Haut-Rhin's 1st constituency
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Haut-Rhin's 1st Constituency shown within Alsace.
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| Department | Haut-Rhin | ||
| Canton | Andolsheim, Colmar-Nord, Colmar-Sud, Neuf-Brisach. | ||
| Voters | 74,091 | ||
The 1st constituency of the Haut-Rhin is a French legislative constituency in the Haut-Rhin département.
Description
The seat includes the town of Colmar and then stretches eastwards towards the Rhine which forms the border with Germany. The seat has followed the historic pattern of Alsace by supporting parties of the right over the PS and its allies.
Historic Representation
| Election | Member | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1958 | Edmond Borocco | UDR | |
| 1973 | Justin Haussherr | CDP | |
| 1978 | Jean-Paul Fuchs | UDF | |
| 1986 | Proportional representation - no election by constituency | ||
| 1988 | Edmond Gerrer | UDF | |
| 1993 | Gilbert Meyer | RPR/UMP | |
| 2007 | Éric Straumann | UMP | |
Election Results
2012
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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| UMP | Éric Straumann | 22,753 | 62.21 | ||
| PS | Victorine Valetin | 13,823 | 37.79 | ||
| Turnout | 36576 | 51.13 | |||
| UMP hold | Swing | ||||
2007
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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| Miscellaneous right | Éric Straumann | 24,298 | 66.05 | ||
| UMP | Gilbert Meyer | 12492 | 33.95 | ||
| Turnout | 41,528 | 57.73 | |||
| Miscellaneous right hold | Swing | ||||
