Moselle's 6th constituency

The 6th constituency of Moselle is one of the nine legislative constituencies in the Moselle département (Lorraine).

6th constituency of Moselle

French National Assembly constituency
Moselle's 6th Constituency shown within Lorraine
Deputy	Christophe Arend REM
Department	Moselle
Cantons	Canton of Behren-lès-Forbach, Canton of Forbach, Canton of Freyming-Merlebach, Canton of Stiring-Wendel.
Registered voters	72,286

A member of La République En Marche!, Christophe Arend represents the constituency during the 15th legislature.

Geographic description and demographics

According to the division into constituencies by the law n°86-1197 of 24 November 1986, the 6th constituency of Moselle includes four cantons and thirty-one municipalities located in the arrondissement of Forbach :

• Canton of Behren-lès-Forbach (fr) with thirteen municipalities : Behren-lès-Forbach, Bousbach, Cocheren, Diebling, Farschviller, Folkling, Metzing, Morsbach, Nousseviller-Saint-Nabor, Œting, Rosbruck, Tenteling, Théding
• Canton of Forbach (fr) with one municipality : Forbach, the most populated city of the constituency
• Canton of Freyming-Merlebach (fr) with ten municipalities : Barst, Béning-lès-Saint-Avold, Betting, Cappel, Farébersviller, Freyming-Merlebach, Guenviller, Henriville, Hoste, Seingbouse
• Canton of Stiring-Wendel (fr) with eight municipalities : Alsting, Etzling, Forbach¹, Kerbach, Petite-Rosselle, Schœneck, Spicheren, Stiring-Wendel

According to the national census conducted in 1999 by the French National Institute for Statistics and Economic Studies (INSEE), the legal population of the constituency was estimated at 110,486 inhabitants.[1][2] The population of the constituency amounted to 106,636 inhabitants in 2008.

1. The canton of Stiring-Wendel includes a non-urbanized area of Forbach.

Historic Representation

Election		Member	Party
	1958	Jean Coumaros[3]	UNR
	1962	Jean Coumaros[4]	UNR
	1967	Jean Coumaros[5]	UDR
	1968	Jean Coumaros[6]	UDR
	1973	Anne-Marie Fritsch[7]	RM
	1978	Jean-Éric Bousch[8]	RPR
	1981	Paul Bladt[9]	PS
1986		Proportional representation - no election by constituency
	1988	Charles Metzinger[10] 1	PS
	1993	Pierre Lang[11]	UDF
	1997	Roland Metzinger[12]	PS
	2002	Pierre Lang[13]	UMP
	2007	Pierre Lang[14]	UMP
	2012	Laurent Kalinowski	PS
	2017	Christophe Arend	REM

1. On 1 October 1992, Charles Metzinger was elected as a Senator. He consequently left his seat which stayed vacant until the end of the 9th legislature.[15]

Election results

2017

Candidate		Label	First round		Second round
			Votes	%	Votes	%
	Florian Philippot	FN	6,138	23.79	10,337	43.04
	Christophe Arend	REM	5,679	22.01	13,682	56.96
	Pierre Lang	LR	4,212	16.32
	Laurent Kleinhentz	DVG	3,805	14.75
	Jonathan Outomuro	FI	2,132	8.26
	Éric Diligent	DVD	1,359	5.27
	Jean-Christophe Kinnel	PS	928	3.60
	Chantal Mary	ECO	342	1.33
	Kader Dehar	ECO	229	0.89
	Nicolas Walczak	PCF	183	0.71
	Dominique Biry	EXD	182	0.71
	Lola Legrand	EXG	177	0.69
	Pascal Schuster	DIV	145	0.56
	Sandra Montalescot	DIV	111	0.43
	Jean Pluskota	ECO	102	0.40
	Vincent Fourrier	REG	77	0.30
	Marjolaine Hallier	DVD		0.00
Votes			25,801	100.00	24,019	100.00
Valid votes			25,801	98.16	24,019	93.92
Blank votes			332	1.26	1,203	4.70
Null votes			151	0.57	352	1.38
Turnout			26,284	37.48	25,574	36.47
Abstentions			43,849	62.52	44,558	63.53
Registered voters			70,133		70,132
Source: Ministry of the Interior

2012

Results in the Moselle's nine constituencies in 2012 : pink (PS), blue (UMP)

2012 legislative election: Moselle's 6th constituency - 2nd round

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	PS	Laurent Kalinowski	17,762	53.70
	FN	Florian Philippot	15,317	46.30
Turnout			34,645	47.93
	PS gain from UMP		Swing

References

1. "Population census by legislative constituency in 1999 : Moselle's 6th constituency" (in French). National Assembly (France). Retrieved 10 November 2013.
2. "Demographics in Moselle's 6th constituency in 1999 (detailed charts)" (PDF) (in French). INSEE. Retrieved 10 November 2013.
3. "Jean Coumaros' biography during the 1st legislature (1958–1962)" (in French). National Assembly (France). Retrieved 10 November 2013.
4. "Jean Coumaros' biography during the 2nd legislature (1962–1967)" (in French). National Assembly (France). Retrieved 10 November 2013.
5. "Jean Coumaros' biography during the 3rd legislature (1967–1968)" (in French). National Assembly (France). Retrieved 10 November 2013.
6. "Jean Coumaros' biography during the 4th legislature (1968–1973)" (in French). National Assembly (France). Retrieved 10 November 2013.
7. "Anne-Marie Fritsch's biography during the 5th legislature (1973–1978)" (in French). National Assembly (France). Retrieved 10 November 2013.
8. "Jean-Éric Bousch's biography during the 6th legislature (1978–1981)" (in French). National Assembly (France). Retrieved 10 November 2013.
9. "Paul Bladt's biography during the 7th legislature (1981–1986)" (in French). National Assembly (France). Retrieved 10 November 2013.
10. "Charles Metzinger's biography during the 9th legislature (1988–1993)" (in French). National Assembly (France). Retrieved 10 November 2013.
11. "Pierre Lang's biography during the 10th legislature (1993–1997)" (in French). National Assembly (France). Retrieved 10 November 2013.
12. "Roland Metzinger's biography during the 11th legislature (1997–2002)" (in French). National Assembly (France). Retrieved 10 November 2013.
13. "Pierre Lang's biography during the 12th legislature (2002–2007)" (in French). National Assembly (France). Retrieved 10 November 2013.
14. "Pierre Lang's biography during the 13th legislature (2007–2012)" (in French). National Assembly (France). Retrieved 10 November 2013.
15. "Changes in the composition of the National Assembly during the 9th legislature" (in French). National Assembly (France). Retrieved 10 November 2013.

Sources

• (in French) Moselle's 6th constituency : cartography, National Assembly (France)
• (in French) Demographics about Moselle's 6th constituency in 2008, INSEE
• (in French) Notes and portraits of the French MPs under the Fifth Republic, National Assembly (France)
• (in French) Moselle's legislative constituencies (1958–1986) : MPs in the 6th constituency (Forbach), Atlaspol
• (in French) 2012 French legislative elections: Moselle's 6th constituency (first round and run-off), Minister of the Interior (France)