# Territoire de Belfort's 2nd constituency

The 2nd constituency of Territoire-de-Belfort is a French legislative constituency in the Territoire-de-Belfort département.

## Description

The 2nd constituency of Territoire-de-Belfort includes most of Belfort itself as well as the territory in the north west of the department.
The constituency is notable for being the home seat of former Interior Minister Jean-Pierre Chevènement, who left the Socialist Party to found the Citizens' Movement in 1993.

## Historic Representation

| Election | Election | Member | Party |
| | 1978 | Raymond Forni | PS |
| 1986 | 1986 | Proportional representation – no election by constituency | Proportional representation – no election by constituency |
| | 1988 | Jean-Pierre Chevènement | PS |
| | 1988 | Gilberte Marin-Moskovitz | PS |
| | 1991 | Jean-Pierre Chevènement | PS |
| | 1993 | Jean-Pierre Chevènement | MDC |
| | 1997 | Jean-Pierre Chevènement | MDC |
| | 1997 | Gilberte Marin-Moskovitz | MDC |
| | 2000 | Jean-Pierre Chevènement | MDC |
| | 2002 | Michel Zumkeller | PRV |
| | 2007 | Michel Zumkeller | UMP-PRV |
| | 2012 | Michel Zumkeller | UMP-PRV |
| | 2017 | Michel Zumkeller | UDI-PRV |
| | 2022 | Florian Chauche | LFI |
| | 2024 | Guillaume Bigot | RN |

## Election results
### 2024

Legislative Election 2024: Territoire de Belfort's 2nd constituency :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | DIV | Célia Keck | 0 | 0.00 | n/a |
| | LFI (NFP) | Florian Chauche | 8,799 | 28.02 | +1.60 |
| | LR | Didier Vallverdu | 5,422 | 17.27 | +6.15 |
| | LO | Simon Pheulpin | 497 | 1.58 | n/a |
| | MoDem (Ensemble) | Josée Martinez | 4,794 | 15.27 | −3.11 |
| | RN | Guillaume Bigot | 11,887 | 37.86 | +18.71 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 31,399 | 97.33 | +47.39 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 46,433 | | |
| 2nd round result ||||||
| | RN | Guillaume Bigot | 14,546 | 50.59 | +1.96 |
| | LFI | Florian Chauche | 14,209 | 49.41 | −1.96 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 28,755 | 89.28 | +41.72 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 46,434 | | |
| | RN gain from LFI | RN gain from LFI | RN gain from LFI | RN gain from LFI | RN gain from LFI |

### 2022

Legislative Election 2022: Territoire de Belfort's 2nd constituency :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | LFI (NUPÉS) | Florian Chauche | 5,943 | 26.42 | +0.97 |
| | RN | Sophie Carnicer | 4,307 | 19.15 | +3.80 |
| | MoDem (Ensemble) | Baptiste Petitjean | 4,134 | 18.38 | −11.51 |
| | UDI (UDC) | Michel Zumkeller | 3,669 | 16.31 | −7.24 |
| | LR | Didier Vallverdu* | 2,502 | 11.12 | N/A |
| | REC | Marc Felemez | 1,158 | 5.15 | N/A |
| | Others | N/A | 782 | - | − |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 22,495 | 49.94 | +1.80 |
| 2nd round result ||||||
| | LFI (NUPÉS) | Florian Chauche | 9,476 | 51.37 | N/A |
| | RN | Sophie Carnicer | 8,971 | 48.63 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 18,447 | 47.56 | +9.18 |
| | LFI gain from UDI | LFI gain from UDI | LFI gain from UDI | LFI gain from UDI | LFI gain from UDI |
* Vallverdu ran as a dissident LR candidate, without the support of the party or the UDC alliance.

### 2017

Legislative Election 2017: Territoire de Belfort's 2nd constituency :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | LREM | Bruno Kern | 6,836 | 29.89 | |
| | UDI | Michel Zumkeller | 5,386 | 23.55 | |
| | FN | Laila Leroy | 3,511 | 15.35 | |
| | LFI | Laurent Soler | 2,644 | 11.56 | |
| | EELV | Vincent Jeudy | 1,486 | 6.50 | |
| | PS | Maude Clavequin | 1,357 | 5.93 | |
| | DLF | Jean-Christophe Muringer | 506 | 2.21 | |
| | Others | N/A | 1,142 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 22,868 | 48.14 | |
| 2nd round result ||||||
| | UDI | Michel Zumkeller | 9,815 | 53.84 | |
| | LREM | Bruno Kern | 8,415 | 46.16 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 18,230 | 38.38 | |
| | UDI gain from PRV | UDI gain from PRV | UDI gain from PRV | UDI gain from PRV | UDI gain from PRV |

### 2012

Legislative Election 2012: Territoire de Belfort's 2nd constituency :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | PRV | Michel Zumkeller | 8,502 | 30.34 | |
| | DVG | Etienne Butzbach | 8,403 | 29.99 | |
| | FN | Isabelle Roy | 4,921 | 17.56 | |
| | DVG | Marie-José Fleury | 1,862 | 6.64 | |
| | FG | Emmanuel Petitjean | 1,377 | 4.91 | |
| | EELV | Vincent Jeudy | 1,163 | 4.15 | |
| | MoDem | Jean-Christophe Messin | 778 | 2.78 | |
| | DIV | Bachir Bouhmadou | 593 | 2.12 | |
| | Others | N/A | 425 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 28,024 | 58.65 | |
| 2nd round result ||||||
| | PRV | Michel Zumkeller | 13,741 | 51.61 | |
| | DVG | Etienne Butzbach | 12,886 | 48.39 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 26,627 | 55.74 | |
| | PRV gain from UMP | PRV gain from UMP | PRV gain from UMP | PRV gain from UMP | PRV gain from UMP |

### 2007

Legislative Election 2007: Territoire de Belfort's 2nd constituency :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | UMP | Michel Zumkeller | 12,380 | 43.15 | |
| | MRC | Jean-Pierre Chevènement | 7,467 | 26.03 | |
| | PS | Alain Dreyfus-Schmidt | 2,081 | 7.25 | |
| | FN | Sylvianne Schott | 1,488 | 5.19 | |
| | LV | Jean Siron | 1,279 | 4.46 | |
| | MoDem | Sebastien Astorga | 1,238 | 4.32 | |
| | Far left | Marie-Christine Welfele | 650 | 2.27 | |
| | Others | N/A | 2,106 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 29,363 | 61.83 | |
| 2nd round result ||||||
| | UMP | Michel Zumkeller | 15,701 | 54.48 | |
| | MRC | Jean-Pierre Chevènement | 13,119 | 45.52 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 30,385 | 63.99 | |
| | UMP hold | UMP hold | UMP hold | UMP hold | UMP hold |

### 2002

Legislative Election 2002: Territoire de Belfort's 2nd constituency :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | UMP | Michel Zumkeller | 7,560 | 25.65 | |
| | PR | Jean-Pierre Chevènement | 6,338 | 21.50 | |
| | PS | Yves Ackermann | 5,531 | 18.77 | |
| | FN | Marie-Thérèse Munnier | 4,854 | 16.47 | |
| | UDF | Lionel Courbey | 1,815 | 6.16 | |
| | LV | Céline Raigneau | 1,003 | 3.40 | |
| | LO | Gerard Belot | 592 | 2.01 | |
| | Others | N/A | 1,782 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 30,292 | 65.91 | |
| 2nd round result ||||||
| | UMP | Michel Zumkeller | 14,543 | 53.42 | |
| | PR | Jean-Pierre Chevènement | 12,679 | 46.58 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 29,615 | 64.44 | |
| | UMP gain from MRC | UMP gain from MRC | UMP gain from MRC | UMP gain from MRC | UMP gain from MRC |

### 1997

Legislative Election 1997: Territoire de Belfort's 2nd constituency :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | MRC | Jean-Pierre Chevènement | 12,339 | 40.48 | |
| | FN | Michel Algrin | 6,228 | 20.43 | |
| | UDF | Jacques Bichet | 6,043 | 19.82 | |
| | LV | Jean-Jacques Mettetal | 2,143 | 7.03 | |
| | PCF | Daniel Couqueberg | 1,503 | 4.93 | |
| | LO | Gérard Belot | 1,291 | 4.23 | |
| | DVD | Christine Roussel | 938 | 3.08 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 32,129 | 71.73 | |
| 2nd round result ||||||
| | MRC | Jean-Pierre Chevènement | 17,720 | 55.30 | |
| | UDF | Jacques Bichet | 8,346 | 26.04 | |
| | FN | Michel Algrin | 5,979 | 18.66 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 33,652 | 75.15 | |
| | MRC hold | MRC hold | MRC hold | MRC hold | MRC hold |

## 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 le Territoire de Belfort". Le Monde.fr (in French). Retrieved 29 June 2022.