Nord's 7th constituency

7th constituency of the Nord

French National Assembly constituency
Nord's 7th Constituency shown within Nord-Pas-de-Calais
Deputy	Francis Vercamer NC
Department	Nord
Canton	Lannoy (part), Roubaix-Ouest
Voters	72,159

The 7th constituency of the Nord is a French legislative constituency in the Nord département.

Description

Nord's 7th constituency includes the western portion of Roubaix, the second largest city in Nord-Pas-de-Calais, as well as most of Lannoy which forms its eastern suburbs.

The seat has historically swung between left and right with the Socialist Party in control throughout the 1970s and 1980s. In more recent years, however, the seat has returned the conservative Francis Vercamer originally for the UMP but now for the New Centre party.

Historic Representation

Election		Member	Party
	1958	Joseph Frys	UNR
	1967		UDR
	1973	André Desmulliez	PS
	1978	Pierre Prouvost	PS
1986		Proportional representation - no election by constituency
	1988	Bernard Carton	PS
	1993	Michel Ghysel	RPR
	1997	Guy Hascoët	Les Verts
	2002	Francis Vercamer	UMP
	2007		NC

Election results

2012

Legislative Election 2012: Nord's 7th Constituency 2nd round
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	NC	Francis Vercamer	19,606	55.07
	PS	Marjolaine Pierrat-Feraille	15,994	44.93
Turnout			36,631	50.76
	NC hold		Swing

Sources

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