Bas-Rhin's 7th constituency
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Bas-Rhin's 7th Constituency shown within Alsace.
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| Department | Bas-Rhin | ||
| Canton | Bouxwiller, Drulingen, Marmoutier, La Petite-Pierre, Sarre-Union, Saverne, Hochfelden | ||
| Voters | 84,668 | ||
The 7th constituency of the Bas-Rhin is a French legislative constituency in the Bas-Rhin département.
Description
Bas-Rhin's 7th Constituency covers the north western portion of Bas Rhin and includes all of the Arrondissement of Saverne as well as Hochfelden from the Arrondissement of Strasbourg-Campagne. It also includes the southern portion of the Northern Vosges Regional Natural Park.
Like much of Alsace the constituency has returned conservative members to the National Assembly throughout the Fifth Republic.
Historic Representation
| Election | Member | Party | |
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| 1958 | Georges Kuntz | MRP | |
| 1962 | Alfred Westphal | UNR | |
| 1973 | Adrien Zeller | Ind | |
| 1981 | UDF | ||
| 1986 | Proportional representation – no election by constituency | ||
| 1988 | Adrien Zeller | UDF | |
| 1998 | Émile Blessig | UMP | |
| 2002 | Patrick Hetzel | UMP | |
Election results
2012
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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| UMP | Patrick Hetzel | 21,431 | 57.21 | ||
| Centrist Alliance | Thierry Carbiener | 16,026 | 42.79 | ||
| Turnout | 40,476 | 47.81 | |||
| UMP hold | Swing | ||||
Sources
Official results of French elections from 2002: "Résultats électoraux officiels en France" (in French).
