# Haut-Rhin's 1st constituency

The 1st constituency of the Haut-Rhin is a French legislative constituency in the Haut-Rhin département.

## Description

The seat includes the town of Colmar and then stretches eastwards towards the Rhine which forms the border with Germany. The seat has followed the historic pattern of Alsace by supporting parties of the right over the PS and its allies.

## Historic Representation

| Election | Election | Member | Party |
| | 1958 | Edmond Borocco | UNR |
| | 1962 | Edmond Borocco | UNR |
| | 1967 | Edmond Borocco | UDR |
| | 1968 | Edmond Borocco | UDR |
| | 1973 | Justin Haussherr | CDP |
| | 1978 | Jean-Paul Fuchs | UDF |
| | 1981 | Jean-Paul Fuchs | UDF |
| 1986 | 1986 | Proportional representation - no election by constituency | Proportional representation - no election by constituency |
| | 1988 | Edmond Gerrer | UDF |
| | 1993 | Gilbert Meyer | RPR |
| | 1997 | Gilbert Meyer | RPR |
| | 2002 | Gilbert Meyer | UMP |
| | 2007 | Éric Straumann | UMP |
| | 2012 | Éric Straumann | UMP |
| | 2017 | Éric Straumann | LR |
| | 2020 | Yves Hemedinger | LR |
| | 2022 | Brigitte Klinkert | RE |

## Election results
### 2024

Legislative Election 2024: Haut-Rhin's 1st constituency :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | DLF | Syrielle Couval | 591 | 1.20 | −1.47 |
| | LR | Yves Hemedinger | 6,547 | 13.32 | −7.25 |
| | LO | Gilles Schaffar | 341 | 0.69 | N/A |
| | PS (NFP) | Aïcha Fritsch | 8,727 | 17.75 | +3.01 |
| | RN | Laurent Gnaedig | 16,833 | 34.24 | +17.04 |
| | REC | Ariane Bischogg-Batma | 174 | 0.35 | −2.88 |
| | RE (Ensemble) | Brigitte Klinkert | 14,945 | 30.40 | −4.18 |
| | UL | Thiébault Zitvogel | 1,007 | 2.05 | 0 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 49,165 | 97.92 | +53.62 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 78,987 | | |
| 2nd round result ||||||
| | RE | Brigitte Klinkert | 28,349 | 58.14 | +7.93 |
| | RN | Laurent Gnaedig | 20,411 | 41.86 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 48,760 | 95.74 | +57.14 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 79,005 | | |
| | RE hold | RE hold | Swing | | |

### 2022

Legislative Election 2022: Haut-Rhin's 1st constituency :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | LREM (Ensemble) | Brigitte Klinkert | 11,791 | 34.58 | +8.34 |
| | LR (UDC) | Yves Hemedinger | 7,014 | 20.57 | -17.21 |
| | RN | Steven Schoenbeck | 5,866 | 17.20 | +5.78 |
| | PS (NUPÉS) | Aïcha Fritsch | 5,027 | 14.74 | +4.47 |
| | REC | Ariane Bischoff Batma | 1,103 | 3.23 | N/A |
| | DLF (UPF) | Cyrielle Couval | 909 | 2.67 | +1.53 |
| | MDP | Paul Martin | 831 | 2.44 | N/A |
| | UL (REG) | Thiébault Zitvogel | 700 | 2.05 | −1.03 |
| | Others | N/A | 861 | - | − |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 34,102 | 44.30 | −2.47 |
| 2nd round result ||||||
| | LREM (Ensemble) | Brigitte Klinkert | 14,141 | 50.21 | +16.62 |
| | LR (UDC) | Yves Hemedinger | 28,163 | 49.79 | −16.62 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 28,163 | 38.60 | −1.31 |
| | LREM gain from LR | LREM gain from LR | LREM gain from LR | LREM gain from LR | LREM gain from LR |

### 2020 by-election

The deputy, Éric Straumann, was appointed Mayor of Colmar in 2020. This triggered the accumulation of mandates rule, so he left the National Assembly. His substitute candidate, Brigitte Klinkert, was Minister Delegate for Economic Inclusion, so a by-election was called.
2020 by-election: Haut-Rhin's 1st constituency :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | LR | Yves Hemedinger | 6,944 | 45.39 | +7.61 |
| | EELV | Frédéric Hilbert | 3,600 | 23.53 | +18.92 |
| | RN | Christian Zimmermann | 2,148 | 14.04 | +2.62 |
| | DIV | Michel Clog | 1,196 | 7.82 | N/A |
| | DLF | Pascal Tschaen | 588 | 3.84 | N/A |
| | DIV | Jean-Frédéric Baechler | 479 | 3.13 | N/A |
| | Far left | Gilles Schaffar | 311 | 2.03 | N/A |
| | Others | N/A | 32 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 15,703 | 20.31 | −26.46 |
| 2nd round result ||||||
| | LR | Yves Hemedinger | 8,933 | 63.67 | −2.74 |
| | EELV | Frédéric Hilbert | 5,097 | 36.33 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 14,624 | 18.92 | −20.99 |
| | LR hold | LR hold | LR hold | LR hold | LR hold |

### 2017

Legislative Election 2017: Haut-Rhin's 1st constituency :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | LR | Éric Straumann | 13,444 | 37.78 | |
| | LREM | Stéphanie Villemin | 9,339 | 26.24 | |
| | FN | Marie-Hélène De Lacoste Laretmondie | 4,063 | 11.42 | |
| | LFI | Didier Ottermann | 1,901 | 5.34 | |
| | EELV | Frédéric Hilbert | 1,642 | 4.61 | |
| | REG | Nadia Hoog (Unser Land) | 1,096 | 3.08 | |
| | DVD | Philippe Rogala | 1,015 | 2.85 | |
| | Others | N/A | 3,084 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 35,584 | 46.77 | |
| 2nd round result ||||||
| | LR | Éric Straumann | 20,163 | 66.41 | |
| | LREM | Stéphanie Villemin | 10,199 | 33.59 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 30,362 | 39.91 | |
| | LR hold | LR hold | LR hold | LR hold | LR hold |

### 2012

Legislative Election 2012: Haut-Rhin's 1st constituency :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | UMP | Éric Straumann | 14,495 | 35.41 | |
| | PS | Victorine Valentin | 9,005 | 22.00 | |
| | DVD | Gilbert Meyer | 7,739 | 18.91 | |
| | FN | Vincent Wiss | 5,375 | 13.13 | |
| | EELV | Frédéric Hilbert | 1,241 | 3.03 | |
| | DIV | Antoine Walter | 985 | 2.41 | |
| | Others | N/A | 2,093 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 40,933 | 55.25 | |
| 2nd round result ||||||
| | UMP | Éric Straumann | 22,753 | 62.21 | |
| | PS | Victorine Valentin | 13,823 | 37.79 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 36,576 | 49.37 | |
| | UMP gain from DVD | UMP gain from DVD | UMP gain from DVD | UMP gain from DVD | UMP gain from DVD |

### 2007

Legislative Election 2007: Haut-Rhin's 1st Constituency 2nd round :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | DVD | Éric Straumann | 24,298 | 66.05 |
| | UMP | Gilbert Meyer | 12492 | 33.95 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 41,528 | 57.73 |
| | DVD hold | DVD hold | Swing | |

### 2002

Results of the 9 June and 16 June 2002 French National Assembly election in Haut-Rhin’s 1st Constituency :
| Candidate | Candidate | Party | Party | 1st round | 1st round |
| Candidate | Candidate | Party | Party | Votes | % |
| | Gilbert Meyer | Union for a Presidential Majority | UMP | 20,935 | 52.13 |
| | Monique Marchal | Socialist Party | PS | 8,376 | 20.86 |
| | Bruno Haebig | National Front | FN | 5,031 | 12.53 |
| | Frederic Hilbert | The Greens | LV | 1,395 | 3.47 |
| | Rene Becker | National Republican Movement | MNR | 1,128 | 2.81 |
| | Brigitte Courteville | Independent | DIV | 600 | 1.49 |
| | Gerard Probst | Ecologist | ECO | 564 | 1.40 |
| | Christian Rousset | Workers’ Struggle | LO | 546 | 1.36 |
| | Lydia Lacentra | Movement for France | MPF | 536 | 1.33 |
| | Mathieu Lavarenne | Republican Pole | PR | 506 | 1.26 |
| | Eliane Lodwitz | Communist Party | PCF | 342 | 0.85 |
| | Vincent Wischlen | Miscellaneous Right | DVD | 203 | 0.51 |
| Total | Total | Total | Total | 40,162 | 100% |
| Registered voters | Registered voters | Registered voters | Registered voters | 68,320 | |
| Blank/Void ballots | Blank/Void ballots | Blank/Void ballots | Blank/Void ballots | 1,007 | 2.45% |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 41,169 | 60.26% |
| Abstentions | Abstentions | Abstentions | Abstentions | 27,151 | 39.74% |
| Result | Result | Result | Result | UMP GAIN FROM RPR | UMP GAIN FROM RPR |

## 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.
* ↑ "Municipales 2020 Colmar : Straumann au bout, sans surprise". Les Dernières Nouvelles d'Alsace. 28 June 2020.
* ↑ "Résultats des élections législatives 2002".