Pas-de-Calais' 8th constituency

8th constituency of the Pas-de-Calais

French National Assembly
constituency

Pas-de-Calais' 8th constituency shown within Nord-Pas-de-Calais
Deputy
 Michel Lefait
PS
Department Pas-de-Calais
Canton Aire-sur-la-Lys, Arques, Auchel, Norrent-Fontes, Saint-Omer-Nord, Saint-Omer-Sud
Voters 93,191

The 8th constituency of the Pas-de-Calais is a French legislative constituency in the Pas-de-Calais département.

Description

Pas-de-Calais' 8th constituency is based around the town of Saint-Omer, close to the border with Nord.

Politically the seat bares a close resemblance to others in Pas-de-Calais as it strongly supports the left. This constituency elected Michel Lefait in 1997 after a brief tenure by the conservative Rally for the Republic who captured the seat in the landslide victory at the 1993 elections.

Historic Representation

ElectionMemberParty
1986 Proportional representation - no election by constituency
1988 Roland Huguet PS
1993 Jean-Jacques Delvaux RPR
1997 Michel Lefait PS

Election results

2012

Legislative Election 2012: Pas-de-Calais' 8th constituency - 2nd round
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
PS Michel Lefait 32,414 65.64
NC François Decoster 16,964 34.36
Turnout 51,736 55.52
PS hold Swing


2007

Legislative Election 2007: Pas-de-Calais 8th
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
PS Michel Lefait 22,994 51.97
UMP Marie Pascale Bataille 14,935 33.75
FN Marie Duriez 2,023 4.57
Hunting, Fishing, Nature, Traditions Sabine Leurs 1,310 2.96
LV Brigitte Persson 898 2.03
Revolutionary Communist League Habiba Lahbairi 645 1.46
LO Flore Lataste 623 1.41
PCF René Vandenkoornhuyse 455 1.03
National Republican Movement Brigitte Lagrange 364 0.83
Turnout 45,352 65.62
PS hold Swing

Sources

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