Bas-Rhin's 4th constituency

4thconstituency of the Bas-Rhin

French National Assembly
constituency

Bas-Rhin's 4th Constituency shown within Alsace.
Deputy
 Sophie Rohfritsch
UMP
Department Bas-Rhin
Canton Geispolsheim, Mundolsheim (part), Truchtersheim, Illkirch-Graffenstaden (Part)
Voters 89,926

The 4th constituency of the Bas-Rhin is a French legislative constituency in the Bas-Rhin département.

Description

This constituency spreads west from Strasbourg and includes several small commuter towns such as Geispolsheim and Lingolsheim. It also contains Strasbourg International Airport within its borders.

The seat has been dominated by parties of the right throughout the 5th Republic, electing representatives from both Gaullist and non-Gaullist parties.

Historic Representation

ElectionMemberParty
1958 Étienne Lux MRP
1962 Georges Ritter CNIP
1973 Jean-Claude Burckel UDR
1978 André Durr RPR
1986 Proportional representation - no election by constituency
1988 André Durr RPR
1995 Yves Burr UDF
2002 UMP
2012 Sophie Rohfritsch UMP

Election Results

2012

Legislative Election 2012: Bas-Rhin's 4th Constituency 2nd round
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
UMP Sophie Rohfritsch 29,154 65.05
PS Nadine Soccio 15,665 34.95
Turnout 46,142 51.31
UMP hold Swing

2007

Legislative Election 2007: Bas-Rhin's 4th Constituency 1st Round
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
UMP Yves Burr 36,365 56.84
PS Claude Foehly 10,078 15.75
UDF Anne Meunier 7,123 11.23
The Greens Jacques Fernique 3,349 5.23
FN Marie Madeleine Heitz 3,235 5.06
Fabien Foesser 1,147 1.79
Miscellaneous left Michel Oswald 927 1.45
Anthony Meckert 550 0.86
National Republican Movement Frédéric Lalande 479 0.72
PCF Ariane Henry 381 0.60
LO Marc Baud-Berthier 366 0.57
Turnout 64,937 56.94
UMP hold Swing

Sources

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