Moselle's 5th constituency

5th constituency of Moselle

French National Assembly
constituency

Moselle's 5th Constituency shown within Lorraine.
Deputy
 Céleste Lett
UMP
Department Moselle
Canton Bitche, Rohrbach-lès-Bitche, Sarralbe, Sarreguemines, Sarreguemines-Campagne, Volmunster.
Voters 74,623

The 5th constituency of Moselle is a French legislative constituency in the Moselle département.

Description

The 5th Constituency of Moselle occupies a finger of territory jutting eastwards from the main body of the Department, bordered to the north by Germany and to the south by Bas-Rhin. Almost entirely rural the constituency includes a large part of the Northern Vosges Regional Natural Park.

The seat has elected conservatives throughout the Fifth Republic save for between 1997 and 2002 when Socialist Gilbert Maurer captured it.

Historic Representation

ElectionMemberParty
1958 Jean Seitlinger MRP
1958 Etienne Hinsberger UNR
1973 Jean Seitlinger UDF
1986 Proportional representation – no election by constituency
1988 Jean Seitlinger UDF
1997 Gilbert Maurer PS
2002 Céleste Lett UMP

Election results

2012

Legislative Election 2012: Moselle's 5th Constituency 2nd round
Party Candidate Votes % ±
UMP Céleste Lett 21,721 60.24
PS Angèle Dufflo 14,334 39.76
Turnout 50.71 37,840
UMP hold Swing

Sources

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

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