Moselle's 1st constituency

1st constituency of Moselle
1st constituency of Moselle
inlineConstituency of the ; National Assembly of France
	Moselle's 1st Constituency shown within Lorraine.
Deputy	Aurélie Filippetti; PS
Department	Moselle
Cantons	Maizières-lès-Metz, Marange-Silvange, Metz III (part), Woippy, Rombas-Amnéville.
Registered voters	88,219
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The 1st constituency of Moselle is a French legislative constituency in the Moselle département.

Description

The 1st Constituency of Moselle includes a small part of the city of Metz as well as the towns to its north such as Maizières-lès-Metz and Woippy.

Since 1988 the seat has swung between the major parties of left and right. In 2012 Gérard Terrier replaced Aurélie Filippetti following her appointment to the government as Minister of Culture a position which she held under the premiership of both Jean-Marc Ayrault and Manuel Valls.

Election		Member	Party
1986		Proportional representation – no election by constituency
style="background-color: Template:Socialist Party (France)/meta/color" \|	1988	Jean Laurain	PS
style="background-color: Template:Rally for the Republic/meta/color" \|	1993	François Grosdidier	RPR
style="background-color: Template:Socialist Party (France)/meta/color" \|	1997	Gérard Terrier	PS
style="background-color: Template:Union for a Popular Movement/meta/color" \|	2002	François Grosdidier	UMP
style="background-color: Template:Socialist Party (France)/meta/color" \|	2012	Aurélie Filippetti	PS
style="background-color: Template:Socialist Party (France)/meta/color" \|	2012	Gérard Terrier	PS

Legislative Election 2012: Moselle's 1st Constituency 2nd round
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	PS	Aurélie Filippetti	25,551	59.04
	UMP	Julien Freyburger	17,727	40.96
Turnout			44,781	50.76
	PS gain from UMP		Swing

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