# Meurthe-et-Moselle's 5th constituency

The 5th constituency of Meurthe-et-Moselle is a French legislative constituency in the Meurthe-et-Moselle département.

## Description

Meurthe-et-Moselle's 5th Constituency consists of the south west portion of the department based around the small town of Toul, which lies on the river Moselle.
Historically the seat has swung between right and left leaning parties. Since 1988 it has had no fewer than six different representatives, changing hands at every election with the exception of 2007 and 2017. After the 2017 election it became the only seat held by the Socialist Party in the department.
In the 2022 election, incumbent PS deputy Dominique Potier distanced himself from the NUPES alliance, choosing to run as an independent left candidate. However, Potier rejoined the PS upon the start of the new term of the National Assembly.

## Historic Representation

| Election | Election | Member | Party |
| 1986 | 1986 | Proportional representation – no election by constituency | Proportional representation – no election by constituency |
| | 1988 | Michel Dinet | PS |
| | 1993 | Aloys Geoffroy | UDF |
| | 1997 | Nicole Feidt | PS |
| | 2002 | Nadine Morano | UMP |
| | 2007 | Nadine Morano | UMP |
| | 2008 | Nadine Morano | UMP |
| | 2012 | Dominique Potier | PS |
| | 2017 | Dominique Potier | PS |
| | 2022 | Dominique Potier | DVG |

## Election results
### 2024

Legislative Election 2024: Meurthe-et-Moselle's 5th constituency :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | DVG | Dominique Potier | 22,415 | 43.47 | −0.5 |
| | LR (UXD) | Louis-Joseph Pecher | 15,704 | 30.45 | N/A |
| | LR | Quentin Vinot* | 7,220 | 14.00 | +9.35 |
| | Party of France (EXD) | Pierre-Nicolas Nups | 5,190 | 10.06 | N/A |
| | LO | Miriam Aubert | 792 | 1.54 | −0.64 |
| | DIV | Edouard Mathieu | 792 | 0.47 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 53,180 | 67.60 | +19.22 |
| 2nd round result ||||||
| | DVG | Dominique Potier | 28,073 | 54.73 | +11.26 |
| | LR | Louis-Joseph Pecher | 23217 | 45.27 | +14.82 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 51290 | 95.52 | −1.44 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 78,674 | | |
| | DVG hold | DVG hold | Swing | | |
* Vinot's result is counted against the previous result of the LR candidate in 2022

### 2022

Legislative Election 2022: Meurthe-et-Moselle's 5th constituency :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | DVG | Dominique Potier* | 16,393 | 43.97 | +15.41 |
| | RN | Philippe Morenvillier | 10,216 | 27.40 | +8.90 |
| | LREM (Ensemble) | Marika Bret | 5,268 | 14.13 | −12.91 |
| | LR (UDC) | Yannick François | 1,735 | 4.65 | −5.85 |
| | REC | Julie Ricard | 1,345 | 3.61 | N/A |
| | PA | Elisabeth Schilder | 902 | 2.42 | N/A |
| | LO | Miriam Aubert | 812 | 2.18 | +1.58 |
| | Others | N/A | 613 | - | − |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 37,284 | 48.38 | −2.12 |
| 2nd round result ||||||
| | DVG | Dominique Potier* | 21,782 | 63.12 | −0.01 |
| | RN | Philippe Morenvillier | 12,728 | 36.88 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 34,510 | 46.07 | +1.04 |
| | DVG gain from PS | DVG gain from PS | DVG gain from PS | DVG gain from PS | DVG gain from PS |
* In the absence of a PS candidate, Potier's result is counted against his previous result in swing calculations, despite his designation as DVG.

### 2017

| Candidate | Candidate | Label | First round | First round | Second round | Second round |
| Candidate | Candidate | Label | Votes | % | Votes | % |
| | Dominique Potier | PS | 11,150 | 28.56 | 20,461 | 63.13 |
| | Marion Buchet | REM | 10,558 | 27.04 | 11,951 | 36.87 |
| | Billy Winkens | FN | 7,225 | 18.50 | | |
| | Philippe Morenvillier | LR | 4,098 | 10.50 | | |
| | Rodolphe Bauer | FI | 3,131 | 8.02 | | |
| | Patrick Baranger | ECO | 797 | 2.04 | | |
| | Gilbert Canteri | DLF | 739 | 1.89 | | |
| | Jean-Philippe Roy-Moreau | EXD | 423 | 1.08 | | |
| | Lauranne Witt | PCF | 409 | 1.05 | | |
| | Gérard Neis | EXG | 235 | 0.60 | | |
| | Christiane Gelly | DIV | 208 | 0.53 | | |
| | Kévin Husson | DIV | 74 | 0.19 | | |
| Votes | Votes | Votes | 39,047 | 100.00 | 32,412 | 100.00 |
| Valid votes | Valid votes | Valid votes | 39,047 | 98.19 | 32,412 | 91.40 |
| Blank votes | Blank votes | Blank votes | 546 | 1.37 | 2,116 | 5.97 |
| Null votes | Null votes | Null votes | 175 | 0.44 | 933 | 2.63 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 39,768 | 50.50 | 35,461 | 45.03 |
| Abstentions | Abstentions | Abstentions | 38,981 | 49.50 | 43,290 | 54.97 |
| Registered voters | Registered voters | Registered voters | 78,749 | | 78,751 | |
| Source: Ministry of the Interior |||||||

### 2012

Legislative Election 2012: Meurthe-et-Moselle's 5th constituency :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | PS | Dominique Potier | 18,056 | 39.29 | |
| | UMP | Nadine Morano | 15,777 | 34.33 | |
| | FN | Olivier Prugneau | 7,559 | 16.45 | |
| | FG | Annie Levi-Cyferman | 1,518 | 3.30 | |
| | EELV | Jacqueline Fontaine | 980 | 2.13 | |
| | MoDem | Hervé Brosseau | 933 | 2.03 | |
| | Others | N/A | 1,132 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 45,955 | 59.97 | |
| 2nd round result ||||||
| | PS | Dominique Potier | 25,122 | 55.67 | |
| | UMP | Nadine Morano | 20,006 | 44.33 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 45,128 | 58.82 | |
| | PS gain from UMP | PS gain from UMP | PS gain from UMP | PS gain from UMP | PS gain from UMP |

## Sources

Official results of French elections from 2002: "Résultats électoraux officiels en France" (in French).
* ↑ "Législatives 2022 : refus d'étiquette Nupes pour le député sortant PS Dominique Potier, l'absence d'Europe et Mélenchon posent problème". France 3 Grand Est (in French). Retrieved 1 August 2022.
* ↑ "M. Dominique Potier - Meurthe-et-Moselle (5e circonscription) - Assemblée nationale". www2.assemblee-nationale.fr. Retrieved 1 August 2022.
* ↑ "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 en Meurthe-et-Moselle". Le Monde.fr (in French). Retrieved 1 August 2022.