Moselle's 2nd constituency

2nd constituency of Moselle

French National Assembly constituency
Moselle's 2nd Constituency shown within Lorraine.
Deputy	Denis Jacquat UMP
Department	Moselle
Canton	Ars-sur-Moselle, Metz-IV, Montigny-lès-Metz (part), Verny.
Voters	76,230

The 2nd constituency of Moselle is a French legislative constituency in the Moselle département.

Description

Moselle's 2nd constituency includes the eastern edge of the city of Metz as well as rural areas to the south and south-west as well as most of the large suburb of Montigny-lès-Metz. The seat borders Meurthe-et-Moselle to the west and includes territory on both sides of the Moselle river.

Since 1988 the seat has been held by one man, Denis Jacquat, who in 2002 switched from the UDF to the newly formed UMP of Nicholas Sarkozy. At the 2012 election the Socialists came within less than 700 votes of taking the seat.

Historic Representation

Election		Member	Party
	1978	Jean Louis Masson	RPR
1986		Proportional representation - no election by constituency
	1988	Denis Jacquat	UDF
	2002		UMP

Election Results

2012

Legislative Election 2012: Moselle's 2nd Constituency 2nd round

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	UMP	Denis Jacquat	19,534	50.86
	PS	Jean-Michel Toulouze	18,875	49.14
Turnout			39,757	52.15
	UMP hold		Swing

Sources

Official results of French elections from 2002: "Résultats électoraux officiels en France" (in French).