Meurthe-et-Moselle's 1st constituency

1st constituency of Meurthe-et-Moselle

French National Assembly constituency
Meurthe-et-Moselle's 1st Constituency shown within Lorraine.
Deputy	Chaynesse Khirouni PS
Department	Meurthe-et-Moselle
Canton	Nancy-Est, Nancy-Nord, Nancy-Sud, Malzéville, Saint-Max, Seichamps
Voters	80,687

The 1st constituency of Meurthe-et-Moselle is a French legislative constituency in the Meurthe-et-Moselle département.

Description

Meurthe-et-Moselle's 1st constituency contains most of the city of Nancy and its northern suburbs including Seichamps at is eastern extremity.

Since 1988 the seat has swung between the Radical Party and the Socialist Party.

Historic Representation

Election		Member	Party
1986		Proportional representation – no election by constituency
	1988	André Rossinot	PRV
	1997	Jean-Jacques Denis	PS
	2002	Laurent Hénart	PRV
	2012	Chaynesse Khirouni	PS

Election results

2012

Legislative Election 2012: Meurthe-et-Moselle's 1st Constituency 2nd round
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	PS	Chaynesse Khirouni	23,229	52.23
	Radical	Laurent Hénart	21,245	47.77
Turnout			45,570	56.48
	PS gain from Radical		Swing

Sources

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