Vosges's 4th constituency
| 4th constituency of the Vosges | |
|---|---|
 National Assembly of France | |
 Vosges' 4th Constituency shown within Lorraine. | |
| Deputy | |
| Department | Vosges |
| Cantons | Bains-les-Bains, Bulgnéville, Charmes, Châtenois, Coussey, Darney, Dompaire, Lamarche, Mirecourt, Monthureux-sur-Saône, Neufchâteau, Vittel |
| Registered voters | 67,893 |
The 4th constituency of the Vosges is a French legislative constituency in the Vosges département.
Description
Vosges' 4th Constituency covers the western portion of the Department. It has the town of Neufchâteau at its north western corner and stretches as far as the village Bains-les-Bains close to Épinal in the centre of the Department.
Politically the seat has historically swung between the left, right and centre. The PS captured the seat with the slender margin of only 276 votes at the 2012 election. This result made it the only Socialist held seat in Vosges.
Historic Representation
| Election | Member | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|
| style="background-color: Template:Miscellaneous Left/meta/color" | | 1958 | Albert Voilquin | DVG |
| style="background-color: Template:Independent Republicans/meta/color" | | 1962 | RI | |
| style="background-color: Template:Union for French Democracy/meta/color" | | 1978 | Hubert Voilquin | UDF |
| style="background-color: Template:Socialist Party (France)/meta/color" | | 1981 | Serge Beltrame | PS |
| 1986 | Proportional representation - no election by constituency | ||
| style="background-color: Template:Socialist Party (France)/meta/color" | | 1988 | Serge Beltrame | PS |
| style="background-color: Template:Union for French Democracy/meta/color" | | 1993 | Jean-Pierre Thomas | UDF |
| style="background-color: Template:Miscellaneous Left/meta/color" | | 1997 | Christian Franqueville | DVG |
| style="background-color: Template:Union for a Popular Movement/meta/color" | | 2002 | Jean-Jacques Gaultier | UMP |
| style="background-color: Template:Socialist Party (France)/meta/color" | | 2012 | Christian Franqueville | PS |
Election Results
2012
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PS | Christian Franqueville | 20,699 | 50.37 | ||
| UMP | Jean-Jacques Gaultier | 20,393 | 49.63 | ||
| Turnout | 42,886 | 63.17 | |||
| PS gain from UMP | Swing | ||||
Sources
Official results of French elections from 2002: "Résultats électoraux officiels en France" (in French).