# Bas-Rhin's 8th constituency

The 8th constituency of the Bas-Rhin is a French legislative constituency in the Bas-Rhin département.

## Description

The 8th constituency of Bas-Rhin covers the Northernmost portion of the Departement, bordering (Germany) to both the east and north. It includes the small town of Wissembourg on the German border as well as the surrounding countryside.
It was a bastion of the conservative right from the inception of the Fifth Republic until 2022. It was won easily by the UMP in the first round of the 2012 election, with the National Front coming a distant second some 16,000 votes behind Frédéric Reiss. In the 2017 election, he easily beat the LREM candidate. However, in 2022, LR lost the seat to Horizons, part of Emmanuel Macron's centrist Ensemble Citoyens alliance.

## Historic representation

| Election | Election | Member | Party |
| | 1958 | François Grussenmeyer | UNR |
| | 1962 | François Grussenmeyer | UNR |
| | 1967 | François Grussenmeyer | UDR |
| | 1968 | François Grussenmeyer | UDR |
| | 1973 | François Grussenmeyer | UDR |
| | 1978 | François Grussenmeyer | RPR |
| | 1981 | François Grussenmeyer | RPR |
| 1986 | 1986 | Proportional representation – no election by constituency | Proportional representation – no election by constituency |
| | 1988 | François Grussenmeyer | RPR |
| | 1993 | François Loos | UDF |
| | 1997 | François Loos | UDF |
| | 2002 | Frédéric Reiss | UMP |
| | 2007 | Frédéric Reiss | UMP |
| | 2012 | Frédéric Reiss | UMP |
| | 2017 | Frédéric Reiss | LR |
| | 2022 | Stéphanie Kochert | HOR |
| | 2024 | Théo Bernhardt | RN |

## Election results
### 2024

Legislative Election 2024: Bas-Rhin's 8th constituency :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | DLF | Stella Batisse | 576 | 0.97 | N/A |
| | DIV | Christian Klipfel | 4,731 | 7.94 | N/A |
| | DVE | Claire Grosheitsch | 739 | 1.24 | −2.08 |
| | HOR (Ensemble) | Stéphanie Kochert | 14,006 | 23.51 | −1.08 |
| | LFI (NFP) | Myriam Zekagh | 5,432 | 9.12 | −0.74 |
| | LR | Victor Vogt | 6,818 | 11.44 | −10.55 |
| | LO | Catherine Gsell | 306 | 0.51 | N/A |
| | RN | Théo Bernhardt | 26,313 | 44.16 | +17.88 |
| | REC | Nathan Keckenschmidt | 663 | 1.11 | −1.89 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 59,584 | 97.89 | +54.69 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 94,678 | | |
| 2nd round result ||||||
| | RN | Théo Bernhardt | 31,015 | 51.44 | +8.08 |
| | HOR | Stéphanie Kochert | 29,284 | 48.56 | −7.98 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 60,299 | 96.32 | +54.46 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 94,700 | | |
| | RN gain from HOR | RN gain from HOR | RN gain from HOR | RN gain from HOR | RN gain from HOR |

### 2022

Legislative Election 2022: Bas-Rhin's 8th constituency :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | RN | Ludwig Knoepffler | 10,527 | 26.28 | +9.11 |
| | HOR (Ensemble) | Stéphanie Kochert | 9,849 | 24.59 | -8.39 |
| | LR (UDC) | Anne Sander | 8,808 | 21.99 | −8.21 |
| | LFI (NUPÉS) | Samy Ahmed-Yahia | 3,951 | 9.86 | +4.69 |
| | UL (REG) | Bruno Jacky | 3,533 | 8.82 | +1.08 |
| | DVE | Claire Grosheitsch | 1,328 | 3.32 | +1.54 |
| | REC | Sébastien Kriloff | 1,200 | 3.00 | N/A |
| | Others | N/A | 862 | - | − |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 40,058 | 43.20 | −3.19 |
| 2nd round result ||||||
| | HOR (Ensemble) | Stéphanie Kochert | 21,373 | 56.64 | +15.52 |
| | RN | Ludwig Knoepffler | 16,365 | 43.36 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 37,738 | 41.86 | −0.62 |
| | HOR gain from LR | HOR gain from LR | HOR gain from LR | HOR gain from LR | HOR gain from LR |

### 2017

Results of the 11 June and 18 June 2017 French National Assembly election in Bas-Rhin’s 8th Constituency :
| Candidate | Candidate | Party | Party | 1st round | 1st round | 2nd round | 2nd round |
| Candidate | Candidate | Party | Party | Votes | % | Votes | % |
| | Christian Gliech | La République En Marche! | LREM | 14,143 | 32.98 | 15,407 | 41.12 |
| | Frédéric Reiss | The Republicans | LR | 12,954 | 30.20 | 22,063 | 58.88 |
| | Gérard Janus | National Front | FN | 7,363 | 17.17 | | |
| | Gaby Hartmann | Regionalist | REG | 3,320 | 7.74 | | |
| | Manuel Menetrier | La France Insoumise | FI | 2,039 | 4.75 | | |
| | Pierre-Henri Eisenschmidt | Debout la France | DLF | 996 | 2.32 | | |
| | Perrine Torrent | Ecologist | ECO | 764 | 1.78 | | |
| | Ambroise Perrin | Socialist Party | PS | 520 | 1.21 | | |
| | Daniel Fischer | Independent | DIV | 228 | 0.53 | | |
| | Gisèle Schneider | Ecologist | ECO | 214 | 0.50 | | |
| | Pascal Prevost-Boure | Communist Party | PCF | 179 | 0.42 | | |
| | Mehdi Benhlal | Far Left | EXG | 167 | 0.39 | | |
| Total | Total | Total | Total | 42,887 | 100% | 37,470 | 100% |
| Registered voters | Registered voters | Registered voters | Registered voters | 94,590 | | 94,499 | |
| Blank/Void ballots | Blank/Void ballots | Blank/Void ballots | Blank/Void ballots | 990 | 2.26% | 2,671 | 6.65% |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 43,877 | 46.39% | 40,141 | 42.48% |
| Abstentions | Abstentions | Abstentions | Abstentions | 50,713 | 53.61% | 54,358 | 57.52% |
| Result | Result | Result | Result | Result | Result | LR GAIN FROM UMP | LR GAIN FROM UMP |

### 2012

Frédéric Reiss was elected with more than 50% of the vote in the first round of voting, and therefore no second round took place.
Results of the 10 June and 17 June 2012 French National Assembly election in Bas-Rhin’s 8th Constituency :
| Candidate | Candidate | Party | Party | 1st round | 1st round |
| Candidate | Candidate | Party | Party | Votes | % |
| | Frédéric Reiss | Union for a Popular Movement | UMP | 26,380 | 53.64 |
| | Diana Garnier-Lang | National Front | FN | 10,100 | 20.54 |
| | Nicole Habermacher | Socialist Party | PS | 8,648 | 17.59 |
| | Alphonse Sibler | Ecologist | ECO | 946 | 1.92 |
| | Séverine Charret | Left Front | FG | 870 | 1.77 |
| | Perrine Torrent | Ecologist | ECO | 812 | 1.65 |
| | Laure Ferrari | Miscellaneous Right | DVD | 780 | 1.59 |
| | Pascal Ascheberg | Other | AUT | 362 | 0.74 |
| | Catherine Gsell | Far Left | EXG | 273 | 0.56 |
| | Catherine Bahl | Other | AUT | 7 | 0.01 |
| Total | Total | Total | Total | 49,178 | 100% |
| Registered voters | Registered voters | Registered voters | Registered voters | 92,744 | |
| Blank/Void ballots | Blank/Void ballots | Blank/Void ballots | Blank/Void ballots | 1,006 | 2.00% |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 50,184 | 54.11% |
| Abstentions | Abstentions | Abstentions | Abstentions | 42,560 | 45.89% |
| Result | Result | Result | Result | UMP HOLD | UMP HOLD |

### 2007

Frédéric Reiss was elected with more than 50% of the vote in the first round of voting, and therefore no second round took place.
Results of the 10 June and 17 June 2007 French National Assembly election in Bas-Rhin’s 8th Constituency :
| Candidate | Candidate | Party | Party | 1st round | 1st round |
| Candidate | Candidate | Party | Party | Votes | % |
| | Frédéric Reiss | Union for a Popular Movement | UMP | 25,260 | 65.91 |
| | Thomas Joerger | UDF-Democratic Movement | UDF-MoDem | 3,488 | 9.10 |
| | Ambroise Perrin | Socialist Party | PS | 3,339 | 8.71 |
| | Laurent Gnaedig | National Front | FN | 2,765 | 7.21 |
| | Songul Kiraz | The Greens | LV | 980 | 2.56 |
| | Héloïse Exbrayat | Ecologist | ECO | 523 | 1.36 |
| | Danièle Canton | Far Left | EXG | 469 | 1.22 |
| | Catherine Gsell | Far Left | EXG | 432 | 1.13 |
| | Gabriel Bastain | Far Right | EXD | 381 | 0.99 |
| | Christophe Bord | Miscellaneous Right | DVD | 347 | 0.91 |
| | Jean-Philippe Martin | Independent | DIV | 342 | 0.89 |
| Total | Total | Total | Total | 38,326 | 100% |
| Registered voters | Registered voters | Registered voters | Registered voters | 70,558 | |
| Blank/Void ballots | Blank/Void ballots | Blank/Void ballots | Blank/Void ballots | 993 | 2.53% |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 39,319 | 55.73% |
| Abstentions | Abstentions | Abstentions | Abstentions | 31,239 | 44.27% |
| Result | Result | Result | Result | UMP HOLD | UMP HOLD |

### 2002

The UMP candidate was elected with more than 50% of the vote in the first round of voting, and therefore no second round took place.
Results of the 9 June and 16 June 2002 French National Assembly election in Bas-Rhin’s 8th Constituency :
| Candidate | Candidate | Party | Party | 1st round | 1st round |
| Candidate | Candidate | Party | Party | Votes | % |
| | Francois Loos | Union for a Presidential Majority | UMP | 23,211 | 60.42 |
| | J. Marie Freund | National Front | FN | 6,000 | 15.62 |
| | Pierre Mammosser | Socialist Party | PS | 4,997 | 13.01 |
| | Stephane Reiss | The Greens | LV | 1,443 | 3.76 |
| | Catherine Gsell | Workers’ Struggle | LO | 579 | 1.51 |
| | Bruno Wolff | Regionalist | REG | 562 | 1.46 |
| | H. Pierre Bapst | Ecologist | ECO | 479 | 1.25 |
| | Colette Marchal | Ecologist | ECO | 386 | 1.00 |
| | Catherine Wagner | Independent | DIV | 311 | 0.81 |
| | Frederic Lemaire | Movement for France | MPF | 284 | 0.74 |
| | Ralph Blindauer | Communist Party | PCF | 162 | 0.42 |
| Total | Total | Total | Total | 38,414 | 100% |
| Registered voters | Registered voters | Registered voters | Registered voters | 68,063 | |
| Blank/Void ballots | Blank/Void ballots | Blank/Void ballots | Blank/Void ballots | 1,176 | 2.97% |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 39,590 | 58.17% |
| Abstentions | Abstentions | Abstentions | Abstentions | 28,473 | 41.83% |
| Result | Result | Result | Result | UMP GAIN FROM UDF | UMP GAIN FROM UDF |

## Sources

* ↑ "Découvrez la liste des candidats aux élections législatives 2024 dans votre circonscription". Le Monde. 19 June 2024. Retrieved 22 June 2023.
* ↑ "Publication des candidatures et des résultats aux élections - Législatives 2024". Ministry of Interior. Retrieved 23 June 2024.
* ↑ "Résultats des élections législatives 2022 dans le Bas-Rhin". Le Monde.fr (in French). Retrieved 30 July 2022.
* ↑ "Résultats des élections législatives 2017".
* ↑ "Résultats des élections législatives 2012".
* ↑ "Résultats des élections législatives 2007".
* ↑ "Résultats des élections législatives 2002".