Nord's 6th constituency

6th constituency of the Nord

French National Assembly constituency
Nord's 6th Constituency shown within Nord-Pas-de-Calais
Deputy	Thierry Lazaro UMP
Department	Nord
Canton	Cysoing, Orchies, Pont-à-Marcq, d'Anstaing, Baisieux, Chéreng, Forest-sur-Marque, Gruson, Sailly-lez-Lannoy, Tressin et Willems
Voters	84,777

The 6th constituency of the Nord is a French legislative constituency in the Nord département.

Description

Nord's 6th constituency lies in the centre of the department and reaches both its northern border with Belgium and its southern border with Pas-de-Calais. It covers the largely rural areas between Lille and Valenciennes.

Historically the seat has swung between left and right, however since 1993 it has been held continuously by the Gaullist Thierry Lazaro.

Historic Representation

Election		Member	Party
	1958	Eugene Van Der Meersch	UNR
	1962	Marceau Laurent	FDGS
	1968	Robert Vandelanoitte	UDR
	1973	André Laurent	PS
1986		Proportional representation - no election by constituency
	1988	Robert Anselin	PS
	1993	Thierry Lazaro	RPR
	2002		UMP

Election results

2012

Legislative Election 2012: Nord's 6th Constituency 2nd round
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	UMP	Thierry Lazaro	27,050	54.98
	PS	Angélique Deffontaine	22,148	45.02
Turnout			50,851	59.98
	UMP hold		Swing

Sources

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