Moselle's 1st constituency
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Moselle's 1st Constituency shown within Lorraine.
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| 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 | |
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| 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
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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| 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).
