constituency of the Haut-Rhin

French National Assembly constituency
Haut-Rhin's 5th Constituency shown within Alsace.
Deputy	Arlette Grosskost UMP
Department	Haut-Rhin
Canton	Mulhouse Ouest, Mulhouse Sud, Mulhouse Est, Habsheim
Voters	78,845

The 5th constituency of the Haut-Rhin is a French legislative constituency in the Haut-Rhin département.

Description

The constituency is composed almost entirely by the city of Mulhouse with only the addition of the Canton of Habsheim to the east beyond its immediate boundaries.

Unlike other constituencies in Haut-Rhin the 5th has returned left-wing candidates on no less than four occasions. It has, however, now been held by the UMP for three successive elections.

Historic Representation

Election		Member	Party
	1958	Émile Muller	SFIO
	1962	Raymond Zimmermann	UNR
	1978	Émile Muller	UDF
	1981	Jean-Marie Bockel	PS
1986		Proportional representation - no election by constituency
	1988	Jean-Marie Bockel	PS
	1993	Joseph Klifa	UDF
	1997	Jean-Marie Bockel	PS
	2002	Arlette Grosskost	UMP

Election Results

2012

Legislative Election 2012: Haut-Rhin's 5th Constituency 2nd round

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	UMP	Arlette Grosskost	21733	55.76
	PS	Pierre Freyburger	17,246	44.24
Turnout			40,355	51.18
	UMP hold		Swing

2007

Legislative Election 2007: Haut-Rhin's 5th Constituency 2nd round

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	UMP	Arlette Grosskost	14,977	56.27
	PS	Pierre Freyburger	11,641	43.73
Turnout			27,618	50.65
	UMP hold		Swing

2002

Legislative Election 2002: Haut-Rhin's 5th Constituency 2nd round

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	UMP	Arlette Grosskost	15,816	55.87
	PS	Jean-Marie Bockel	12,491	44.13
Turnout			29,167	56.34
	UMP hold		Swing

Sources