Meuse's 2nd constituency

2nd constituency of Meuse

French National Assembly constituency
Meuse's 2nd Constituency shown within Lorraine.
Deputy	Jean-Louis Dumont PS
Department	Meuse
Canton	Charny-sur-Meuse, Clermont-en-Argonne, Damvillers, Dun-sur-Meuse, Étain, Fresnes-en-Woëvre, Montfaucon, Montmédy, Souilly, Spincourt, Stenay, Varennes-en-Argonne, Verdun-Centre, Verdun-Est, Verdun-Ouest.
Voters	61,296

The 2nd constituency of Meuse is a French legislative constituency in the Meuse département.

Description

The 2nd constituency of Meuse covers the northern portion of the department. It includes the town of Verdun infamous for its role in the First World War.

Since 1988 the seat has been held by Jean-Louis Dumont, a former mayor of Verdun, of the Socialist Party. However, between 1993 and 1997 when it was held by Arsène Lux of the Gaullist RPR.

Historic Representation

Election		Member	Party
1986		Proportional representation – no election by constituency
	1988	Jean-Louis Dumont	PS
	1993	Arsène Lux	RPR
	1997	Jean-Louis Dumont	PS

Election results

2012

Legislative Election 2012: Meuse's 2nd Constituency 2nd round
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	PS	Jean-Louis Dumont	17,286	51.53
	UMP	Claude Leonard	16,257	48.47
Turnout			34,878	56.90
	PS hold		Swing

Sources

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