Haute-Saône's 2nd constituency

2nd constituency of Haute-Saône

French National Assembly constituency
Haute-Saône's 2nd Constituency shown within Franche-Comté.
Deputy	Jean-Michel Villaumé PS
Department	Haute-Saône
Canton	Champagney, Faucogney-et-la-Mer, Héricourt Est, Héricourt Ouest, Lure Nord, Lure Sud, Luxeuil-les-Bains, Mélisey, Montbozon, Noroy-le-Bourg, Saint-Loup-sur-Semouse, Saint-Sauveur, Saulx, Vauvillers, Villersexel.
Voters	91,944

The 2nd constituency of Haute-Saône is a French legislative constituency in the Haute-Saône département.

Description

The 2nd constituency of Haute-Saône is centered on the small towns of Héricourt and Lure it covers the eastern portion of the department. The borders of the constituency crested for the 2012 election match those of the old 1st Constituency which existed between 1958 and 1986 after which Haute-Saône had three constituencies before reverting to two in 2012.

From 1981 until 2002 the seat was held Jean-Pierre Michel first elected as a Socialist before he joined Jean-Pierre Chevènement's breakaway Citizen's Movement in 1993. The conservative UMP took the seat at the 2002 election before quickly losing it to the Socialists in 2007.

The Socialist Jean-Michel Villaumé was narrowly re-elected with a majority of just 246 at the 2012 election suggesting the seat can be classified as marginal.

Historic Representation

Election		Member	Party
	1958	Alfred Clerget	UNR
	1967	Jacques Maroselli	DVG
	1968	Jean-Jacques Beucler	DVD
	1978		UDF
	1981	Jean-Pierre Michel	PS
1986		Proportional representation – no election by constituency
	1988	Jean-Pierre Michel	PS
	1993		MDC
	2002	Jean Rosselot	UMP
	2007	Jean-Michel Villaumé	PS

Election results

2012

Legislative Election 2012: Haute-Saône 1st Constituency 2nd round

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	PS	Jean-Michel Villaumé	28,185	50.22
	UMP	Michel Raison	27,939	49.78
Turnout			58,727	63.87
	PS hold		Swing

Sources

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