Meurthe-et-Moselle's 5th constituency explained

5th constituency of Meurthe-et-Moselle
Member-Type:Deputy
Member:Dominique Potier
Member-Party:PS
Department:Meurthe-et-Moselle
Canton:Colombey-les-Belles, Domèvre-en-Haye, Haroué, Neuves-Maisons, Thiaucourt-Regniéville (part), Toul-Nord, Toul-Sud, Vézelise.
Voters:76,718

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 river Moselle.

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.

In the 2022 election, incumbent PS deputy Dominique Potier distanced himself from the NUPES alliance, choosing to run as an independent left candidate.[1] However, Potier rejoined the PS upon the start of the new term of the National Assembly.[2]

Historic Representation

ElectionMemberParty
1986Proportional representation – no election by constituency
1988Michel DinetPS
1993Aloys GeoffroyUDF
1997Nicole FeidtPS
2002Nadine MoranoUMP
2007
2008
2012Dominique PotierPS
2017
2022DVG

Election results

2024

* Vinot's result is counted against the previous result of the LR candidate in 2022

2022

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* In the absence of a PS candidate, Potier's result is counted against his previous result in swing calculations, despite his designation as DVG.

2017

CandidateLabelFirst roundSecond round
Votes%Votes%
Dominique PotierPS28.5663.13
Marion BuchetREM27.0436.87
Billy WinkensFN18.50
Philippe MorenvillierLR10.50
Rodolphe BauerFI8.02
Patrick BarangerECO2.04
Gilbert CanteriDLF1.89
Jean-Philippe Roy-MoreauEXD1.08
Lauranne WittPCF1.05
Gérard NeisEXG0.60
Christiane GellyDIV0.53
Kévin HussonDIV0.19
Votes100.00100.00
Valid votes98.1991.40
Blank votes1.375.97
Null votes0.442.63
Turnout50.5045.03
Abstentions49.5054.97
Registered voters
Source: Ministry of the Interior

2012

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Sources

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

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Législatives 2022 : refus d'étiquette Nupes pour le député sortant PS Dominique Potier, l'absence d'Europe et Mélenchon posent problème . 2022-08-01 . France 3 Grand Est . fr-FR.
  2. Web site: M. Dominique Potier - Meurthe-et-Moselle (5e circonscription) - Assemblée nationale . 2022-08-01 . www2.assemblee-nationale.fr.
  3. Web site: Résultats des élections législatives 2022 en Meurthe-et-Moselle . 2022-08-01 . Le Monde.fr . fr-FR.