Moselle's 1st constituency

1st constituency of Moselle

French National Assembly constituency
Moselle's 1st Constituency shown within Lorraine.
Deputy	Aurélie Filippetti PS
Department	Moselle
Canton	Maizières-lès-Metz, Marange-Silvange, Metz III (part), Woippy, Rombas-Amnéville.
Voters	88,219

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

Description

The 1st Constituency of Moselle includes a small part of the city of Metz as well as the towns to its north such as Maizières-lès-Metz and Woippy.

Since 1988 the seat has swung between the major parties of left and right. In 2012 Gérard Terrier replaced Aurélie Filippetti following her appointment to the government as Minister of Culture a position which she held under the premiership of both Jean-Marc Ayrault and Manuel Valls.

Historic Representation

Election		Member	Party
1986		Proportional representation – no election by constituency
	1988	Jean Laurain	PS
	1993	François Grosdidier	RPR
	1997	Gérard Terrier	PS
	2002	François Grosdidier	UMP
	2012	Aurélie Filippetti	PS
	2012	Gérard Terrier	PS

Election results

2012

Legislative Election 2012: Moselle's 1st Constituency 2nd round
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	PS	Aurélie Filippetti	25,551	59.04
	UMP	Julien Freyburger	17,727	40.96
Turnout			44,781	50.76
	PS gain from UMP		Swing

Sources

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