Meurthe-et-Moselle's 5th constituency

5th constituency of Meurthe-et-Moselle

French National Assembly constituency
Meurthe-et-Moselle's 5th Constituency shown within Lorraine.
Deputy	Dominique Potier PS
Department	Meurthe-et-Moselle
Canton	Colombey-les-Belles, Domèvre-en-Haye, Haroué, Neuves-Maisons, Thiaucourt-Regniéville (part), Toul-Nord, Toul-Sud, Vézelise.
Voters	76,718

The 5th constituency of Meurthe-et-Moselle is a French legislative constituency in the Meurthe-et-Moselle département.

Description

Meurthe-et-Moselle's 5th Constituency consists of the south west portion of the department based around the small town of Toul, which lies on the Moselle River.

Historically the seat has swung between right and left leaning parties. Since 1988 it has had no fewer than six different representatives, changing hands at every election with the exception of 2007.

Historic Representation

Election		Member	Party
1986		Proportional representation – no election by constituency
	1988	Michel Dinet	PS
	1993	Aloys Geoffroy	UDF
	1997	Nicole Feidt	PS
	2002	Nadine Morano	UMP
	2008	Philippe Morenvillier	UMP
	2012	Dominique Potier	PS

Election results

2012

Legislative Election 2012: Meurthe-et-Moselle's 5th Constituency 2nd round
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	PS	Dominique Potier	25,122	55.67
	UMP	Nadine Morano	20,006	44.33
Turnout			47,046	61.32
	PS gain from UMP		Swing

Sources

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