Vosges's 1st constituency

The 1st constituency of the Vosges is a French legislative constituency in the Vosges département.

1st constituency of the Vosges
French National Assembly
constituency
Vosges' 1st Constituency shown within Lorraine.
Deputy
 Stéphane Viry
LR
DepartmentVosges
CantonsChâtel-sur-Moselle, Épinal-Est, Épinal-Ouest, Rambervillers, Xertigny
Registered voters76,604

Description

The 1st Constituency of Vosges forms a band of territory running through the centre of the Department from north to south. It includes the Department's Prefecture and largest town Épinal.

Politically the constituency has been dominated by Gaullist parties since the beginning of the Fifth Republic. Michel Heinrich, the Mayor of Épinal, held the seat between 2002 and 2017 on behalf of the UMP.

Historic representation

ElectionMemberParty
1958 Charles Guthmuller PR
1962 Marcel Hoffer UNR
1978 Philippe Séguin RPR
1986 Proportional representation – no election by constituency
1988 Philippe Séguin RPR
2002 Michel Heinrich UMP
2015 LR
2017 Stéphane Viry LR

Election results

2017

Legislative Election 2017: Vosges's 1st constituency
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
LREM Alisson Hamelin 11,826 31.93
LR Stéphane Viry 9,646 26.04
FN Sébastien Humbert 5,362 14.48
FI Fabrice Pisias 4,110 11.10
PS Martine Fancois 1,376 3.72
DLF Pierre-Jean Robinot 1,363 3.68
EELV Lou Noirclere 871 2.35
Others N/A 2,483
Turnout 37,037 48.07
2nd round result
LR Stéphane Viry 16,340 53.12
LREM Alisson Hamelin 14,423 46.88
Turnout 30,763 39.91
LR hold


2012

Legislative Election 2012: Vosges's 1st constituency
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
UMP Michel Heinrich 18,276 41.51
DVG François-Xavier Huguenot 8,948 20.32
FN Jordan Grosse-Cruciani 6,709 15.24
EELV Gilles Bilot 6,024 13.68
FG Vincent Gehin 2,069 4.70
Others N/A 2,007
Turnout 44,033 57.48
2nd round result
UMP Michel Heinrich 23,246 56.74
DVG François-Xavier Huguenot 17,720 43.26
Turnout 40,966 53.48
UMP hold

2007

Legislative Election 2007: Vosges's 1st constituency
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
UMP Michel Heinrich 23,344 53.15
PS Marie-France Glaudel 10,075 22.94
MoDem Nathalie Mercier 3,685 8.39
FN François Ferrier 2,838 6.46
EXG Raphaël Pecheur 1,427 3.25
Others N/A 2,551
Turnout 45,037 58.54
UMP hold

2002

Legislative Election 2002: Vosges's 1st constituency
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
UMP Michel Heinrich 22,099 48.58
PS Gérard Welzer 11,728 25.78
FN Christine Marthelot 4,935 10.85
LV Odile Delhaye-Marche 1,407 3.09
PR Serge Thibers 1,102 2.42
Others N/A 4,222
Turnout 46,835 62.08
2nd round result
UMP Michel Heinrich 25,628 61.81
PS Gérard Welzer 15,835 38.19
Turnout 43,549 57.74
UMP hold

1997

Legislative Election 1997: Vosges's 1st constituency
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
RPR Philippe Séguin 21,603 44.59
PS Gérard Welzer 11,744 24.24
FN Bernard Freppel 7,393 15.26
LV Jean-Paul Deltour 2,557 5.28
PCF Odile Martin 1,852 3.82
LO Jeanne Poissenot 1,310 2.70
DVD Jean-Claude Weber 1,021 2.11
Others N/A 969
Turnout 51,126 70.58
2nd round result
RPR Philippe Séguin 28,101 56.44
PS Gérard Welzer 21,687 43.56
Turnout 53,007 73.18
RPR hold

Sources

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

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