# Bas-Rhin's 5th constituency

The 5th constituency of the Bas-Rhin is a French legislative constituency in the Bas-Rhin département.

## Description

The 5th Constituency of Bas-Rhin covers the southern portion of the Département including nearly the entire of the Arrondissement of Sélestat-Erstein excluding only Obernai.
The seat has traditionally been a stronghold of the right since its inception and was held by the Gaullist UMP/LR from 2002 to 2022, when the seat was gained by the moderate right Agir party, as part of Emmanuel Macron's centrist Ensemble Citoyens alliance.

## Historic representation

| Election | Election | Member | Party |
| | 1958 | Albert Ehm | UNR |
| | 1962 | Albert Ehm | UNR |
| | 1967 | Albert Ehm | UDR |
| | 1968 | Albert Ehm | UDR |
| | 1973 | Albert Ehm | UDR |
| | 1978 | Georges Klein | UDF |
| | 1980 | Germain Gengenwin | UDF |
| | 1981 | Germain Gengenwin | UDF |
| 1986 | 1986 | Proportional representation – no election by constituency | Proportional representation – no election by constituency |
| | 1988 | Germain Gengenwin | UDF |
| | 1993 | Germain Gengenwin | UDF |
| | 1997 | Germain Gengenwin | UDF |
| | 2002 | Antoine Herth | UMP |
| | 2007 | Antoine Herth | UMP |
| | 2012 | Antoine Herth | UMP |
| | 2017 | Antoine Herth | LR |
| | 2022 | Charles Sitzenstuhl | Agir |

## Election results
### 2024

Legislative Election 2024: Bas-Rhin's 5th constituency :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | DLF | Bastien Macia | 767 | 1.08 | N/A |
| | DVE | Christian Dantz | 803 | 1.13 | −1.68 |
| | LR | Léo Coutaud | 3,529 | 4.96 | N/A |
| | LO | Patrick Dutter | 446 | 0.63 | N/A |
| | PS (NFP) | Marc Ruhlmann | 12,043 | 16.92 | N/A |
| | RN | Thomas Estève | 27,897 | 39.20 | +18.11 |
| | RE (Ensemble) | Charles Sitzenstuhl | 22,993 | 32.31 | −0.31 |
| | UL | Sarah Weiss Moessmer | 2,681 | 3.77 | −4.67 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 71,159 | 97.97 | +52.22 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 107,594 | | |
| 2nd round result ||||||
| | RE | Charles Sitzenstuhl | 22,993 | 32.31 | −28.36 |
| | RN | Thomas Estève | 31,778 | 44.82 | +5.49 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 70,902 | 96.05 | +53.67 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 107,602 | | |
| | RE hold | RE hold | Swing | | |

### 2022

Legislative Election 2022: Bas-Rhin's 5th constituency :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Agir (Ensemble) | Charles Sitzenstuhl | 15,550 | 32.62 | N/A |
| | RN | Marc Wolff | 10,052 | 21.09 | +5.18 |
| | LFI (NUPÉS) | Véronique Toulza | 7,653 | 16.05 | −2.28 |
| | UDI (UDC) | Olivier Sohler | 4,553 | 9.55 | −28.04 |
| | UL (REG) | Sarah Weiss Moessmer | 4,021 | 8.44 | −8.41 |
| | DVE | Daniel Weber | 1,341 | 2.81 | +0.60 |
| | DVD | Angelo Errera-Muller | 1,028 | 2.16 | N/A |
| | REC | Mélanie Abassi | 1,007 | 2.11 | N/A |
| | Others | N/A | 2,465 | - | − |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 47,670 | 45.75 | +0.95 |
| 2nd round result ||||||
| | Agir (Ensemble) | Charles Sitzenstuhl | 25,426 | 60.67 | N/A |
| | RN | Marc Wolff | 16,484 | 39.33 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 41,910 | 42.38 | +4.54 |
| | Agir gain from LR | Agir gain from LR | Agir gain from LR | Agir gain from LR | Agir gain from LR |

### 2017

Results of the 11 June and 18 June 2017 French National Assembly election in Bas-Rhin’s 5th Constituency :
| Candidate | Candidate | Party | Party | 1st round | 1st round | 2nd round | 2nd round |
| Candidate | Candidate | Party | Party | Votes | % | Votes | % |
| | Antoine Herth | The Republicans | LR | 16,842 | 37.59 | 19,508 | 54.14 |
| | Gérard Simler | Regionalist | REG | 7,547 | 16.85 | 16,522 | 45.86 |
| | Eliane Klein | National Front | FN | 7,126 | 15.91 | | |
| | Caroline Reys | Ecologist | ECO | 4,059 | 9.06 | | |
| | Janig Terrier | La France Insoumise | FI | 3,739 | 8.35 | | |
| | Christian Dantz | Ecologist | ECO | 1,482 | 3.31 | | |
| | Daniel Weber | Ecologist | ECO | 990 | 2.21 | | |
| | Christine Beccari | Debout la France | DLF | 975 | 2.18 | | |
| | Christine Romanus | Communist Party | PCF | 414 | 0.92 | | |
| | Patrick Dutter | Far Left | EXG | 414 | 0.92 | | |
| | Candice Vetroff | Independent | DIV | 371 | 0.83 | | |
| | Eric Gautier | Far Right | EXD | 308 | 0.69 | | |
| | Eric Lapp-Lauth | Independent | DIV | 283 | 0.63 | | |
| | Feridun Ulusoy | Independent | DIV | 252 | 0.56 | | |
| Total | Total | Total | Total | 44,802 | 100% | 36,030 | 100% |
| Registered voters | Registered voters | Registered voters | Registered voters | 103,986 | | 103,986 | |
| Blank/Void ballots | Blank/Void ballots | Blank/Void ballots | Blank/Void ballots | 1,779 | 3.82% | 3,318 | 8.43% |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 46,581 | 44.80% | 39,348 | 37.84% |
| Abstentions | Abstentions | Abstentions | Abstentions | 57,405 | 55.20% | 64,638 | 62.16% |
| Result | Result | Result | Result | Result | Result | LR GAIN FROM UMP | LR GAIN FROM UMP |

### 2012

Results of the 10 June and 17 June 2012 French National Assembly election in Bas-Rhin’s 5th Constituency :
| Candidate | Candidate | Party | Party | 1st round | 1st round | 2nd round | 2nd round |
| Candidate | Candidate | Party | Party | Votes | % | Votes | % |
| | Antoine Herth | Union for a Presidential Majority | UMP | 26,404 | 49.31 | 32,063 | 67.78 |
| | Daniel Ehret | Europe Ecology - The Greens | EELV | 11,888 | 22.20 | 15,244 | 32.22 |
| | Christian Cotelle | National Front | FN | 10,306 | 19.25 | | |
| | Michel Gilardeau | The Centre for France | CEN | 1,399 | 2.61 | | |
| | Ariane Henry | Left Front | FG | 1,362 | 2.54 | | |
| | Daniel Webber | Ecologist | ECO | 1,080 | 2.02 | | |
| | Patrick Dutter | Far Left | EXG | 556 | 1.04 | | |
| | Christophe Palisser | Other | AUT | 547 | 1.02 | | |
| | Emmanuel Wingender | Other | AUT | 0 | 0.00 | | |
| Total | Total | Total | Total | 53,542 | 100% | 47,307 | 100% |
| Registered voters | Registered voters | Registered voters | Registered voters | 98,427 | | 98,427 | |
| Blank/Void ballots | Blank/Void ballots | Blank/Void ballots | Blank/Void ballots | 977 | 1.79% | 1,652 | 3.37% |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 54,519 | 55.39% | 48,959 | 49.74% |
| Abstentions | Abstentions | Abstentions | Abstentions | 43,908 | 44.61% | 49,468 | 50.26% |
| Result | Result | Result | Result | Result | Result | UMP HOLD | UMP HOLD |

### 2007

Antoine Herth 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 5th Constituency :
| Candidate | Candidate | Party | Party | 1st round | 1st round |
| Candidate | Candidate | Party | Party | Votes | % |
| | Antoine Herth | Union for a Popular Movement | UMP | 31,277 | 58.01 |
| | Danièle Meyer | UDF-Democratic Movement | UDF-MoDem | 6,812 | 12.63 |
| | Christiane Hamman | Socialist Party | PS | 5,566 | 10.32 |
| | Christian Cotelle | National Front | FN | 3,606 | 6.69 |
| | Michèle Gartner | The Greens | LV | 1,885 | 3.50 |
| | Clément Renaudet | Ecologist | ECO | 1,258 | 2.33 |
| | Monique Funck | Miscellaneous Right | DVD | 742 | 1.38 |
| | Patrick Dutter | Far Left | EXG | 715 | 1.33 |
| | Marie-Claude Richez | Far Left | EXG | 680 | 1.26 |
| | Auguste Bildstein | Independent | DIV | 452 | 0.84 |
| | Edmond Guillet | Far Right | EXD | 374 | 0.69 |
| | Jean-Louis Kubiack | Communist Party | PCF | 339 | 0.63 |
| | Gabrielle Domin | Miscellaneous Left | DVG | 213 | 0.40 |
| Total | Total | Total | Total | 53,919 | 100% |
| Registered voters | Registered voters | Registered voters | Registered voters | 99,091 | |
| Blank/Void ballots | Blank/Void ballots | Blank/Void ballots | Blank/Void ballots | 1,434 | 2.59% |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 55,353 | 55.86% |
| Abstentions | Abstentions | Abstentions | Abstentions | 43,738 | 44.14% |
| Result | Result | Result | Result | UMP HOLD | UMP HOLD |

### 2002

Results of the 9 June and 16 June 2002 French National Assembly election in Bas-Rhin’s 5th Constituency :
| Candidate | Candidate | Party | Party | 1st round | 1st round | 2nd round | 2nd round |
| Candidate | Candidate | Party | Party | Votes | % | Votes | % |
| | Antoine Herth | Union for a Presidential Majority | UMP | 14,242 | 26.82 | 22,592 | 56.93 |
| | Alfred Becker | Miscellaneous Right | DVD | 12,895 | 24.28 | 17,086 | 43.07 |
| | Christian Cotelle | National Front | FN | 7,335 | 13.81 | | |
| | Christiane Hamman | Socialist Party | PS | 7,215 | 13.59 | | |
| | Gerard Simler | Miscellaneous Right | DVD | 4,726 | 8.90 | | |
| | Michele Gartner | The Greens | LV | 1,556 | 2.93 | | |
| | Christian Dantz | Ecologist | ECO | 846 | 1.59 | | |
| | Christian Hager | National Republican Movement | MNR | 799 | 1.50 | | |
| | Patrick Dutter | Workers’ Struggle | LO | 788 | 1.48 | | |
| | Laure Kretz | Republican Pole | PR | 544 | 1.02 | | |
| | Christian Jaeg | Miscellaneous Right | DVD | 420 | 0.79 | | |
| | Michel Schulz | Movement for France | MPF | 408 | 0.77 | | |
| | Francois Waag | Regionalist | REG | 355 | 0.67 | | |
| | Andre Hemmerle | Communist Party | PCF | 343 | 0.65 | | |
| | Remi Freixinos | Independent | DIV | 259 | 0.49 | | |
| | Cyrille Hurstel | Independent | DIV | 209 | 0.39 | | |
| | Christian Pierrat | Ecologist | ECO | 164 | 0.31 | | |
| Total | Total | Total | Total | 53,104 | 100% | 39,668 | 100% |
| Registered voters | Registered voters | Registered voters | Registered voters | 92,990 | | 92,984 | |
| Blank/Void ballots | Blank/Void ballots | Blank/Void ballots | Blank/Void ballots | 1,591 | 2.91% | 4,315 | 9.81% |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 54,695 | 58.82% | 43,983 | 47.30% |
| Abstentions | Abstentions | Abstentions | Abstentions | 38,295 | 41.18% | 49,001 | 52.70% |
| Result | Result | 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 29 July 2022.
* ↑ "Résultats des élections législatives 2017".
* ↑ "Résultats des élections législatives 2012".
* ↑ "Résultats des élections législatives 2007".
* ↑ "Résultats des élections législatives 2002".