# Territoire de Belfort's 1st constituency

Territoire de Belfort's 1st constituency is one of two French legislative constituencies in the department of Territoire de Belfort. It is currently represented by Ian Boucard of The Republicans (LR).

## Historic representation

| Legislature | Start of mandate | End of mandate | Deputy | Party | Party |
| 1st | 9 December 1958 | 9 October 1962 | Raymond Schmittlein | | UNR |
| 2nd | 6 December 1962 | 2 April 1967 | Raymond Schmittlein | | UNR |
| 3rd | 3 April 1967 | 30 May 1968 | Michel Dreyfus-Schmidt | | CIR |
| 4th | 11 July 1968 | 1 April 1973 | André Tisserand | | DVD |
| 5th | 2 April 1973 | 2 April 1978 | Raymond Forni | | PS |
| 6th | 3 April 1978 | 22 May 1981 | Raymond Forni | | PS |
| 7th | 2 July 1981 | 22 August 1985 | Raymond Forni | | PS |
| 7th | 23 August 1985 | 1 April 1986 | Vacant | Vacant | Vacant |
| 8th | 2 April 1986 | 14 May 1988 | Proportional representation | Proportional representation | Proportional representation |
| 9th | 23 June 1988 | 1 April 1993 | Raymond Forni | | PS |
| 10th | 2 April 1993 | 21 April 1997 | Jean Rosselot | | RPR |
| 11th | 12 June 1997 | 18 June 2002 | Raymond Forni | | PS |
| 12th | 19 June 2002 | 19 June 2007 | Damien Meslot | | UMP |
| 13th | 20 June 2007 | 19 June 2012 | Damien Meslot | | UMP |
| 14th | 20 June 2012 | 20 June 2017 | Damien Meslot | | UMP |
| 15th | 21 June 2017 | 8 December 2017 | Ian Boucard | | LR |
| 15th | 8 December 2017 | 4 February 2018 | Vacant | Vacant | Vacant |
| 15th | 5 February 2018 | 21 June 2022 | Ian Boucard | | LR |
| 16th | 22 June 2022 | ongoing | Ian Boucard | | LR |

## Elections
### 2024

Legislative Election 2024: Territoire de Belfort's 1st constituency :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | DLF | Marion Kemps Houver | 350 | 1.09 | n/a |
| | DIV | Séverine Merlini | 0 | 0.00 | n/a |
| | LR | Ian Boucard | 7,679 | 23.99 | −3.27 |
| | LO | Christiane Petitot | 426 | 1.33 | n/a |
| | MoDem (Ensemble) | Maggy Grosdidier | 3,608 | 11.27 | −9.28 |
| | PS (NFP) | Marie-Eve Belorgey | 7,233 | 22.59 | n/a |
| | RN | Carine Manck | 12,719 | 39.73 | +18.31 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 32,015 | 97.70 | +48.87 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 47,553 | | |
| 2nd round result ||||||
| | LR | Ian Boucard | 17,512 | 55.38 | −6.23 |
| | RN | Carine Manck | 14,108 | 44.62 | +6.23 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 31,620 | 95.50 | +50.14 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 47,558 | | |
| | LR hold | LR hold | LR hold | LR hold | LR hold |

### 2022

Legislative Election 2022: Territoire de Belfort's 1st constituency :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | LR (UDC) | Ian Boucard | 6,196 | 27.26 | -11.76 |
| | RN | Christophe Soustelle | 4,868 | 21.42 | +13.90 |
| | LFI (NUPÉS) | Gérald Loridat | 4,828 | 21.24 | −1.47 |
| | MoDem (Ensemble) | Thiebaud Grudler | 4,671 | 20.55 | −6.12 |
| | REC | Nathalie Franquet | 782 | 3.44 | N/A |
| | LP (RPR) | Jean Cordonnier | 472 | 2.08 | −3.73 |
| | Others | N/A | 913 | - | − |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 22,730 | 48.83 | +19.32 |
| 2nd round result ||||||
| | LR (UDC) | Ian Boucard | 12,037 | 61.61 | +2.68 |
| | RN | Christophe Soustelle | 7,500 | 38.39 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 19,537 | 45.36 | +16.45 |
| | LR hold | LR hold | LR hold | LR hold | LR hold |

### 2018 by-election

| Candidate | Candidate | Party | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round |
| Candidate | Candidate | Party | Votes | % | +/– | Votes | % | +/– |
| | Ian Boucard | LR–UDI | 5,266 | 39.02 | +15.32 | 7,229 | 58.93 | +8.17 |
| | Christophe Grudler | MoDem–REM | 3,600 | 26.67 | –5.16 | 5,039 | 41.07 | –8.17 |
| | Anais Beltran | FI–MRC–PCF | 1,568 | 11.62 | –0.55 | | | |
| | Jean-Raphaël Sandri | FN | 1,015 | 7.52 | –9.98 | | | |
| | Vincent Jeudy | EELV | 601 | 4.45 | +4.45 | | | |
| | Julie Kohlenberg | DLF | 515 | 3.82 | +3.82 | | | |
| | Arthur Courty | PS | 351 | 2.60 | –6.50 | | | |
| | Sophie Montel | LP | 268 | 1.99 | +1.99 | | | |
| | Yves Fontanive | LO | 214 | 1.59 | +0.54 | | | |
| | Jonathan Vallart | UPR | 99 | 0.73 | –0.02 | | | |
| Votes | Votes | Votes | 13,497 | 100.00 | – | 12,268 | 100.00 | – |
| Valid votes | Valid votes | Valid votes | 13,497 | 96.39 | –0.97 | 12,268 | 89.06 | +1.47 |
| Blank votes | Blank votes | Blank votes | 339 | 2.42 | –0.62 | 959 | 6.96 | –1.73 |
| Null votes | Null votes | Null votes | 167 | 1.19 | +0.35 | 548 | 3.98 | –0.26 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 14,003 | 29.51 | –20.23 | 13,775 | 28.91 | –15.35 |
| Abstentions | Abstentions | Abstentions | 33,451 | 70.49 | +20.23 | 33,880 | 71.09 | +15.35 |
| Registered voters | Registered voters | Registered voters | 47,454 | | | 47,655 | | |
| Source: Préfecture du Territoire de Belfort, Préfecture du Territoire de Belfort |||||||||

### 2017

| Candidate | Candidate | Label | First round | First round | Second round | Second round |
| Candidate | Candidate | Label | Votes | % | Votes | % |
| | Christophe Grudler | MoDem | 7,379 | 31.83 | 9,131 | 49.25 |
| | Ian Boucard | LR | 5,493 | 23.70 | 9,410 | 50.75 |
| | Jean-Raphaël Sandri | FN | 4,057 | 17.50 | | |
| | Anais Beltran | FI | 2,821 | 12.17 | | |
| | Bastien Faudot | PS | 2,110 | 9.10 | | |
| | Philippe Legros | DIV | 431 | 1.86 | | |
| | Sabine Verdant | PCF | 334 | 1.44 | | |
| | Christiane Petitot | EXG | 243 | 1.05 | | |
| | Jonathan Vallart | DIV | 175 | 0.75 | | |
| | Mustafa Cetin | DIV | 139 | 0.60 | | |
| | Romain Lagache | DIV | 0 | 0.00 | | |
| Votes | Votes | Votes | 23,182 | 100.00 | 18,541 | 100.00 |
| Valid votes | Valid votes | Valid votes | 23,182 | 97.35 | 18,541 | 87.59 |
| Blank votes | Blank votes | Blank votes | 430 | 1.81 | 1,840 | 8.69 |
| Null votes | Null votes | Null votes | 200 | 0.84 | 788 | 3.72 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 23,812 | 49.74 | 21,169 | 44.25 |
| Abstentions | Abstentions | Abstentions | 24,061 | 50.26 | 26,669 | 55.75 |
| Registered voters | Registered voters | Registered voters | 47,873 | | 47,838 | |
| Source: Ministry of the Interior |||||||

### 2012

| Candidate | Candidate | Label | First round | First round | Second round | Second round |
| Candidate | Candidate | Label | Votes | % | Votes | % |
| | Damien Meslot | UMP | 11,318 | 40.23 | 15,344 | 56.22 |
| | Anne-Marie Forcinal | PS | 8,822 | 31.36 | 11,949 | 43.78 |
| | Marc Archambault | FN | 4,298 | 15.28 | | |
| | Jacques Rambur | FG | 1,145 | 4.07 | | |
| | Eva Pedrocchi | EELV | 936 | 3.33 | | |
| | Renaud Rousselet | MoDem | 667 | 2.37 | | |
| | Saïd Meftah El Khaïr | PRG | 293 | 1.04 | | |
| | Gérard Cretin | EXD | 245 | 0.87 | | |
| | Jean-Christophe Muringer | DVD | 239 | 0.85 | | |
| | Christiane Petitot | EXG | 170 | 0.60 | | |
| | Claude Larger | AUT | 0 | 0.00 | | |
| Votes | Votes | Votes | 28,133 | 100.00 | 27,293 | 100.00 |
| Valid votes | Valid votes | Valid votes | 28,133 | 98.58 | 27,293 | 96.20 |
| Blank or null votes | Blank or null votes | Blank or null votes | 406 | 1.42 | 1,079 | 3.80 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 28,539 | 60.48 | 28,372 | 60.13 |
| Abstentions | Abstentions | Abstentions | 18,648 | 39.52 | 18,813 | 39.87 |
| Registered voters | Registered voters | Registered voters | 47,187 | | 47,185 | |
| Source: Ministry of the Interior |||||||

### 2007

Legislative Election 2007: Territoire de Belfort's 1st constituency :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | UMP | Damien Meslot | 14,044 | 49.99 | |
| | PS | Anne-Marie Forcinal | 6,748 | 24.02 | |
| | MoDem | Christophe Grudler | 2,435 | 8.67 | |
| | FN | Robert Sennerich | 1,297 | 4.62 | |
| | LV | Anny Morel-Grunblatt | 964 | 3.43 | |
| | Far left | Elisabeth Adalla | 695 | 2.47 | |
| | Others | N/A | 1,911 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 28,697 | 61.39 | |
| 2nd round result ||||||
| | UMP | Damien Meslot | 16,478 | 58.66 | |
| | PS | Anne-Marie Forcinal | 11,612 | 41.34 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 29,277 | 62.63 | |
| | UMP hold | UMP hold | UMP hold | UMP hold | UMP hold |

### 2002

Legislative Election 2002: Territoire de Belfort's 1st constituency :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | UMP | Damien Meslot | 10,739 | 37.78 | |
| | PS | Raymond Forni | 9,732 | 34.24 | |
| | FN | Yolande Pflieger | 4,107 | 14.45 | |
| | PR | Jackie Drouet | 1,604 | 5.64 | |
| | Others | N/A | 2,243 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 29,231 | 66.46 | |
| 2nd round result ||||||
| | UMP | Damien Meslot | 14,770 | 53.23 | |
| | PS | Raymond Forni | 12,979 | 46.77 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 29,186 | 66.38 | |
| | UMP gain from PS | UMP gain from PS | UMP gain from PS | UMP gain from PS | UMP gain from PS |

### 1997

Legislative Election 2007: :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | PS | Raymond Forni | 8,789 | 32.04 | |
| | RPR | Jean Rosselot | 7,992 | 29.13 | |
| | FN | Christophe Vuillemin | 5,008 | 18.26 | |
| | LV | Louis Teknayan | 1,366 | 4.98 | |
| | PCF | Arlette Clerc | 1,346 | 4.91 | |
| | LO | Eliane Lacaille | 899 | 3.28 | |
| | DVD | Jean-Michel Glon-Villeneuve | 727 | 2.65 | |
| | GE | Philippe Freyburger | 648 | 2.36 | |
| | Others | N/A | 658 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 29,036 | 69.74 | |
| 2nd round result ||||||
| | PS | Raymond Forni | 14,762 | 51.52 | |
| | RPR | Jean Rosselot | 13,890 | 48.48 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 31,056 | 74.61 | |
| | PS gain from RPR | PS gain from RPR | PS gain from RPR | PS gain from RPR | PS gain from RPR |