Nord's 17th constituency

17th constituency of the Nord

French National Assembly constituency
Nord's 17th Constituency shown within Nord-Pas-de-Calais
Deputy	Marc Dolez FG
Department	Nord
Canton	Arleux, Douai-Nord (part), Douai-Nord-Est, Douai-Sud (part), Douai-Sud-Ouest.
Voters	75,067

The 17th constituency of the Nord is a French legislative constituency in the Nord département.

Description

Nord's 17th constituency contains the majority of Douai as well as the rural canton of Arleux to the south.

The seat has been held by Marc Dolez since 1988, with the sole exception of between 1993 and 1997. Dolez left the Socialist Party to join Jean-Luc Mélenchon's Left Party in 2008. At the 2012 election he faced no candidate in the second round following the withdrawal of the Socialist Party candidate.

Historic Representation

Election		Member	Party
1986		Proportional representation - no election by constituency
	1988	Marc Dolez	PS
	1993	Jacques Vernier	RPR
	1997	Marc Dolez	PS
	2008		PG
	2012		FG

Election results

2012

Legislative Election 2012: Nord's 17th Constituency 2nd round
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	FG	Marc Dolez	19,763	100
Turnout			26,896	35.83
	FG hold		Swing

Sources

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