Bas-Rhin's 2nd constituency

2nd constituency of the Bas-Rhin

French National Assembly constituency
Bas-Rhin's 2nd Constituency shown within Alsace.
Deputy	Philippe Bies PS
Department	Bas-Rhin
Canton	Strasbourg III, Strasbourg VII, Strasbourg VIII, Strasbourg X, Illirch-Graffenstaden (part)
Voters	71,163

The 2nd constituency of the Bas-Rhin is a French legislative constituency in the Bas-Rhin département.

Description

The constituency includes the southern and eastern suburbs of Strasbourg stretching to the border with Germany. The majority of the seat is contained with the town of Strasbourg, however it also contains a substantial portion of the Canton of Illirch-Graffenstaden. Three of the five cantons are held by the PS. Parties of the right have generally held the seat during the Fifth Republic, however the PS has captured the seat on two occasions most recently in 2012.

Historic Representation

Election		Member	Party
	1958	André Bord	UNR
	1981	Jean Oehler	PS
1986		Proportional representation - no election by constituency
	1988	Marc Reymann	UDF
	2002		UMP
	2007	Jean-Philippe Maurer	UMP
	2012	Philippe Bies	PS

Election Results

2012

Legislative Election 2012: Bas-Rhin's 2nd Constituency 2nd round
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	PS	Philippe Bies	18,791	52.25
	UMP	Jean-Philippe Maurer	17,173	47.75
Turnout			36,728	51.61
	PS hold		Swing

2007

Legislative Election 2007: Bas-Rhin's 2nd Constituency 2nd round
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	UMP	Jean-Philippe Maurer	13,211	51.32
	PS	Philippe Bies	12,530	48.68
Turnout			26,326	51.12
	PS hold		Swing

Sources

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