Meuse's 2nd constituency
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 Meuse's 2nd Constituency shown within Lorraine. | |||
| Deputy |
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|---|---|---|---|
| Department | Meuse | ||
| Canton | Charny-sur-Meuse, Clermont-en-Argonne, Damvillers, Dun-sur-Meuse, Étain, Fresnes-en-Woëvre, Montfaucon, Montmédy, Souilly, Spincourt, Stenay, Varennes-en-Argonne, Verdun-Centre, Verdun-Est, Verdun-Ouest. | ||
| Voters | 61,296 | ||
The 2nd constituency of Meuse is a French legislative constituency in the Meuse département.
Description
The 2nd constituency of Meuse covers the northern portion of the department. It includes the town of Verdun infamous for its role in the First World War.
Since 1988 the seat has been held by Jean-Louis Dumont, a former mayor of Verdun, of the Socialist Party. However, between 1993 and 1997 when it was held by Arsène Lux of the Gaullist RPR.
Historic Representation
| Election | Member | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1986 | Proportional representation – no election by constituency | ||
| 1988 | Jean-Louis Dumont | PS | |
| 1993 | Arsène Lux | RPR | |
| 1997 | Jean-Louis Dumont | PS | |
Election results
2012
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PS | Jean-Louis Dumont | 17,286 | 51.53 | ||
| UMP | Claude Leonard | 16,257 | 48.47 | ||
| Turnout | 34,878 | 56.90 | |||
| PS hold | Swing | ||||
Sources
Official results of French elections from 2002: "Résultats électoraux officiels en France" (in French).
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