# Vosges's 2nd constituency

The 2nd constituency of the Vosges is a French legislative constituency in the Vosges département.

## Description

Vosges' 2nd Constituency consists of the north-eastern corner of Vosges and includes the town of Saint-Dié-des-Vosges as well the surrounding countryside and small villages.
The constituency has historically been a marginal one with the Socialist Party winning in 1978, 1981 and 1997. The constituency, has however, now been represented by the conservative UMP party since 2002.
Notably the defeated PS candidate at the 2012 election was the former Education and Culture minister Jack Lang.

## Historic Representation

| Election | Election | Member | Party |
| | 1958 | Maurice Lemaire | UNR |
| | 1962 | Maurice Lemaire | UNR |
| | 1967 | Maurice Lemaire | UDR |
| | 1968 | Maurice Lemaire | UDR |
| | 1973 | Maurice Lemaire | UDR |
| | 1978 | Christian Pierret | PS |
| | 1981 | Christian Pierret | PS |
| 1986 | 1986 | Proportional representation - no election by constituency | Proportional representation - no election by constituency |
| | 1988 | Christian Pierret | PS |
| | 1993 | Gérard Cherpion | RPR |
| | 1997 | Claude Jacquot | PS |
| | 2002 | Gérard Cherpion | UMP |
| | 2007 | Gérard Cherpion | UMP |
| | 2012 | Gérard Cherpion | UMP |
| | 2017 | Gérard Cherpion | LR |
| | 2022 | David Valence | PRV |

## Election results
### 2024

Legislative Election 2024: Vosges's 2nd constituency :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | RN | Gaëtan Dussausaye | 22,788 | 48.16 | +19.43 |
| | LR | Emma Gateau | 1,202 | 2.54 | −9.30 |
| | DVE | Lionel Chambrot | 10 | 0.02 | n/a |
| | LFI (NFP) | Julie Xicola | 7,312 | 15.45 | −2.39 |
| | LO | Jeanne-Françoise Langlade | 486 | 1.03 | n/a |
| | PRV (Ensemble) | David Valence | 14,592 | 30.84 | +0.72 |
| | DVC | Emmanuel Thiébaut | 925 | 1.95 | −0.24 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 47,315 | 97.31 | +49.25 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 71,896 | | |
| 2nd round result ||||||
| | RN | Gaëtan Dussausaye | 25,048 | 52.77 | +2.22 |
| | PRV | David Valence | 22,422 | 47.23 | −2.22 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 47,470 | 95.65 | +48.84 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 71,910 | | |
| | RN gain from PRV | RN gain from PRV | RN gain from PRV | RN gain from PRV | RN gain from PRV |

### 2022

Legislative Election 2022: Vosges's 2nd constituency :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | PRV (Ensemble) | David Valence | 10,233 | 30.12 | +1.90 |
| | RN | Gaëtan Dussausaye | 9,762 | 28.73 | +9.32 |
| | LFI (NUPÉS) | Charlotte Moreau | 6,061 | 17.84 | +0.07 |
| | LR (UDC) | Caroline Privat Mattioni | 4,024 | 11.84 | −17.33 |
| | DLF (UPF) | Pierre-Jean Robinot | 1,573 | 4.63 | +3.32 |
| | DVE | Emmanuel Thiebaut | 745 | 2.19 | +1.85 |
| | Others | N/A | 1,580 | - | − |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 33,978 | 48.06 | +1.06 |
| 2nd round result ||||||
| | PRV (Ensemble) | David Valence | 15,823 | 50.55 | +5.96 |
| | RN | Gaëtan Dussausaye | 15,481 | 49.45 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 31,304 | 46.81 | +6.62 |
| | PRV gain from LR | PRV gain from LR | PRV gain from LR | PRV gain from LR | PRV gain from LR |

### 2017

Legislative Election 2017: Vosges's 2nd constituency :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | LR | Gérard Cherpion | 10,044 | 29.17 | |
| | LREM | Christine Urbes | 9,716 | 28.22 | |
| | FN | Isabelle Gerard | 6,683 | 19.41 | |
| | LFI | Sylvain Calbrix | 3,704 | 10.76 | |
| | EELV | Christine L'Heureux | 1,606 | 4.66 | |
| | PCF | Sandra Blaise | 808 | 2.35 | |
| | Others | N/A | 1,873 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 34,434 | 47.00 | |
| 2nd round result ||||||
| | LR | Gérard Cherpion | 15,501 | 55.41 | |
| | LREM | Christine Urbes | 12,474 | 44.59 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 27,975 | 38.19 | |
| | LR hold | LR hold | LR hold | LR hold | LR hold |

### 2012

Legislative Election 2012: Vosges's 2nd constituency :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | PS | Jack Lang | 16,515 | 37.50 | |
| | UMP | Gérard Cherpion | 15,567 | 35.35 | |
| | FN | Jean-François Jalkh | 7,679 | 17.44 | |
| | FG | Sandra Blaise | 1,780 | 4.04 | |
| | Others | N/A | 2,497 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 44,038 | 59.30 | |
| 2nd round result ||||||
| | UMP | Gérard Cherpion | 22,257 | 50.89 | |
| | PS | Jack Lang | 21,480 | 49.11 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 43,737 | 58.89 | |
| | UMP hold | UMP hold | UMP hold | UMP hold | UMP hold |

### 2007

Legislative Election 2007: Vosges's 2nd constituency :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | UMP | Gérard Cherpion | 18,469 | 43.92 | |
| | PS | Christian Pierret | 12,090 | 28.75 | |
| | FN | Chantal Odile | 3,221 | 7.66 | |
| | MoDem | Pascal Thomas | 3,187 | 7.58 | |
| | PCF | Sandra Blaise | 1,403 | 3.34 | |
| | Far left | Catherine Calais | 1,241 | 2.95 | |
| | DVE | Catherine Bitterlin | 1,110 | 2.64 | |
| | Others | N/A | 1,327 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 43,279 | 57.19 | |
| 2nd round result ||||||
| | UMP | Gérard Cherpion | 22,685 | 54.99 | |
| | PS | Christian Pierret | 18,566 | 45.01 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 43,588 | 57.60 | |
| | UMP hold | UMP hold | UMP hold | UMP hold | UMP hold |

### 2002

Legislative Election 2002: Vosges's 2nd constituency :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | UMP | Gérard Cherpion | 16,700 | 38.64 | |
| | PS | Claude Jacquot | 13,390 | 30.98 | |
| | FN | Georg Kuhn | 6,221 | 14.39 | |
| | UDF | Marc Parmentelot | 1,777 | 4.11 | |
| | PCF | Françoise George | 1,160 | 2.68 | |
| | Others | N/A | 3,971 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 44,760 | 61.01 | |
| 2nd round result ||||||
| | UMP | Gérard Cherpion | 21,538 | 52.53 | |
| | PS | Claude Jacquot | 19,460 | 47.47 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 43,286 | 59.00 | |
| | UMP gain from PS | UMP gain from PS | UMP gain from PS | UMP gain from PS | UMP gain from PS |

### 1997

Legislative Election 1997: Vosges's 2nd constituency :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | PS | Christian Pierret | 19,146 | 40.91 | |
| | RPR | Gérard Cherpion | 13,606 | 29.07 | |
| | FN | Suzette Cassin | 6,998 | 14.95 | |
| | PCF | Christian Staphe | 2,709 | 5.79 | |
| | DIV | Dominique Marin | 1,792 | 3.83 | |
| | Others | N/A | 2,549 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 49,698 | 69.95 | |
| 2nd round result ||||||
| | PS | Christian Pierret | 28,574 | 58.38 | |
| | RPR | Gérard Cherpion | 20,374 | 41.62 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 52,538 | 73.96 | |
| | PS gain from RPR | PS gain from RPR | PS gain from RPR | PS gain from RPR | PS gain from RPR |

## 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.