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The 1st constituency of the Vosges is a French legislative constituency in the
Vosges département Vosges () is a department in the Grand Est region in Northeastern France. It covers part of the Vosges mountain range, after which it is named. Vosges consists of three arrondissements, 17 cantons and 507 communes, including Domrémy-la-Pucell ...
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Description

The 1st Constituency of
Vosges The Vosges ( , ; german: Vogesen ; Franconian and gsw, Vogese) are a range of low mountains in Eastern France, near its border with Germany. Together with the Palatine Forest to the north on the German side of the border, they form a single ...
forms a band of territory running through the centre of the Department from north to south. It includes the Department's Prefecture and largest town
Épinal Épinal (; german: Spinal) is a commune in northeastern France and the prefecture of the Vosges department. Geography The commune has a land area of . It is situated on the river Moselle, south of Nancy. Épinal station has rail connecti ...
. Politically the constituency has been dominated by
Gaullist Gaullism (french: link=no, Gaullisme) is a French political stance based on the thought and action of World War II French Resistance leader Charles de Gaulle, who would become the founding President of the Fifth French Republic. De Gaulle with ...
parties since the beginning of the Fifth Republic. Michel Heinrich, the Mayor of
Épinal Épinal (; german: Spinal) is a commune in northeastern France and the prefecture of the Vosges department. Geography The commune has a land area of . It is situated on the river Moselle, south of Nancy. Épinal station has rail connecti ...
, held the seat between 2002 and 2017 on behalf of the UMP.


Historic representation


Election results


2022

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2017

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2012

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2007

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2002

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1997

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Sources

Official results of French elections from 2002: "Résultats électoraux officiels en France" (in French). {{French National Assembly constituencies 1