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

Election		Member	Party
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

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