Bas-Rhin's 9th constituency
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 Bas-Rhin's 9th Constituency shown within Alsace. | |||
| Deputy |
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|---|---|---|---|
| Department | Bas-Rhin | ||
| Canton | Haguenau, Brumath, Bischwiller(part) | ||
| Voters | 88,325 | ||
The 9th constituency of the Bas-Rhin is a French legislative constituency in the Bas-Rhin département.
Description
The 9th constituency of Bas-Rhin covers the area north of Strasbourg around the large town of Haguenau.
In common with much of Alsace outside Strasbourg and Mulhouse the constituency has been held by conservative parties for all of the Fifth Republic. All three cantons that make up the constituency are currently held by the UMP. The constituency was held up former Prime Minister of France Pierre Pflimlin during the 1950s & 1960s.
It has been held by Claude Sturni, Mayor of Haguenau since 2012, having defeated the official UMP candidate in the second round of the 2012 election.
Historic Representation
| Election | Member | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1958 | Pierre Pflimlin | MRP | |
| 1967 | Germain Sprauer | UNR | |
| 1978 | RPR | ||
| 1986 | Proportional representation - no election by constituency | ||
| 1988 | Bernard Schreiner | RPR | |
| 2002 | UMP | ||
| 2007 | François Loos | UMP | |
| 2012 | Claude Sturni | DVD | |
Election Results
2012
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Miscellaneous right | Claude Sturni | 21,506 | 60.57 | ||
| UMP | Nicole Thomas | 14,002 | 39.43 | ||
| Turnout | 38,709 | 43.83 | |||
| Miscellaneous right gain from UMP | Swing | ||||
Sources
Official results of French elections from 2002: "Résultats électoraux officiels en France" (in French).