Nord's 7th constituency
| 7th constituency of the Nord | |
|---|---|
 National Assembly of France | |
 Nord's 7th Constituency shown within Nord-Pas-de-Calais | |
| Deputy | |
| Department | Nord |
| Cantons | Lannoy (part), Roubaix-Ouest |
| Registered voters | 72,159 |
The 7th constituency of the Nord is a French legislative constituency in the Nord département.
Description
Nord's 7th constituency includes the western portion of Roubaix, the second largest city in Nord-Pas-de-Calais, as well as most of Lannoy which forms its eastern suburbs.
The seat has historically swung between left and right with the Socialist Party in control throughout the 1970s and 1980s. In more recent years, however, the seat has returned the conservative Francis Vercamer originally for the UMP but now for the New Centre party.
Historic Representation
| Election | Member | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|
| style="background-color: Template:Union for the New Republic/meta/color" | | 1958 | Joseph Frys | UNR |
| style="background-color: Template:Union of Democrats for the Republic/meta/color" | | 1967 | UDR | |
| style="background-color: Template:Socialist Party (France)/meta/color" | | 1973 | André Desmulliez | PS |
| style="background-color: Template:Socialist Party (France)/meta/color" | | 1978 | Pierre Prouvost | PS |
| 1986 | Proportional representation - no election by constituency | ||
| style="background-color: Template:Socialist Party (France)/meta/color" | | 1988 | Bernard Carton | PS |
| style="background-color: Template:Rally for the Republic/meta/color" | | 1993 | Michel Ghysel | RPR |
| style="background-color: Template:The Greens (France)/meta/color" | | 1997 | Guy Hascoët | Les Verts |
| style="background-color: Template:Union for a Popular Movement/meta/color" | | 2002 | Francis Vercamer | UMP |
| style="background-color: Template:New Centre/meta/color" | | 2007 | NC | |
Election results
2012
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NC | Francis Vercamer | 19,606 | 55.07 | ||
| PS | Marjolaine Pierrat-Feraille | 15,994 | 44.93 | ||
| Turnout | 36,631 | 50.76 | |||
| NC hold | Swing | ||||
Sources
- Official results of French elections from 1998: "Résultats électoraux officiels en France" (in French).