Nord's 6th constituency
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Nord's 6th Constituency shown within Nord-Pas-de-Calais
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| Department | Nord | ||
| Canton | Cysoing, Orchies, Pont-à-Marcq, d'Anstaing, Baisieux, Chéreng, Forest-sur-Marque, Gruson, Sailly-lez-Lannoy, Tressin et Willems | ||
| Voters | 84,777 | ||
The 6th constituency of the Nord is a French legislative constituency in the Nord département.
Description
Nord's 6th constituency lies in the centre of the department and reaches both its northern border with Belgium and its southern border with Pas-de-Calais. It covers the largely rural areas between Lille and Valenciennes.
Historically the seat has swung between left and right, however since 1993 it has been held continuously by the Gaullist Thierry Lazaro.
Historic Representation
| Election | Member | Party | |
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| 1958 | Eugene Van Der Meersch | UNR | |
| 1962 | Marceau Laurent | FDGS | |
| 1968 | Robert Vandelanoitte | UDR | |
| 1973 | André Laurent | PS | |
| 1986 | Proportional representation - no election by constituency | ||
| 1988 | Robert Anselin | PS | |
| 1993 | Thierry Lazaro | RPR | |
| 2002 | UMP | ||
Election results
2012
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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| UMP | Thierry Lazaro | 27,050 | 54.98 | ||
| PS | Angélique Deffontaine | 22,148 | 45.02 | ||
| Turnout | 50,851 | 59.98 | |||
| UMP hold | Swing | ||||
Sources
- Official results of French elections from 1998: Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
