Moselle, Circonscription 5 — Legislative Election Results
Moselle, Circonscription 5 was won by Gilbert Maurer (Parti Socialiste) at the 1997 legislative election, with 50.3% of the vote in the deciding round, a margin of 0.5 points over RPR. This page covers every legislative election on record in Moselle, Circonscription 5 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 | MRP (Mouvement Républicain Populaire) | 57.0% | Modérés / Centristes (35.7%) | 21.3 pts |
| 1962 | 1 (outright) | UNR-UDT (Gaullist) | 60.3% | MRP (Mouvement Républicain Populaire) (32.9%) | 27.4 pts |
| 1967 | 1 (outright) | Union des Démocrates pour la Vème République | 54.1% | Centre Démocrate (19.1%) | 35.1 pts |
| 1968 | 1 (outright) | UDR (Gaullist) | 62.7% | FGDS (socialist-radical federation) (13.2%) | 49.5 pts |
| 1973 | 2 | UDR-URP (joint list) | 41.2% | Parti Socialiste (31.4%) | 9.8 pts |
| 1978 | 2 | RPR | 54.4% | PS-MRG (45.6%) | 8.8 pts |
| 1981 | 1 (outright) | Parti Socialiste | 52.0% | RPR (41.9%) | 10.1 pts |
| 1988 | 2 | Jean Seitlinger (UDF) | 39.3% | Joseph Schaefer (Divers droite) (30.5%) | 8.8 pts |
| 1997 | 2 | Gilbert Maurer (Parti Socialiste) | 50.3% | Hubert Roth (RPR) (49.7%) | 0.5 pts |
Winning Margin Over Time
Frequently Asked Questions
Who won Moselle, Circonscription 5 in the 1997 legislative election?
Gilbert Maurer (Parti Socialiste) won the seat of Moselle, Circonscription 5 in 1997 with 50.3% of the vote in the deciding round, a margin of 0.5 points over RPR.
Which parties have won Moselle, Circonscription 5 since 1958?
Since 1958, Moselle, Circonscription 5 has been won by: MRP (Mouvement Républicain Populaire), Parti Socialiste, RPR, UDF, UDR (Gaullist), UDR-URP (joint list), UNR-UDT (Gaullist), Union des Démocrates pour la Vème République.
What was the closest result on record in Moselle, Circonscription 5?
The closest result on record for Moselle, Circonscription 5 was 1997, when Gilbert Maurer (Parti Socialiste) beat RPR by just 0.5 percentage points.