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THE PARLIAMENTARY BY-ELECTION OF I7th AND 24th SEPTEMBER 1978 IN THE FIRST MEURTHE-ET-MOSELLE CONSTITUENCY, by ETIENNE CRIQUI On 1st March 1978, Mr. Servan-Schreiber was reelected as Member of Parliament for the 1st Meurthe-et-Moselle constituency with a lead of 22 votes over his socialist opponent Mr. Tondon. Three months later, the Constitutional Council annulled the election. Finally, on 24th September, Mr. Servan-Schreiber was beaten by Mr. Tondon by almost 9 000 votes. The feature of the first ballot was the increased bipolarisation around Mr. Servan-Schreiber and Mr. Tondon, to the detriment of the RPR and the Communist Party candidates. The Socialist Party candidate had made substantial gains since March (both in percentage terms and in the number of votes). He won votes from the Communist Party and even the majority, particularly in working class communes, which can be explained by the crisis in the steel industry. In the second ballot, however, the « glaring defeat » of the outgoing Member of Parliament was due more to the hostility of part of the majority towards Mr. Servan-Schreiber than to the dark tide of unemployment. [Revue française de science politique XXIX (3), juin 1979, pp. 475-505.]
L'ÉLECTION LÉGISLATIVE PARTIELLE DES 17 ET 24 SEPTEMBRE 1978 DANS LA PREMIÈRE CIRCONSCRIPTION DE MEURTHE-ET-MOSELLE, par ETIENNE CRIQUI Le 19 mars 1978, M. Servan-Schreiber est réélu député de la lre circonscription de Meurthe-et-Moselle avec 22 voix d'avance sur son adversaire socialiste, M. Tondon. Trois mois plus tard, le Conseil constitutionnel annule l'élection. Le 24 septembre, enfin, M. Servan-Schreiber est battu de près de 9 000 voix par M. Tondon. La caractéristique du premier tour de scrutin est le renforcement de la bipolarisation autour de MM. Servan-Schreiber et Tondon, au détriment des représentants du RPR et du PC. Le candidat du PS est en progression sensible par rapport au mois de mars (en pourcentage et même en voix). Il gagne des suffrages sur le PC et même sur la majorité, notamment dans les communes ouvrières, ce qui peut s'expliquer par la crise de la sidérurgie. Mais au second tour, l'« éclatante » défaite du député sortant tient plus à l'hostilité d'une partie de la majorité envers M. Servan-Schreiber qu'à « la marée noire du chômage ». [Revue française de science politique XXIX (3), juin 1979, pp. 475-505.] THE PARLIAMENTARY BYE-ELECTION OF 7th AND 24th SEPTEMBER 1978 IN THE FIRST MEURTHE-ET-MOSELLE CONSTITUENCY ETIENNE CRIQUI On 1st March 1978 Mr Servan-Schreiber was reelected as Member of Parliament for the st Meurthe-et-Moselle constituency with lead of 22 votes over his socialist opponent Mr Tondon Three months later the Constitutional Council annulled the election Finally on 24th September Mr Servan-Schreiber was beaten by Mr Tondon by almost 000 votes The feature of the first ballot was the increased bipolarisation around Mr Servan-Schreiber and Mr Tondon to the detriment of the RPR and the Communist Party candidates The Socialist Party candidate had made substantial gains since March both in percentage terms and in the number of votes He won votes from the Commu nist Party and even the majority particularly in working class communes which can be explained by the crisis in the steel industry In the second ballot however the glaring defeat of the outgoing Member of Parliament was due more to the hostility of part of the majority towards Mr Servan-Schreiber than to the dark tide of unemployment Revue fran aise de science politique XXIX 3) iuin 1979 pp 475-505
