The 7th constituency of the Bas-Rhin is a French legislative constituency in the Bas-Rhin département.

Description

Bas-Rhin's 7th Constituency covers the north western portion of Bas Rhin and includes all of the Arrondissement of Saverne as well as Hochfelden from the Arrondissement of Strasbourg-Campagne. It also includes the southern portion of the Northern Vosges Regional Natural Park.

Like much of Alsace the constituency has returned conservative members to the National Assembly throughout the Fifth Republic.

Historic representation

ElectionMemberParty
1958Georges KuntzMRP
1962Alfred WestphalUNR
1967UDR
1968
1973Adrien ZellerSE
1978
1981UDF
1986Proportional representation – no election by constituency
1988Adrien ZellerUDF
1993
1997
1998Émile Blessig
2002
2007UMP
2012Patrick Hetzel
2017LR
2022

Election results

2024

Legislative Election 2024: Bas-Rhin's 7th constituency
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
LFI (NFP)Serge Bloch6,91212.42−021
LRPatrick Hetzel17,97432.31−2.70
LOJean Meyer4140.74N/A
MoDem (Ensemble)Eric Wolff4,7348.51−5.05
RNDenis Kieffer23,07141.47+20.16
RECArthur Wolff7071.27N/A
ULAnastasie Leipp1,8213.27−2.22
Turnout55,63397.93+52.56
Registered electors86,142
2nd round result
LRPatrick Hetzel30,98654.80−9.23
RNDenis Kieffer25,55845.20+9.23
Turnout56,54496.77+55.15
Registered electors86,164
LR holdSwing

2022

Legislative Election 2022: Bas-Rhin's 7th constituency
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
LR (UDC)Patrick Hetzel13,44535.01+1.24
RNValérie Eschenmann8,18321.31+6.56
MoDem (Ensemble)Patrick Depyl5,20613.56−14.14
LFI (NUPÉS)Lou Toussaint4,85212.63+1.56
UL (REG)Jean-Marie Lorber2,1105.49−3.06
DIVChristophe Hecker1,3673.56N/A
DVEDino Margarito9352.43+1.43
OthersN/A2,304-
Turnout38,40245.67−1.89
2nd round result
LR (UDC)Patrick Hetzel21,67664.03+1.42
RNValérie Eschenmann12,17735.97N/A
Turnout33,85341.62−0.20
LR hold

2017

Results of the 11 June and 18 June 2017 French National Assembly election in Bas-Rhin’s 7th Constituency
CandidateParty1st round2nd round
Votes%Votes%
Partick HetzelThe RepublicansLR13,46333.7720,83662.61
Antoinette De SantisLa République En Marche!LREM10,64326.7012,44537.39
Virginie JoronNational FrontFN6,27815.75
Jean-Marie LorberRegionalistREG3,4088.55
Peter AndersenLa France InsoumiseFI2,2355.61
Sandrine LombardEcologistECO1,7404.37
Pascale EllesDebout la FranceDLF4731.19
Bénédicte HerrgottCommunist PartyPCF4361.09
Natacha RuizEcologistECO3971.00
Aurélien HaryIndependentDIV2550.64
Olivier Muller-HaenelIndependentDIV2330.58
Jeanne-Françoise LangladeFar LeftEXG2020.51
Mikaïl KayaIndependentDIV990.25
Total39,862100%33,281100%
Registered voters85,51985,427
Blank/Void ballots8132.00%2,4476.84%
Turnout40,67547.56%35,72841.82%
Abstentions44,84452.44%49,69958.18%
ResultLR GAIN FROM UMP

2012

Results of the 10 June and 17 June 2012 French National Assembly election in Bas-Rhin’s 7th Constituency
CandidateParty1st round2nd round
Votes%Votes%
Patrick HetzelUnion for a Popular MovementUMP14,51831.4321,43157.31
Thierry CarbienerCentrist AllianceAC9,47720.5116,02642.79
Laurent GnaedigNational FrontFN8,60918.64
Michèle ComteEurope Ecology - The GreensEELV5,66512.26
Denis LiebRegionalistREG4,4579.65
Bénédicte HerrgottLeft FrontFG1,7893.87
Pierre SchweitzerThe Centre for FranceCEN8721.89
Anne-Marie VictorOtherAUT3770.82
Liliane BasFar LeftEXG2650.57
Etienne SchmittOtherAUT1680.36
Total46,197100%37,457100%
Registered voters84,67084,668
Blank/Void ballots8411.79%3,0197.46%
Turnout47,03855.55%40,476%
Abstentions37,63244.45%44,19252.19%
ResultUMP HOLD

2007

Emile Blessig was elected with more than 50% of the vote in the first round of voting, and therefore no second round took place.

Results of the 10 June and 17 June 2007 French National Assembly election in Bas-Rhin’s 7th Constituency
CandidateParty1st round
Votes%
Emile BlessigUnion for a Popular MovementUMP27,26960.49
Thierry CarbienerUDF-Democratic MovementUDF-MoDem6,59214.62
Pascale DelormeSocialist PartyPS2,9496.54
Robert MartigNational FrontFN2,9396.52
Marie Madeline BraudThe GreensLV2,1714.82
Fabienne SchnitzlerEcologistECO7411.64
Liliane BasFar LeftEXG6761.50
Hervé TherouseMiscellaneous LeftDVG5261.17
Georges HoffmannFar LeftEXG4701.04
Yves QuenevilleIndependentDIV4250.94
Evelyne HammFar RightEXD3220.71
Total45,080100%
Registered voters82,832
Blank/Void ballots1,1322.45%
Turnout46,21255.79%
Abstentions36,620%
ResultUMP GAIN

2002

Emile Blessig was elected with more than 50% of the vote in the first round of voting, and therefore no second round took place.

Results of the 9 June and 16 June 2002 French National Assembly election in Bas-Rhin’s 7th Constituency
CandidateParty1st round
Votes%
Emile BlessigUnion for French DemocracyUDF24,61254.55
Nicolas OlszakSocialist PartyPS7,15415.86
Antoine KraemerNational FrontFN5,79212.84
Rene WeessNational Republican MovementMNR3,2957.30
Mathieu FichterThe GreensLV1,4053.11
A. Marie TraoreWorkers’ StruggleLO5551.23
Maryse RetaliEcologistECO5281.17
Sylvie LohrRevolutionary Communist LeagueLCR5121.13
Robert HoppeEcologistECO4400.98
Jacky DudtCommunist PartyPCF4260.94
Pascal DupaixMiscellaneous RightDVD4010.89
Total45,120100%
Registered voters78,653
Blank/Void ballots1,2412.68%
Turnout46,36158.94%
Abstentions32,29241.06%
ResultUDF GAIN

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