Nord's 1st constituency
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 Nord's 1st Constituency shown within Nord-Pas-de-Calais. | |||
| Deputy |
| ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Department | Nord | ||
| Canton | Lille-Centre, Lille-Sud, Lille-Sud-Est (part) | ||
| Voters | 60,531 | ||
The 1st constituency of Nord is a French legislative constituency in the Nord département.
Description
The 1st constituency of Nord covers the centre and south of the city Lille.
In the early years of the Fifth Republic the seat was held by Gaullist parties but in recent years it has become a comfortable seat for the Socialist Party.
The seat is notable for being held for many years by Pierre Mauroy the Prime Minister of France between 1981 and 1984, Mauroy was also the Mayor of Lille for 28 years.
Historic Representation
| Election | Member | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1958 | Henri Duterne | UNR | |
| 1968 | Pierre Billecocq | UDR | |
| 1973 | Pierre Mauroy | PS | |
| 1986 | Proportional representation - no election by constituency | ||
| 1988 | Pierre Mauroy | PS | |
| 1993 | Colette Codaccioni | RPR | |
| 1997 | Bernard Roman | PS | |
Election Results
2012
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PS | Bernard Roman | 17,390 | 64.94 | ||
| UMP | Hervé-Marie Morelle | 9,388 | 35.06 | ||
| Turnout | 27,808 | 45.94 | |||
| PS hold | Swing | ||||
Sources
Official results of French elections from 2002: "Résultats électoraux officiels en France" (in French).
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