Moselle's 3rd constituency

3rd constituency of Moselle

French National Assembly
constituency

Moselle's 3rd Constituency shown within Lorraine.
Deputy
 Marie-Jo Zimmermann
UMP
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

ElectionMemberParty
1986 Proportional representation – no election by constituency
1988 Jean Louis Masson RPR
2002 Marie-Jo Zimmermann UMP

Election results

2012

Legislative Election 2012: Moselle's 3rd Constituency 2nd round
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
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).