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

ElectionMemberParty
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).

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