Moselle's 3rd constituency
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Moselle's 3rd Constituency shown within Lorraine.
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| Department | Moselle | ||
| Canton | Metz-I, Metz-II, Metz-III (Part), Pange, Vigy | ||
| Voters | 74,064 | ||
The 3rd constituency of Moselle is a French legislative constituency in the Moselle département.
Description
Moselle's 3rd constituency includes the centre of Metz and a large swath of more rural areas to the east. The constituency lies in the centre of Moselle to the east of the Moselle river, which flows through Metz.
The constituency has been held by parties of the Gaullist right since 1988 and in that time has only been represented by two individuals Jean Louis Masson and Marie-Jo Zimmermann.
Historic Representation
| Election | Member | Party | |
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| 1986 | Proportional representation – no election by constituency | ||
| 1988 | Jean Louis Masson | RPR | |
| 2002 | Marie-Jo Zimmermann | UMP | |
Election results
2012
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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| UMP | Marie-Jo Zimmermann | 20,200 | 53.75 | ||
| PS | Christiane Pallez | 17,380 | 46.25 | ||
| Turnout | 38,785 | 52.37 | |||
| UMP hold | Swing | ||||
Sources
Official results of French elections from 2002: "Résultats électoraux officiels en France" (in French).
