Haut-Rhin's 3rd constituency
The 3rd constituency of the Haut-Rhin is a French legislative constituency in the Haut-Rhin département.
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 Haut-Rhin's 3rd Constituency shown within Alsace. | |||
| Deputy |
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|---|---|---|---|
| Department | Haut-Rhin | ||
| Cantons | Altkirch, Dannemarie, Ferrette, Hirsingue, Huningue. | ||
| Registered voters | 83,583 | ||
Description
Haut-Rhin's 3rd Constituency covers the southern portion of the département centred on the town of Altkirch however the largest town by far with the constituency is Saint-Louis, which lies close to Basel on the border with Switzerland. The constituency includes the area historically known as Sundgau. The constituency has elected Gaullist candidates for its entire history within the Fifth Republic.
The constituency has been held by Jean-Luc Reitzer since 1988 and he was elected on the first round of voting at 2012 Election.
Historic Representation
| Election | Member | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1958 | Joseph Perrin | UDR | |
| 1967 | Alphonse Jenn | UDR | |
| 1973 | Pierre Weisenhorn | UDR/RPR | |
| 1986 | Proportional representation – no election by constituency | ||
| 1988 | Jean-Luc Reitzer | RPR | |
| 2002 | UMP | ||
| 2015 | LR | ||
Election results
2012
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UMP | Jean-Luc Reitzer | 25,010 | 54.80 | ||
| FN | Stéphanie Faesch | 6,109 | 13.39 | ||
| MEI | Antonie Waechter | 4,802 | 10.52 | ||
| LV | Max Demond | 4,230 | 9.27 | ||
| DVD | Alain Koegler | 1.861 | 4.08 | ||
| FG | Geneviève Enggasser | 1,793 | 3.93 | ||
| Jean-Luc Koch | 863 | 1.89 | |||
| NC | Alexandra Delaunay-Hartemann | 739 | 1.62 | ||
| LO | Géraud Ferry | 231 | 0.51 | ||
| Turnout | 46,309 | 55.40 | |||
| UMP hold | Swing | ||||
Sources
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