The 6th constituency of Moselle is one of the nine legislative constituencies in the Moselle département (Lorraine).
A member of La République En Marche!, Christophe Arend represents the constituency during the 15th legislature.
Geographic description and demographics According to the division into constituencies by the law n°86-1197 of 24 November 1986, the 6th constituency of Moselle includes four cantons and thirty-one municipalities located in the arrondissement of Forbach : Canton of Behren-lès-Forbach (fr) with thirteen municipalities : Behren-lès-Forbach, Bousbach, Cocheren, Diebling, Farschviller, Folkling, Metzing, Morsbach, Nousseviller-Saint-Nabor, Œting, Rosbruck, Tenteling, Théding Canton of Forbach (fr) with one municipality : Forbach, the most populated city of the constituency Canton of Freyming-Merlebach (fr) with ten municipalities : Barst, Béning-lès-Saint-Avold, Betting, Cappel, Farébersviller, Freyming-Merlebach, Guenviller, Henriville, Hoste, Seingbouse Canton of Stiring-Wendel (fr) with eight municipalities : Alsting, Etzling, Forbach1, Kerbach, Petite-Rosselle, Schœneck, Spicheren, Stiring-Wendel
According to the national census conducted in 1999 by the French National Institute for Statistics and Economic Studies (INSEE), the legal population of the constituency was estimated at 110,486 inhabitants. The population of the constituency amounted to 106,636 inhabitants in 2008.
The canton of Stiring-Wendel includes a non-urbanized area of Forbach.
Historic Representation ElectionMemberParty 1958 Jean Coumaros UNR 1962 1967 UDR 1968 1973 Anne-Marie Fritsch RM 1978 Jean-Éric Bousch RPR 1981 Paul Bladt PS 1986 Proportional representation - no election by constituency 1988 Charles Metzinger 1 PS 1993 Pierre Lang UDF 1997 Roland Metzinger PS 2002 Pierre Lang UMP 2007 Pierre Lang 2012 Laurent Kalinowski PS 2017 Christophe Arend LREM2022Kévin PfefferRN
On 1 October 1992, Charles Metzinger was elected as a Senator. He consequently left his seat which stayed vacant until the end of the 9th legislature.
Election results
2024
2022
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* PS dissident, not supported by party or NUPES alliance.
2017 CandidateLabelFirst roundSecond roundVotes%Votes%Florian PhilippotFN23.7943.04Christophe ArendREM22.0156.96Pierre LangLR16.32Laurent KleinhentzDVG14.75Jonathan OutomuroFI8.26Éric DiligentDVD5.27Jean-Christophe KinnelPS3.60Chantal MaryECO1.33Kader DeharECO0.89Nicolas WalczakPCF0.71Dominique BiryEXD0.71Lola LegrandEXG0.69Pascal SchusterDIV0.56Sandra MontalescotDIV0.43Jean PluskotaECO0.40Vincent FourrierREG0.30Marjolaine HallierDVD0.00Votes100.00100.00Valid votes98.1693.92Blank votes1.264.70Null votes0.571.38Turnout37.4836.47Abstentions62.5263.53Registered votersSource: Ministry of the Interior
2012
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References
Sources Moselle's 6th constituency : cartography, National Assembly (France) Demographics about Moselle's 6th constituency in 2008, INSEE Notes and portraits of the French MPs under the Fifth Republic, National Assembly (France) Moselle's legislative constituencies (1958–1986) : MPs in the 6th constituency (Forbach), Atlaspol 2012 French legislative elections: Moselle's 6th constituency (first round and run-off), Minister of the Interior (France)