Bas-Rhin's 6th constituency

6th constituency of Bas-Rhin

French National Assembly
constituency

Bas-Rhin's 6th Constituency shown within Alsace.
Deputy
 Laurent Furst
UMP
Department Bas-Rhin
Canton Saales, Obernai, Molsheim, Rosheim, Schirmeck, Wasselonne
Voters 91,200

The 6th constituency of the Bas-Rhin is a French legislative constituency in the Bas-Rhin département.

Description

The 6th Constituency of Bas-Rhin covers the mid Western portion of the Département including the entire Arrondissement of Molsheim but also Obernai from the Arrondissement of Sélestat-Erstein.

The constituency includes the small towns of Molsheim and Wasselonne as well as a portion of the eastern fringes of the Vosges Mountains.

The constituency has been held by parties of the right and centre right for its entire existence during the 5th Republic.

Historic Representation

ElectionMemberParty
1958 Henri Meck MRP
1967 Gérard Lehn UDR
1973 Jean-Marie Caro UDF
1986 Proportional representation - no election by constituency
1988 Jean-Marie Caro UDF
1993 Alain Ferry PR
2002 Laurent Furst UMP

Election Results

2012

Legislative Election 2012: Bas-Rhin's 6th Constituency 1st Round
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
UMP Laurent Furst 25,964 51.68
FN Brigitte Tinot 8,953 17.82
PS Astrid Scharly 8,043 16.01
LV Jean Vogel 4,720 9.39
FG Dorothée Unterberger 969 1.93
MoDem Anne-Sophie Freliger 945 1.88
CNIP Rémy Wendling 416 0.83
LO Jeanne-Françoise Langlade 232 0.46
Turnout 50,949 55.87
UMP hold Swing

Sources

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

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