Moselle's 2nd constituency
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 Moselle's 2nd Constituency shown within Lorraine. | |||
| Deputy |
| ||
|---|---|---|---|
| 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
| 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).
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