Vosges' 1st constituency

1st constituency of the Vosges

French National Assembly constituency
Vosges' 1st Constituency shown within Lorraine.
Deputy	Michel Heinrich UMP
Department	Vosges
Canton	Châtel-sur-Moselle, Épinal-Est, Épinal-Ouest, Rambervillers, Xertigny
Voters	76,604

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

Description

The 1st Constituency of Vosges forms a band of territory running through the centre of the Department from north to south. It includes the Department's Prefecture and largest town Épinal.

Politically the constituency has been dominated by Gaillist parties since the beginning of the Fifth Republic. Michel Heinrich, the Mayor of Épinal, has held the seat since 2002 on behalf of the UMP.

Historic Representation

Election		Member	Party
	1958	Charles Guthmuller	PR
	1962	Marcel Hoffer	UNR
	1978	Philippe Séguin	RPR
1986		Proportional representation - no election by constituency
	1988	Philippe Séguin	RPR
	2002	Michel Heinrich	UMP

Election Results

2012

Legislative Election 2012: Vosges' 1st Constituency 2nd round
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	UMP	Michel Heinrich	23,246	56.74
	Miscellaneous left	François-Xavier Huguenot	17,720	43.26
Turnout			42,905	56.01
	UMP hold		Swing

Sources

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