Bas-Rhin's 2nd constituency

2nd constituency of the Bas-Rhin

French National Assembly
constituency

Bas-Rhin's 2nd Constituency shown within Alsace.
Deputy
 Philippe Bies
PS
Department Bas-Rhin
Canton Strasbourg III, Strasbourg VII, Strasbourg VIII, Strasbourg X, Illirch-Graffenstaden (part)
Voters 71,163

The 2nd constituency of the Bas-Rhin is a French legislative constituency in the Bas-Rhin département.

Description

The constituency includes the southern and eastern suburbs of Strasbourg stretching to the border with Germany. The majority of the seat is contained with the town of Strasbourg, however it also contains a substantial portion of the Canton of Illirch-Graffenstaden. Three of the five cantons are held by the PS. Parties of the right have generally held the seat during the Fifth Republic, however the PS has captured the seat on two occasions most recently in 2012.

Historic Representation

ElectionMemberParty
1958 André Bord UNR
1981 Jean Oehler PS
1986 Proportional representation - no election by constituency
1988 Marc Reymann UDF
2002 UMP
2007 Jean-Philippe Maurer UMP
2012 Philippe Bies PS

Election Results

2012

Legislative Election 2012: Bas-Rhin's 2nd Constituency 2nd round
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
PS Philippe Bies 18,791 52.25
UMP Jean-Philippe Maurer 17,173 47.75
Turnout 36,728 51.61
PS hold Swing

2007

Legislative Election 2007: Bas-Rhin's 2nd Constituency 2nd round
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
UMP Jean-Philippe Maurer 13,211 51.32
PS Philippe Bies 12,530 48.68
Turnout 26,326 51.12
PS hold Swing

Sources

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

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