Meuse's 2nd constituency

2nd constituency of Meuse

French National Assembly
constituency

Meuse's 2nd Constituency shown within Lorraine.
Deputy
 Jean-Louis Dumont
PS
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

ElectionMemberParty
1986 Proportional representation – no election by constituency
1988 Jean-Louis Dumont PS
1993 Arsène Lux RPR
1997 Jean-Louis Dumont PS

Election results

2012

Legislative Election 2012: Meuse's 2nd Constituency 2nd round
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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