# Haut-Rhin's 3rd constituency

The 3rd constituency of the Haut-Rhin is a French legislative constituency in the Haut-Rhin département.

## Description

Haut-Rhin's 3rd Constituency covers the southern portion of the département centred on the town of Altkirch however the largest town by far with the constituency is Saint-Louis, which lies close to Basel on the border with Switzerland. The constituency includes the area historically known as Sundgau. The constituency has elected Gaullist candidates for its entire history within the Fifth Republic.
The constituency was held by Jean-Luc Reitzer from 1988 until he stood down in 2022. In the 2012 election, he was elected on the first round of voting.

## Historic Representation

| Election | Election | Member | Party |
| | 1958 | Joseph Perrin | UNR |
| | 1962 | Joseph Perrin | UNR |
| | 1967 | Alphonse Jenn | UDR |
| | 1968 | Alphonse Jenn | UDR |
| | 1973 | Pierre Weisenhorn | UDR |
| | 1978 | Pierre Weisenhorn | RPR |
| | 1981 | Pierre Weisenhorn | RPR |
| 1986 | 1986 | Proportional representation – no election by constituency | Proportional representation – no election by constituency |
| | 1988 | Jean-Luc Reitzer | RPR |
| | 1993 | Jean-Luc Reitzer | RPR |
| | 1997 | Jean-Luc Reitzer | RPR |
| | 2002 | Jean-Luc Reitzer | UMP |
| | 2007 | Jean-Luc Reitzer | UMP |
| | 2012 | Jean-Luc Reitzer | UMP |
| | 2017 | Jean-Luc Reitzer | LR |
| | 2022 | Didier Lemaire | HOR |

## Election results
### 2024

Legislative Election 2024: Haut-Rhin's 3rd constituency :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | DLF | Simone Fischer | 579 | 1.03 | N/A |
| | DIV | Gaëlle Cressin | 785 | 1.40 | N/A |
| | DVE | Antoine Waechter | 1,563 | 2.79 | −0.91 |
| | HOR (Ensemble) | Didier Lemaire | 13,980 | 24.93 | +5.27 |
| | LFI (NFP) | Bénédicte Viroulet | 7,119 | 12.70 | +0.29 |
| | LR | Thomas Zeller | 7,521 | 13.41 | −4.52 |
| | LO | Géraud Ferry | 234 | 0.42 | N/A |
| | RN | Christian Zimmermann | 21,790 | 38.86 | +18.48 |
| | REC | Sandrine Noël | 653 | 1.16 | −2.17 |
| | UL | Jean-Denis Zoellé | 1,850 | 3.30 | −1.72 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 56,074 | 97.79 | +52.95 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 87,359 | | |
| 2nd round result ||||||
| | HOR | Didier Lemaire | 29,028 | 51.92 | −1.96 |
| | RN | Christian Zimmermann | 26,883 | 48.08 | +1.96 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 55,911 | 95.90 | +53.38 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 87,370 | | |
| | HOR hold | HOR hold | Swing | | |

### 2022

Legislative Election 2022: Haut-Rhin's 3rd constituency :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | RN | Christian Zimmermann | 7,838 | 20.38 | +10.23 |
| | HOR (Ensemble) | Didier Lemaire | 7,563 | 19.66 | -12.18 |
| | LR (UDC) | Thomas Zeller | 6,894 | 17.93 | −11.89 |
| | LFI (NUPÉS) | Priscille Silva | 4,774 | 12.41 | +1.82 |
| | DIV | Jean-Luc Johaneck | 2,881 | 7.49 | N/A |
| | LREM | Patrick Striby* | 1,946 | 5.06 | N/A |
| | UL (REG) | Jean-Denis Zoellé | 1,930 | 5.02 | −3.66 |
| | DVE | Antoine Waechter | 1,423 | 3.70 | N/A |
| | REC | Sandrine Noel | 1,279 | 3.33 | N/A |
| | Others | N/A | 1,932 | - | − |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 38,460 | 44.84 | −0.64 |
| 2nd round result ||||||
| | HOR (Ensemble) | Didier Lemaire | 18,757 | 53.88 | +9.03 |
| | RN | Christian Zimmermann | 16,053 | 46.12 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 34,810 | 42.52 | +2.78 |
| | HOR gain from LR | HOR gain from LR | HOR gain from LR | HOR gain from LR | HOR gain from LR |
* Striby stood as a dissident LREM member, without the support of the party or the Ensemble Citoyens coalition. His results as the LREM candidate in 2017 are counted against the official Ensemble Citoyens candidate for swing purposes.

### 2017

Legislative Election 2017: Haut-Rhin's 3rd constituency :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | LREM | Patrick Striby | 12,419 | 31.84 | |
| | LR | Jean-Luc Reitzer | 11,630 | 29.82 | |
| | FN | Katia Di Leonardo | 3,960 | 10.15 | |
| | REG | Hervé Ott (Unser Land) | 3,387 | 8.68 | |
| | LFI | Marianne Bercot | 2,195 | 5.63 | |
| | MEI | Antoine Waechter | 1,936 | 4.96 | |
| | DLF | Jean-Michel Monteillet | 1,052 | 2.70 | |
| | REG | Catherine Dahmane (Alsace First) | 1,046 | 2.68 | |
| | Others | N/A | 1,374 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 38,999 | 45.50 | |
| 2nd round result ||||||
| | LR | Jean-Luc Reitzer | 18,786 | 55.15 | |
| | LREM | Patrick Striby | 15,278 | 44.85 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 34,064 | 39.74 | |
| | LR hold | LR hold | LR hold | LR hold | LR hold |
Source:

### 2012

Legislative Election 2012: Haut-Rhin 3rd 1st Round :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | UMP | Jean-Luc Reitzer | 25,010 | 54.80 |
| | FN | Stéphanie Faesch | 6,109 | 13.39 |
| | MEI | Antonie Waechter | 4,802 | 10.52 |
| | LV | Max Demond | 4,230 | 9.27 |
| | DVD | Alain Koegler | 1.861 | 4.08 |
| | FG | Geneviève Enggasser | 1,793 | 3.93 |
| | | Jean-Luc Koch | 863 | 1.89 |
| | NC | Alexandra Delaunay-Hartemann | 739 | 1.62 |
| | LO | Géraud Ferry | 231 | 0.51 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 46,309 | 55.40 |
| | UMP hold | UMP hold | Swing | |

## 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 Haut-Rhin". Le Monde.fr (in French). Retrieved 31 July 2022.
* ↑ "Résultats des élections législatives 2017" [Results of 2017 Legislative Election] (in French). Ministry of the Interior. Retrieved 14 May 2021.
* ↑ "Résultats des élections législatives 2012" [Results of 2012 Legislative Election] (in French). Ministry of the Interior. Retrieved 14 May 2021.