Moselle's 9th constituency

9th constituency of Moselle

French National Assembly constituency
Moselle's 9th Constituency shown within Lorraine.
Deputy	Anne Grommerch UMP
Department	Moselle
Canton	Cattenom, Metzervisse, Sierck-les-Bains, Thionville-Est, Thionville-Ouest, Yutz
Voters	97,022

The 9th constituency of Moselle is a French legislative constituency in the Moselle département.

Description

Moselle's 9th constituency consists of the city of Thionville close to the border with Luxembourg and the surrounding more rural areas.

The seat has been held by Gaullist parties since 1988 and the current representative Anne Grommerch acquired it following the suicide of Jean-Marie Demange in 2008.

Historic Representation

Election		Member	Party
1986		Proportional representation - no election by constituency
	1988	Jean-Marie Demange	RPR
	2002		UMP
	2008	Anne Grommerch	UMP

Election Results

2012

Legislative Election 2012: Moselle's 9th Constituency 2nd round

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	UMP	Anne Grommerch	26,519	53.07
	PS	Bertrand Mertz	23,449	46.93
Turnout			51,514	52.76
	UMP hold		Swing

Sources

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