Nord's 18th constituency

18th constituency of the Nord

French National Assembly constituency
Nord's 18th constituency shown within Nord-Pas-de-Calais
Deputy	François-Xavier Villain UDI
Department	Nord
Canton	Cambrai-Est, Cambrai-Ouest, Le Cateau-Cambrésis, Clary, Marcoing
Voters	92,017

The 18th constituency of the Nord is a French legislative constituency in the Nord département.

Description

Nord's 18th constituency is seated in the town on Cambrai.

Politically the seat has swung between left and right throughout the 5th Republic, it has however been held by conservative François-Xavier Villain since 2002.

Historic Representation

Election		Member	Party
	1958	Raymond Gernez	DVG
	1967		FGDS
	1973	Jacques Legendre	UDR
	1978		RPR
	1981	Jean Le Garrec	PS
1986		Proportional representation - no election by constituency
	1988	Jean Le Garrec	PS
	1993	Claude Pringalle	RPR
	1997	Brigitte Douay	PS
	2002	François-Xavier Villain	DVD
	2012		UDI

Election results

2012

Legislative Election 2012: Nord's 18th Constituency 2nd round
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	UDI	François-Xavier Villain	28,541	57.63
	PS	Martine Filleul	20,982	42.37
Turnout			51,168	55.61
	UDI hold		Swing

2007

Legislative Election 2007: Nord 18th - 2nd round
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	DLR	François-Xavier Villain	26,519	57.45
	PS	Brigitte Douay	19,641	42.55
Turnout			47,745	60.08
	DLR hold		Swing

Sources

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