Vosges' 4th constituency

4th constituency of the Vosges

French National Assembly constituency
Vosges' 4th Constituency shown within Lorraine.
Deputy	Christian Franqueville PS
Department	Vosges
Canton	Bains-les-Bains, Bulgnéville, Charmes, Châtenois, Coussey, Darney, Dompaire, Lamarche, Mirecourt, Monthureux-sur-Saône, Neufchâteau, Vittel
Voters	67,893

The 4th constituency of the Vosges is a French legislative constituency in the Vosges département.

Description

Vosges' 4th Constituency covers the western portion of the Department. It has the town of Neufchâteau at its north western corner and stretches as far as the village Bains-les-Bains close to Épinal in the centre of the Department.

Politically the seat has historically swung between the left, right and centre. The PS captured the seat with the slender margin of only 276 votes at the 2012 election. This result made it the only Socialist held seat in Vosges.

Historic Representation

Election		Member	Party
	1958	Albert Voilquin	DVG
	1962		RI
	1978	Hubert Voilquin	UDF
	1981	Serge Beltrame	PS
1986		Proportional representation - no election by constituency
	1988	Serge Beltrame	PS
	1993	Jean-Pierre Thomas	UDF
	1997	Christian Franqueville	DVG
	2002	Jean-Jacques Gaultier	UMP
	2012	Christian Franqueville	PS

Election Results

2012

Legislative Election 2012: Vosges' 4th Constituency 2nd round
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	PS	Christian Franqueville	20,699	50.37
	UMP	Jean-Jacques Gaultier	20,393	49.63
Turnout			42,886	63.17
	PS gain from UMP		Swing

Sources

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