Pas-de-Calais' 2nd constituency

2nd constituency of the Pas-de-Calais

French National Assembly constituency
Pas-de-Calais' 2nd constituency shown within Nord-Pas-de-Calais
Deputy	Jacqueline Maquet PS
Department	Pas-de-Calais
Canton	Arras-Nord, Arras-Ouest, Arras-Sud, Dainville, Vimy
Voters	84,287

The 2nd constituency of the Pas-de-Calais is a French legislative constituency in the Pas-de-Calais département.

Description

Pas-de-Calais' 2nd constituency was enlarged as a result of the 2010 redistricting of French legislative constituencies to include the entire of Arras having previously only contained the north of the city. Politically Arras is famed for being the birth place of revolutionary Maximilien de Robespierre.

The constituency is currently held by Jacqueline Maquet who had previously represented Pas-de-Calais' 1st constituency.

Historic Representatives

Election		Member	Party
	2002	Catherine Génisson	PS
	2012	Jacqueline Maquet	PS

Election results

2012

Legislative Election 2012: Pas-de-Calais 2nd constituency - 2nd round
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	PS	Jacqueline Maquet	27,626	59.27
	UMP	Jean-Marie Prestaux	18,982	40.73
Turnout			49,285	58.47
	PS hold		Swing

2007

Legislative Election 2007: Pas-de-Calais 2nd constituency - 2nd round
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	PS	Catherine Génisson	27,273	55.38
	UMP	Michel Ziolkowski	21,977	44.62
Turnout			50,788	66.37
	PS hold		Swing

Sources

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