Nord's 1st constituency

1st constituency of Nord

French National Assembly
constituency

Nord's 1st Constituency shown within Nord-Pas-de-Calais.
Deputy
 Bernard Roman
PS
Department Nord
Canton Lille-Centre, Lille-Sud, Lille-Sud-Est (part)
Voters 60,531

The 1st constituency of Nord is a French legislative constituency in the Nord département.

Description

The 1st constituency of Nord covers the centre and south of the city Lille.

In the early years of the Fifth Republic the seat was held by Gaullist parties but in recent years it has become a comfortable seat for the Socialist Party.

The seat is notable for being held for many years by Pierre Mauroy the Prime Minister of France between 1981 and 1984, Mauroy was also the Mayor of Lille for 28 years.

Historic Representation

ElectionMemberParty
1958 Henri Duterne UNR
1968 Pierre Billecocq UDR
1973 Pierre Mauroy PS
1986 Proportional representation - no election by constituency
1988 Pierre Mauroy PS
1993 Colette Codaccioni RPR
1997 Bernard Roman PS

Election Results

2012

Legislative Election 2012: Nord's 1st Constituency 2nd round
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
PS Bernard Roman 17,390 64.94
UMP Hervé-Marie Morelle 9,388 35.06
Turnout 27,808 45.94
PS hold Swing

Sources

Official results of French elections from 2002: "Résultats électoraux officiels en France" (in French).

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