Moselle's 1st constituency

1st constituency of Moselle

French National Assembly
constituency

Moselle's 1st Constituency shown within Lorraine.
Deputy
 Aurélie Filippetti
PS
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

ElectionMemberParty
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

Legislative Election 2012: Moselle's 1st Constituency 2nd round
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
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).