Meurthe-et-Moselle's 4th constituency

4th constituency of Meurthe-et-Moselle

French National Assembly constituency
Meurthe-et-Moselle's 4th Constituency shown within Lorraine.
Deputy	Jacques Lamblin UMP
Department	Meurthe-et-Moselle
Canton	Arracourt, Baccarat, Badonviller, Bayon, Blâmont, Cirey-sur-Vezouze, Gerbéviller, Lunéville-Nord, Lunéville-Sud, Saint-Nicolas-de-Port, Tomblaine
Voters	97,146

The 4th constituency of Meurthe-et-Moselle is a French legislative constituency in the Meurthe-et-Moselle département.

Description

Meurthe-et-Moselle's 4th constituency covers the south east portion of the department, with Lunéville on the Meurthe river at its centre.

The constituency has been held by conservative Gaullists since 1993 but prior to that elected a Socialist in the 1988 election when the party was led by Michel Rocard and François Mitterrand. Since 2012 it has been the only seat held by the UMP in Meurthe-et-Moselle.

Historic Representation

Election		Member	Party
1986		Proportional representation – no election by constituency
	1988	Daniel Reiner	PS
	2002	François Guillaume	RPR
	2002		UMP
	2012	Jacques Lamblin	UMP

Election results

2012

Legislative Election 2012: Meurthe-et-Moselle's 4th Constituency 2nd round
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	UMP	Jacques Lamblin	28,755	53.49
	LV	Marie-Neige Houchard	25,004	46.51
Turnout			55,563	57.20
	UMP hold		Swing

Sources

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