# Vosges's 4th constituency

The 4th constituency of the Vosges is a French legislative constituency in the Vosges département.

## Description

Vosges' 4th Constituency covers the western portion of the Department. It has the town of Neufchâteau at its north western corner and stretches as far as the village Bains-les-Bains close to Épinal in the centre of the Department.
Politically the seat has historically swung between the left, right and centre. The PS captured the seat with the slender margin of only 276 votes at the 2012 election. This result made it the only Socialist held seat in Vosges, before the seat was recaptured by Jean-Jacques Gaultier in 2017.
In 2024, after the dissolution of the National Assembly proclaimed by Emmanuel Macron, the National Rally becomes the first far-right party to win the seat in that constituency, after falling less than 2 points short in 2022.

## Historic Representation

| Election | Election | Member | Party |
| | 1958 | Albert Voilquin | DVG |
| | 1962 | Albert Voilquin | RI |
| | 1967 | Albert Voilquin | RI |
| | 1968 | Albert Voilquin | RI |
| | 1973 | Albert Voilquin | RI |
| | 1978 | Hubert Voilquin | UDF |
| | 1981 | Serge Beltrame | PS |
| 1986 | 1986 | Proportional representation - no election by constituency | Proportional representation - no election by constituency |
| | 1988 | Serge Beltrame | PS |
| | 1993 | Jean-Pierre Thomas | UDF |
| | 1997 | Christian Franqueville | DVG |
| | 2002 | Jean-Jacques Gaultier | UMP |
| | 2007 | Jean-Jacques Gaultier | UMP |
| | 2012 | Christian Franqueville | PS |
| | 2017 | Jean-Jacques Gaultier | LR |
| | 2022 | Jean-Jacques Gaultier | LR |
| | 2024 | Sébastien Humbert | RN |

## Election results
### 2024

Legislative Election 2024: Vosges's 4th constituency :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | RN | Sébastien Humbert | 20,529 | 48.02 | +21.92 |
| | LR | Jean-Jacques Gaultier | 13,644 | 31.91 | +10.41 |
| | LFI (NFP) | François-Xavier Wein | 6,851 | 16.02 | +0.05 |
| | LO | Camille Bailly | 674 | 1.58 | +0.65 |
| | REC | Caroline Hubert | 538 | 1.26 | −1.09 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 44,247 | 69.01 | +17.73 |
| 2nd round result ||||||
| | RN | Sébastien Humbert | 22,797 | 53.18 | +5.09 |
| | LR | Jean-Jacques Gaultier | 20,073 | 46.82 | −5.09 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 45,032 | 70.23 | +20.53 |
| | RN gain from LR | RN gain from LR | RN gain from LR | RN gain from LR | RN gain from LR |

### 2022

Legislative Election 2022: Vosges's 4th constituency :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | RN | Sébastien Humbert | 8,530 | 26.10 | +8.87 |
| | LR (UDC) | Jean-Jacques Gaultier | 7,028 | 21.50 | -0.59 |
| | LFI (NUPÉS) | François-Xavier Wein | 5,220 | 15.97 | −17.53 |
| | LREM (Ensemble) | Christophe Laurent | 4,490 | 13.74 | −3.60 |
| | PS | Christian Franqueville* | 4,049 | 12.39 | N/A |
| | DVG | Joris Huriot | 1,905 | 5.83 | N/A |
| | REC | Jocelyne Jabrin | 769 | 2.35 | N/A |
| | PA | Thierry Morales | 389 | 1.19 | N/A |
| | LO | Camille Bailly | 305 | 0.93 | +0.31 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 32,685 | 51.28 | −0.38 |
| 2nd round result ||||||
| | LR (UDC) | Jean-Jacques Gaultier | 15,441 | 51.91 | -1.56 |
| | RN | Sébastien Humbert | 14,302 | 48.09 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 29,743 | 49.70 | +8.01 |
| | LR hold | LR hold | LR hold | LR hold | LR hold |
* Dissident PS member, not supported by the party or NUPES alliance.

### 2017

Legislative Election 2017: Vosges's 4th constituency :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | LR | Jean-Jacques Gaultier | 7,601 | 22.09 | |
| | PS | Christian Franqueville | 6,366 | 18.50 | |
| | MoDem | Raynald Magnien-Coeurdacier | 5,964 | 17.34 | |
| | FN | Jordan Grosse-Cruciani | 5,926 | 17.23 | |
| | LFI | Renée-Lise Rothiot | 3,387 | 9.85 | |
| | DVD | Jocelyne Allane-Voilquin | 1,837 | 5.34 | |
| | EELV | Florence Lamaze | 1,365 | 3.97 | |
| | Others | N/A | 1,956 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 34,402 | 51.66 | |
| 2nd round result ||||||
| | LR | Jean-Jacques Gaultier | 14,836 | 53.47 | |
| | PS | Christian Franqueville | 12,909 | 46.53 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 27,745 | 41.69 | |
| | LR gain from PS | LR gain from PS | LR gain from PS | LR gain from PS | LR gain from PS |

### 2012

Legislative Election 2012: Vosges's 4th constituency :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | PS | Christian Franqueville | 15,311 | 36.99 | |
| | UMP | Jean-Jacques Gaultier | 14,787 | 35.72 | |
| | FN | Louise Buchmann | 6,260 | 15.12 | |
| | FG | Audrey Voyen | 1,545 | 3.73 | |
| | EELV | Florence Lamaze | 1,279 | 3.09 | |
| | NC | Jocelyne Allane | 931 | 2.25 | |
| | Others | N/A | 1,280 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 41,393 | 60.96 | |
| 2nd round result ||||||
| | PS | Christian Franqueville | 20,699 | 50.37 | |
| | UMP | Jean-Jacques Gaultier | 20,393 | 49.63 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 41,092 | 60.52 | |
| | PS gain from UMP | PS gain from UMP | PS gain from UMP | PS gain from UMP | PS gain from UMP |

### 2007

Legislative Election 2007: Vosges's 4th constituency :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | UMP | Jean-Jacques Gaultier | 20,710 | 49.13 | |
| | PS | Christian Franqueville | 13,219 | 31.36 | |
| | MoDem | Maryse Ohnenstetter | 2,174 | 5.16 | |
| | FN | Bernard Bazin | 2,075 | 4.92 | |
| | Far left | Gery Barbot | 1,493 | 3.54 | |
| | Others | N/A | 2,482 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 43,119 | 62.11 | |
| 2nd round result ||||||
| | UMP | Jean-Jacques Gaultier | 23,347 | 55.72 | |
| | PS | Christian Franqueville | 18,555 | 44.28 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 43,336 | 62.44 | |
| | UMP hold | UMP hold | UMP hold | UMP hold | UMP hold |

### 2002

Legislative Election 2002: Vosges's 4th constituency :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | DVG | Christian Franqueville | 15,041 | 34.25 | |
| | UMP | Jean-Jacques Gaultier | 12,157 | 27.68 | |
| | DVD | Serge Essermeant | 6,739 | 15.35 | |
| | FN | Georges Faivre | 4,624 | 10.53 | |
| | DIV | François Grossi | 907 | 2.07 | |
| | Others | N/A | 4,444 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 45,277 | 65.86 | |
| 2nd round result ||||||
| | UMP | Jean-Jacques Gaultier | 21,590 | 50.77 | |
| | DVG | Christian Franqueville | 20,939 | 49.23 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 44,389 | 64.48 | |
| | UMP gain from DVG | UMP gain from DVG | UMP gain from DVG | UMP gain from DVG | UMP gain from DVG |

### 1997

Legislative Election 1997: Vosges's 4th constituency :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | UDF | Jean-Pierre Thomas | 16,409 | 36.09 | |
| | DVG | Christian Franqueville | 11,973 | 26.33 | |
| | FN | François Flamerion | 7,657 | 16.84 | |
| | LV | Marie-Paule Boyer | 4,091 | 9.00 | |
| | DIV | Marcel Bernard | 2,920 | 6.42 | |
| | PCF | Michel Gerard | 2,418 | 5.32 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 48,672 | 71.79 | |
| 2nd round result ||||||
| | DVG | Christian Franqueville | 23,983 | 50.55 | |
| | UDF | Jean-Pierre Thomas | 23,458 | 49.45 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 50,826 | 74.98 | |
| | DVG gain from UDF | DVG gain from UDF | DVG gain from UDF | DVG gain from UDF | DVG gain from UDF |

## Sources

Official results of French elections from 2002: "Résultats électoraux officiels en France" (in French).
* ↑ "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 les Vosges". Le Monde.fr (in French). Retrieved 2 August 2022.