Bas-Rhin, Circonscription 7 — Legislative Election Results
Bas-Rhin, Circonscription 7 was won by Adrien Zeller (UDF) at the 1997 legislative election, with 68.2% of the vote in the deciding round, a margin of 36.5 points over Front National. This page covers every legislative election on record in Bas-Rhin, Circonscription 7 from 1958 to 1997.
France elects this seat over two rounds: a seat can be won outright in round one with an absolute majority, or go to a runoff between the top qualifiers. Results below show whichever round actually decided the seat. For 1958-1981, the source data reports results by party/political family only, not by individual candidate name; from 1988 onward the source reports named candidates, and this page shows them. See the sourcing note below.
Results by Election
| Election | Round | Winner | Vote Share | Runner-up | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1958 | 2 | UNR (Gaullist) | 53.7% | MRP (Mouvement Républicain Populaire) (46.3%) | 7.4 pts |
| 1962 | 1 (outright) | UNR-UDT (Gaullist) | 69.0% | MRP (Mouvement Républicain Populaire) (27.3%) | 41.7 pts |
| 1967 | 1 (outright) | Union des Démocrates pour la Vème République | 66.5% | Centre Démocrate (27.9%) | 38.6 pts |
| 1968 | 1 (outright) | UDR (Gaullist) | 84.8% | FGDS (socialist-radical federation) (11.3%) | 73.5 pts |
| 1973 | 1 (outright) | UDR-URP (joint list) | 61.6% | Divers réformateurs (25.8%) | 35.8 pts |
| 1978 | 1 (outright) | RPR | 67.3% | PS-MRG (14.9%) | 52.4 pts |
| 1981 | 1 (outright) | RPR | 60.1% | Parti Socialiste (22.4%) | 37.7 pts |
| 1988 | 1 (outright) | Adrien Zeller (UDF) | 53.9% | Jean Paul Wantz (Parti Socialiste) (23.8%) | 30.1 pts |
| 1997 | 2 | Adrien Zeller (UDF) | 68.2% | Yvan Blot (Front National) (31.8%) | 36.5 pts |
Winning Margin Over Time
Frequently Asked Questions
Who won Bas-Rhin, Circonscription 7 in the 1997 legislative election?
Adrien Zeller (UDF) won the seat of Bas-Rhin, Circonscription 7 in 1997 with 68.2% of the vote in the deciding round, a margin of 36.5 points over Front National.
Which parties have won Bas-Rhin, Circonscription 7 since 1958?
Since 1958, Bas-Rhin, Circonscription 7 has been won by: RPR, UDF, UDR (Gaullist), UDR-URP (joint list), UNR (Gaullist), UNR-UDT (Gaullist), Union des Démocrates pour la Vème République.
What was the closest result on record in Bas-Rhin, Circonscription 7?
The closest result on record for Bas-Rhin, Circonscription 7 was 1958, when UNR (Gaullist) beat MRP (Mouvement Républicain Populaire) by just 7.4 percentage points.