Pas-de-Calais' 1st constituency

1st constituency of the Pas-de-Calais

French National Assembly
constituency

Pas-de-Calais' 1st constituency shown within Nord-Pas-de-Calais
Deputy
 Jean-Jacques Cottel
PS
Department Pas-de-Calais
Canton Aubigny-en-Artois, Auxi-le-Château, Avesnes-le-Comte, Bapaume, Beaumetz-lès-Loges, Bertincourt, Croisilles, Marquion, Pas-en-Artois, Saint-Pol-sur-Ternoise, Vitry-en-Artois
Voters 103,081

The 1st constituency of the Pas-de-Calais is a French legislative constituency in the Pas-de-Calais département.

Description

Pas-de-Calais' 1st constituency covers a large rural chunk of the southern part of the department along the border with Picardie.

The seat has been held by the left since 1988.

Historic Representation

ElectionMemberParty
1986 Proportional representation - no election by constituency
1988 Jean-Pierre Defontaine MRG
2007 Jacqueline Maquet PS
2012 Jean-Jacques Cottel PS

Election results

2012

Legislative Election 2012: Pas-de-Calais 1st - 2nd round
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
PS Jean-Jacques Cottel 31,658 52.59
UMP Michel Petit 28,537 47.41
Turnout 62,883 61.00
PS hold Swing

2007

Legislative Election 2007: Pas-de-Calais 1st - 2nd round
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
PS Jacqueline Maquet 26,398 52.09
UMP Philippe Rapeneau 24,282 47.91
Turnout 52,537 65.80
PS gain from Left Radical Swing

Sources

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