Meurthe-et-Moselle's 5th constituency

5th constituency of Meurthe-et-Moselle
inline Constituency of the National Assembly of France
Meurthe-et-Moselle's 5th Constituency shown within Lorraine.
Deputy	Dominique Potier PS
Department	Meurthe-et-Moselle
Cantons	Colombey-les-Belles, Domèvre-en-Haye, Haroué, Neuves-Maisons, Thiaucourt-Regniéville (part), Toul-Nord, Toul-Sud, Vézelise.
Registered voters	76,718
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The 5th constituency of Meurthe-et-Moselle is a French legislative constituency in the Meurthe-et-Moselle département.

Description

Meurthe-et-Moselle's 5th Constituency consists of the south west portion of the department based around the small town of Toul, which lies on the Moselle River.

Historically the seat has swung between right and left leaning parties. Since 1988 it has had no fewer than six different representatives, changing hands at every election with the exception of 2007 and 2017. After the 2017 election it became the only seat held by the Socialist Party in the department.

Historic Representation

Election		Member	Party
1986		Proportional representation – no election by constituency
style="background-color: Template:Socialist Party (France)/meta/color" |	1988	Michel Dinet	PS
style="background-color: Template:Union for French Democracy/meta/color" |	1993	Aloys Geoffroy	UDF
style="background-color: Template:Socialist Party (France)/meta/color" |	1997	Nicole Feidt	PS
style="background-color: Template:Union for a Popular Movement/meta/color" |	2002	Nadine Morano	UMP
style="background-color: Template:Union for a Popular Movement/meta/color" |	2008	Philippe Morenvillier	UMP
style="background-color: Template:Socialist Party (France)/meta/color" |	2012	Dominique Potier	PS

Election results

2017

Candidate		Label	First round		Second round
			Votes	%	Votes	%
style="background:Template:Socialist Party (France)/meta/color;"|	Dominique Potier	PS	11,150	28.56	20,461	63.13
style="background:Template:La République En Marche!/meta/color;"|	Marion Buchet	REM	10,558	27.04	11,951	36.87
style="background:Template:National Front (France)/meta/color;"|	Billy Winkens	FN	7,225	18.50
style="background:Template:The Republicans (France)/meta/color;"|	Philippe Morenvillier	LR	4,098	10.50
style="background:Template:La France Insoumise/meta/color;"|	Rodolphe Bauer	FI	3,131	8.02
style="background:Template:Ecologist/meta/color;"|	Patrick Baranger	ECO	797	2.04
style="background:Template:Debout la France/meta/color;"|	Gilbert Canteri	DLF	739	1.89
style="background:Template:Far-right/meta/color;"|	Jean-Philippe Roy-Moreau	EXD	423	1.08
style="background:Template:French Communist Party/meta/color;"|	Lauranne Witt	PCF	409	1.05
style="background:Template:Far-left/meta/color;"|	Gérard Neis	EXG	235	0.60
style="background:Template:Miscellaneous/meta/color;"|	Christiane Gelly	DIV	208	0.53
style="background:Template:Miscellaneous/meta/color;"|	Kévin Husson	DIV	74	0.19
Votes			39,047	100.00	32,412	100.00
Valid votes			39,047	98.19	32,412	91.40
Blank votes			546	1.37	2,116	5.97
Null votes			175	0.44	933	2.63
Turnout			39,768	50.50	35,461	45.03
Abstentions			38,981	49.50	43,290	54.97
Registered voters			78,749		78,751
Source: Ministry of the Interior

2012

Legislative Election 2012: Meurthe-et-Moselle's 5th Constituency 2nd round

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	PS	Dominique Potier	25,122	55.67
	UMP	Nadine Morano	20,006	44.33
Turnout			47,046	61.32
	PS gain from UMP		Swing

Sources

Official results of French elections from 2002: "Résultats électoraux officiels en France" (in French).