Bas-Rhin's 9th constituency

9th constituency of the Bas-Rhin

French National Assembly
constituency

Bas-Rhin's 9th Constituency shown within Alsace.
Deputy
 Claude Sturni
DVD
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

ElectionMemberParty
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

Legislative Election 2012: Bas-Rhin's 9th Constituency 2nd round
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).

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