Nord's 14th constituency

14th constituency of the Nord

French National Assembly constituency
Nord's 14th Constituency shown within Nord-Pas-de-Calais
Deputy	Jean-Pierre Decool UMP
Department	Nord
Canton	Bergues, Bourbourg, Dunkerque-Est, Gravelines, Hondschoote, Wormhout
Voters	98,795

The 14th constituency of the Nord is a French legislative constituency in the Nord département.

Description

Nord's 14th constituency entirely surrounds Nord's 13th constituency and includes the eastern half of Dunkerque along with most of the coastal strip along the English Channel of the department.

Despite being held by the French Communist Party between 1962 and 1986 the seat has since then been held almost exclusively by conservatives with the only exception of between 1997 and 2002.

Historic Representation

Election		Member	Party
	1958	Carlos Dolez	MRP
	1962	Henri Martel	PCF
	1967	Émile Roger	PCF
1986		Proportional representation - no election by constituency
	1988	Charles Paccou	RPR
	1993	Gabriel Deblock	DVD
	1997	Monique Denise	PS
	2002	Jean-Pierre Decool	UMP

Election results

2012

Legislative Election 2012: Nord's 14th Constituency 2nd round
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	UMP	Jean-Pierre Decool	30,703	53.44
	PS	Jean Schiepman	26,748	46.56
Turnout			59,315	60.04
	UMP hold		Swing

Sources

• Official results of French elections from 1998: "Résultats électoraux officiels en France" (in French).