Vosges's 3rd constituency
# Vosges's 3rd constituency

The 3rd constituency of the Vosges is a French legislative constituency in the Vosges département.

## Description

The 3rd constituency of Vosges covers the south-eastern section of the Department, bordering Alsace to the east and Franche-Comté to the south. It includes the western Vosges mountains and a number of small towns and villages including Remiremont.

It has elected members of the National Assembly from the Gaullist right throughout the Fifth Republic apart from in the Socialist landslide of 1981.

## Historic representation

| Election | Election | Member | Party |
| - | - | - | - |
| | 1958 | Jean-Marie Grenier | UNR |
| | 1962 | Christian Poncelet | UNR |
| | 1967 | Christian Poncelet | UDR |
| | 1968 | Christian Poncelet | UDR |
| | 1973 | Christian Poncelet | UDR |
| | 1978 | Gérard Braun | RPR |
| | 1981 | Jean Valroff | PS |
| 1986 | 1986 | Proportional representation – no election by constituency | Proportional representation – no election by constituency |
| | 1988 | Christian Spiller | DVD |
| | 1993 | François Vannson | RPR |
| | 1997 | François Vannson | RPR |
| | 2002 | François Vannson | UMP |
| | 2007 | François Vannson | UMP |
| | 2012 | François Vannson | UMP |
| | 2017 | Christophe Naegelen | DVD |
| | 2022 | Christophe Naegelen | UDI |

## Election results

### 2022

Legislative Election 2022: Vosges's 3rd constituency :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | UDI (UDC) | Christophe Naegelen | 15,135 | 47.20 | +18.15 |
| | RN | Pierre François | 5,805 | 18.10 | +4.02 |
| | EELV (NUPÉS) | Béatrice Pierrat | 5,669 | 17.68 | -5.59 |
| | LREM (Ensemble) | Stéphanie Villemin | 3,758 | 11.72 | -15.25 |
| | REC | Anne-Caroline Erb | 721 | 2.25 | N/A |
| | Others | N/A | 975 | - | - |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 32,063 | 50.97 | +1.04 |
| 2nd round result ||||||
| | UDI (UDC) | Christophe Naegelen | 21,035 | 74.27 | +13.56 |
| | RN | Pierre François | 7,288 | 25.73 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 28,323 | 46.48 | +4.97 |
| | UDI hold | UDI hold | UDI hold | UDI hold | UDI hold |

### 2017

Legislative Election 2017: Vosges's 3rd constituency :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | DVD | Christophe Naegelen | 9,521 | 29.05 | |
| | LREM | Claude Thirard | 8,841 | 26.97 | |
| | FN | Marina Do Santos | 4,617 | 14.08 | |
| | PS | Stessy Speissmann | 4,300 | 13.12 | |
| | LFI | Christine Bourbon-Schmitt | 2,864 | 8.74 | |
| | DLF | Léa Grunenwald | 922 | 2.81 | |
| | Others | N/A | 1,715 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 32,780 | 49.93 | |
| 2nd round result ||||||
| | DVD | Christophe Naegelen | 16,547 | 60.71 | |
| | LREM | Claude Thirard | 10,707 | 39.29 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 27,254 | 41.51 | |
| | DVD gain from LR | DVD gain from LR | DVD gain from LR | DVD gain from LR | DVD gain from LR |

### 2012

Legislative Election 2012: Vosges's 3rd constituency :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | UMP | François Vannson | 16,408 | 40.63 | |
| | PS | Elise Calais | 13,943 | 34.52 | |
| | FN | Rachel Sembach | 5,785 | 14.32 | |
| | FG | Dominique Cholez | 1,294 | 3.20 | |
| | Others | N/A | 2,956 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 40,386 | 60.46 | |
| 2nd round result ||||||
| | UMP | François Vannson | 20,742 | 52.69 | |
| | PS | Elise Calais | 18,622 | 47.31 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 39,364 | 58.93 | |
| | UMP hold | UMP hold | UMP hold | UMP hold | UMP hold |

### 2007

Legislative Election 2007: Vosges's 3rd constituency :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | UMP | François Vannson | 21,930 | 53.70 | |
| | PS | Jacqueline Bedez-Stouvenel | 6,607 | 16.18 | |
| | DVG | Gilbert Poirot | 2,695 | 6.60 | |
| | MoDem | Gerard Michel | 2,414 | 5.91 | |
| | FN | Chantal Ferry-Vuillemin | 2,263 | 5.54 | |
| | LV | Jean-François Fleck | 1,944 | 4.76 | |
| | Far left | Eric Defranould | 1,625 | 3.98 | |
| | Others | N/A | 1,360 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 41,802 | 61.94 | |
| | UMP hold | UMP hold | UMP hold | UMP hold | UMP hold |

### 2002

Legislative Election 2002: Vosges's 3rd constituency :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | DVD | François Vannson | 16,032 | 37.22 | |
| | PS | Guy Vaxelaire | 12,641 | 29.35 | |
| | UMP | Jean Paul Didier | 6,375 | 14.80 | |
| | FN | Madeleine Mathieu | 4,602 | 10.68 | |
| | LCR | Eric Defranould | 1,104 | 2.56 | |
| | Others | N/A | 2,320 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 44,096 | 66.64 | |
| 2nd round result ||||||
| | DVD | François Vannson | 23,815 | 58.98 | |
| | PS | Guy Vaxelaire | 16,560 | 41.02 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 41,742 | 63.08 | |
| | DVD gain from RPR | DVD gain from RPR | DVD gain from RPR | DVD gain from RPR | DVD gain from RPR |

### 1997

Legislative Election 1997: Vosges's 3rd constituency :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | RPR | François Vannson | 14,316 | 33.72 | |
| | PS | Guy Vaxelaire | 12,607 | 29.70 | |
| | FN | Jean-Yves Douissard | 7,866 | 18.53 | |
| | LV | Jean-François Fleck | 1,776 | 4.18 | |
| | DVD | Bernard Mire | 1,620 | 3.82 | |
| | PCF | Serge Ragot | 1,576 | 3.71 | |
| | LCR | Eric Defranould | 1,385 | 3.26 | |
| | ECO | Madeleine Pinot | 1,054 | 2.48 | |
| | Others | N/A | 252 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 45,611 | 70.86 | |
| 2nd round result ||||||
| | RPR | François Vannson | 22,799 | 50.86 | |
| | PS | Guy Vaxelaire | 22,028 | 49.14 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 48,068 | 74.68 | |
| | RPR hold | RPR hold | RPR hold | RPR hold | RPR hold |

## Sources

Official results of French elections from 2002: "Résultats électoraux officiels en France" (in French).

