# Bas-Rhin's 7th constituency

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 | Election | Member | Party |
| | 1958 | Georges Kuntz | MRP |
| | 1962 | Alfred Westphal | UNR |
| | 1967 | Alfred Westphal | UDR |
| | 1968 | Alfred Westphal | UDR |
| | 1973 | Adrien Zeller | SE |
| | 1978 | Adrien Zeller | SE |
| | 1981 | Adrien Zeller | UDF |
| 1986 | 1986 | Proportional representation – no election by constituency | Proportional representation – no election by constituency |
| | 1988 | Adrien Zeller | UDF |
| | 1993 | Adrien Zeller | UDF |
| | 1997 | Adrien Zeller | UDF |
| | 1998 | Émile Blessig | UDF |
| | 2002 | Émile Blessig | UDF |
| | 2007 | Émile Blessig | UMP |
| | 2012 | Patrick Hetzel | UMP |
| | 2017 | Patrick Hetzel | LR |
| | 2022 | Patrick Hetzel | LR |

## Election results
### 2024

Legislative Election 2024: Bas-Rhin's 7th constituency :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | LFI (NFP) | Serge Bloch | 6,912 | 12.42 | −021 |
| | LR | Patrick Hetzel | 17,974 | 32.31 | −2.70 |
| | LO | Jean Meyer | 414 | 0.74 | N/A |
| | MoDem (Ensemble) | Eric Wolff | 4,734 | 8.51 | −5.05 |
| | RN | Denis Kieffer | 23,071 | 41.47 | +20.16 |
| | REC | Arthur Wolff | 707 | 1.27 | N/A |
| | UL | Anastasie Leipp | 1,821 | 3.27 | −2.22 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 55,633 | 97.93 | +52.56 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 86,142 | | |
| 2nd round result ||||||
| | LR | Patrick Hetzel | 30,986 | 54.80 | −9.23 |
| | RN | Denis Kieffer | 25,558 | 45.20 | +9.23 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 56,544 | 96.77 | +55.15 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 86,164 | | |
| | LR hold | LR hold | Swing | | |

### 2022

Legislative Election 2022: Bas-Rhin's 7th constituency :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | LR (UDC) | Patrick Hetzel | 13,445 | 35.01 | +1.24 |
| | RN | Valérie Eschenmann | 8,183 | 21.31 | +6.56 |
| | MoDem (Ensemble) | Patrick Depyl | 5,206 | 13.56 | −14.14 |
| | LFI (NUPÉS) | Lou Toussaint | 4,852 | 12.63 | +1.56 |
| | UL (REG) | Jean-Marie Lorber | 2,110 | 5.49 | −3.06 |
| | DIV | Christophe Hecker | 1,367 | 3.56 | N/A |
| | DVE | Dino Margarito | 935 | 2.43 | +1.43 |
| | Others | N/A | 2,304 | - | − |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 38,402 | 45.67 | −1.89 |
| 2nd round result ||||||
| | LR (UDC) | Patrick Hetzel | 21,676 | 64.03 | +1.42 |
| | RN | Valérie Eschenmann | 12,177 | 35.97 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 33,853 | 41.62 | −0.20 |
| | LR hold | LR hold | LR hold | LR hold | LR hold |

### 2017

Results of the 11 June and 18 June 2017 French National Assembly election in Bas-Rhin’s 7th Constituency :
| Candidate | Candidate | Party | Party | 1st round | 1st round | 2nd round | 2nd round |
| Candidate | Candidate | Party | Party | Votes | % | Votes | % |
| | Partick Hetzel | The Republicans | LR | 13,463 | 33.77 | 20,836 | 62.61 |
| | Antoinette De Santis | La République En Marche! | LREM | 10,643 | 26.70 | 12,445 | 37.39 |
| | Virginie Joron | National Front | FN | 6,278 | 15.75 | | |
| | Jean-Marie Lorber | Regionalist | REG | 3,408 | 8.55 | | |
| | Peter Andersen | La France Insoumise | FI | 2,235 | 5.61 | | |
| | Sandrine Lombard | Ecologist | ECO | 1,740 | 4.37 | | |
| | Pascale Elles | Debout la France | DLF | 473 | 1.19 | | |
| | Bénédicte Herrgott | Communist Party | PCF | 436 | 1.09 | | |
| | Natacha Ruiz | Ecologist | ECO | 397 | 1.00 | | |
| | Aurélien Hary | Independent | DIV | 255 | 0.64 | | |
| | Olivier Muller-Haenel | Independent | DIV | 233 | 0.58 | | |
| | Jeanne-Françoise Langlade | Far Left | EXG | 202 | 0.51 | | |
| | Mikaïl Kaya | Independent | DIV | 99 | 0.25 | | |
| Total | Total | Total | Total | 39,862 | 100% | 33,281 | 100% |
| Registered voters | Registered voters | Registered voters | Registered voters | 85,519 | | 85,427 | |
| Blank/Void ballots | Blank/Void ballots | Blank/Void ballots | Blank/Void ballots | 813 | 2.00% | 2,447 | 6.84% |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 40,675 | 47.56% | 35,728 | 41.82% |
| Abstentions | Abstentions | Abstentions | Abstentions | 44,844 | 52.44% | 49,699 | 58.18% |
| 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 7th Constituency :
| Candidate | Candidate | Party | Party | 1st round | 1st round | 2nd round | 2nd round |
| Candidate | Candidate | Party | Party | Votes | % | Votes | % |
| | Patrick Hetzel | Union for a Popular Movement | UMP | 14,518 | 31.43 | 21,431 | 57.31 |
| | Thierry Carbiener | Centrist Alliance | AC | 9,477 | 20.51 | 16,026 | 42.79 |
| | Laurent Gnaedig | National Front | FN | 8,609 | 18.64 | | |
| | Michèle Comte | Europe Ecology - The Greens | EELV | 5,665 | 12.26 | | |
| | Denis Lieb | Regionalist | REG | 4,457 | 9.65 | | |
| | Bénédicte Herrgott | Left Front | FG | 1,789 | 3.87 | | |
| | Pierre Schweitzer | The Centre for France | CEN | 872 | 1.89 | | |
| | Anne-Marie Victor | Other | AUT | 377 | 0.82 | | |
| | Liliane Bas | Far Left | EXG | 265 | 0.57 | | |
| | Etienne Schmitt | Other | AUT | 168 | 0.36 | | |
| Total | Total | Total | Total | 46,197 | 100% | 37,457 | 100% |
| Registered voters | Registered voters | Registered voters | Registered voters | 84,670 | | 84,668 | |
| Blank/Void ballots | Blank/Void ballots | Blank/Void ballots | Blank/Void ballots | 841 | 1.79% | 3,019 | 7.46% |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 47,038 | 55.55% | 40,476 | % |
| Abstentions | Abstentions | Abstentions | Abstentions | 37,632 | 44.45% | 44,192 | 52.19% |
| Result | Result | Result | Result | Result | Result | UMP HOLD | UMP HOLD |

### 2007

Emile Blessig 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 7th Constituency :
| Candidate | Candidate | Party | Party | 1st round | 1st round |
| Candidate | Candidate | Party | Party | Votes | % |
| | Emile Blessig | Union for a Popular Movement | UMP | 27,269 | 60.49 |
| | Thierry Carbiener | UDF-Democratic Movement | UDF-MoDem | 6,592 | 14.62 |
| | Pascale Delorme | Socialist Party | PS | 2,949 | 6.54 |
| | Robert Martig | National Front | FN | 2,939 | 6.52 |
| | Marie Madeline Braud | The Greens | LV | 2,171 | 4.82 |
| | Fabienne Schnitzler | Ecologist | ECO | 741 | 1.64 |
| | Liliane Bas | Far Left | EXG | 676 | 1.50 |
| | Hervé Therouse | Miscellaneous Left | DVG | 526 | 1.17 |
| | Georges Hoffmann | Far Left | EXG | 470 | 1.04 |
| | Yves Queneville | Independent | DIV | 425 | 0.94 |
| | Evelyne Hamm | Far Right | EXD | 322 | 0.71 |
| Total | Total | Total | Total | 45,080 | 100% |
| Registered voters | Registered voters | Registered voters | Registered voters | 82,832 | |
| Blank/Void ballots | Blank/Void ballots | Blank/Void ballots | Blank/Void ballots | 1,132 | 2.45% |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 46,212 | 55.79% |
| Abstentions | Abstentions | Abstentions | Abstentions | 36,620 | % |
| Result | Result | Result | Result | UMP GAIN | UMP GAIN |

### 2002

Emile Blessig 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 7th Constituency :
| Candidate | Candidate | Party | Party | 1st round | 1st round |
| Candidate | Candidate | Party | Party | Votes | % |
| | Emile Blessig | Union for French Democracy | UDF | 24,612 | 54.55 |
| | Nicolas Olszak | Socialist Party | PS | 7,154 | 15.86 |
| | Antoine Kraemer | National Front | FN | 5,792 | 12.84 |
| | Rene Weess | National Republican Movement | MNR | 3,295 | 7.30 |
| | Mathieu Fichter | The Greens | LV | 1,405 | 3.11 |
| | A. Marie Traore | Workers’ Struggle | LO | 555 | 1.23 |
| | Maryse Retali | Ecologist | ECO | 528 | 1.17 |
| | Sylvie Lohr | Revolutionary Communist League | LCR | 512 | 1.13 |
| | Robert Hoppe | Ecologist | ECO | 440 | 0.98 |
| | Jacky Dudt | Communist Party | PCF | 426 | 0.94 |
| | Pascal Dupaix | Miscellaneous Right | DVD | 401 | 0.89 |
| Total | Total | Total | Total | 45,120 | 100% |
| Registered voters | Registered voters | Registered voters | Registered voters | 78,653 | |
| Blank/Void ballots | Blank/Void ballots | Blank/Void ballots | Blank/Void ballots | 1,241 | 2.68% |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 46,361 | 58.94% |
| Abstentions | Abstentions | Abstentions | Abstentions | 32,292 | 41.06% |
| Result | Result | Result | Result | UDF GAIN | UDF GAIN |

## 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".