20th constituency of the Nord|
 Nord's 20th Constituency shown within Nord-Pas-de-Calais |
| Deputy | |
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| Department | Nord |
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| Cantons | Anzin (part), Saint-Amand-les-Eaux-Rive droite, Saint-Amand-les-Eaux-Rive gauche, |
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| Registered voters | 80,858 |
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The 20th constituency of the Nord is a French legislative constituency in the Nord département.
Description[]
Nord's 20th constituency occupies the areas between the city of Valenciennes and the border with Belgium.
The constituency was held by veteran communist Alain Bocquet from 1978 to 2017.
Historic Representation[]
| Election |
Member |
Party
|
|
|
1958
|
|
UNR
|
|
|
1962
|
|
PCF
|
|
|
1973
|
|
MDSF
|
|
|
1978
|
Alain Bocquet
|
PCF
|
| 1986
|
Proportional representation - no election by constituency
|
|
|
1988
|
Alain Bocquet
|
PCF
|
|
|
2017
|
Fabien Roussel
|
PCF
|
Election results[]
2017[]
| Candidate
|
Label
|
First round
|
Second round
|
| Votes
|
%
|
Votes
|
%
|
|
|
Fabien Roussel
|
PCF
|
7,712
|
23.61
|
18,633
|
63.88
|
|
|
Ludovic de Danne
|
FN
|
7,397
|
22.65
|
10,538
|
36.12
|
|
|
Daniel Zielinski
|
REM
|
6,588
|
20.17
|
|
|
|
Éric Renaud
|
DVG
|
3,124
|
9.56
|
|
|
David Richer
|
FI
|
3,031
|
9.28
|
|
|
David Bustin
|
UDI
|
1,839
|
5.63
|
|
|
Éric Castelain
|
DVD
|
1,112
|
3.40
|
|
|
Frédéric Bigot
|
ECO
|
699
|
2.14
|
|
|
Dominique Slabolepszy
|
EXD
|
515
|
1.58
|
|
|
Bruno Leclercq
|
EXG
|
282
|
0.86
|
|
|
Thierry Aubert
|
DVD
|
209
|
0.64
|
|
|
Christelle Carpentier
|
DIV
|
156
|
0.48
|
|
|
| Votes
|
32,664
|
100.00
|
29,171
|
100.00
|
|
|
| Valid votes
|
32,664
|
98.13
|
29,171
|
94.47
|
| Blank votes
|
432
|
1.30
|
1,196
|
3.87
|
| Null votes
|
192
|
0.58
|
513
|
1.66
|
| Turnout
|
33,288
|
41.04
|
30,880
|
38.08
|
| Abstentions
|
47,827
|
58.96
|
50,223
|
61.92
|
| Registered voters
|
81,115
|
|
81,103
|
|
|
|
| Source: Ministry of the Interior
|
2012[]
Legislative Election 2012: Nord's 20th constituency
| Party
|
Candidate
|
Votes
|
%
|
|
|
|
FG
|
Alain Bocquet
|
18,549
|
46.57
|
|
|
|
FN
|
Nathalie Betegnies
|
8,654
|
21.73
|
|
|
|
UMP
|
Monique Huon
|
5,376
|
13.50
|
|
|
|
PS
|
Sébastien Urgu
|
4,946
|
12.42
|
|
|
|
DVD
|
Gilles Waddington
|
799
|
2.01
|
|
|
|
|
|
Others
|
N/A
|
1,510
|
|
|
| Turnout
|
39,834
|
49.26
|
|
| 2nd round result
|
|
|
FG
|
Alain Bocquet
|
24,762
|
66.27
|
|
|
|
FN
|
Nathalie Betegnies
|
12,606
|
33.73
|
|
| Turnout
|
37,368
|
46.21
|
|
|
|
FG gain from PCF
|
2007[]
Legislative Election 2007: Nord's 20th constituency
| Party
|
Candidate
|
Votes
|
%
|
|
|
|
PCF
|
Alain Bocquet
|
21,320
|
46.49
|
|
|
|
UMP
|
Marie-Thérèse Garcia
|
9,989
|
21.78
|
|
|
|
PS
|
Marie-Geneviève Degrandsart
|
4,170
|
9.09
|
|
|
|
DVD
|
Eric Castelain
|
2,890
|
6.30
|
|
|
|
FN
|
Michelle Beal
|
2,494
|
5.44
|
|
|
|
MoDem
|
Françoise Mascotto
|
1,869
|
4.08
|
|
|
|
|
|
Others
|
N/A
|
3,129
|
|
|
| Turnout
|
46,610
|
56.35
|
|
| 2nd round result
|
|
|
PCF
|
Alain Bocquet
|
29,933
|
69.17
|
|
|
|
UMP
|
Marie-Thérèse Garcia
|
13,340
|
30.83
|
|
| Turnout
|
44,393
|
53.67
|
|
|
|
PCF hold
|
2002[]
Legislative Election 2002: Nord's 20th constituency
| Party
|
Candidate
|
Votes
|
%
|
|
|
|
PCF
|
Alain Bocquet
|
18,374
|
39.58
|
|
|
|
UMP
|
Sylvie Woelffle
|
9,087
|
19.57
|
|
|
|
FN
|
Carl Lang
|
8,663
|
18.66
|
|
|
|
PS
|
Marie-Geneviève Degrandsart
|
4,960
|
10.68
|
|
|
|
CPNT
|
Monique Huon
|
1,448
|
3.12
|
|
|
|
LV
|
Luc Coppin
|
1,328
|
2.86
|
|
|
|
|
|
Others
|
N/A
|
2,568
|
|
|
| Turnout
|
47,307
|
58.78
|
|
| 2nd round result
|
|
|
PCF
|
Alain Bocquet
|
26,904
|
63.97
|
|
|
|
UMP
|
Sylvie Woelffle
|
15,150
|
36.03
|
|
| Turnout
|
43,705
|
54.51
|
|
|
|
PCF hold
|
1997[]
Legislative Election 1997: Nord's 20th constituency
| Party
|
Candidate
|
Votes
|
%
|
|
|
|
PCF
|
Alain Bocquet
|
21,228
|
41.10
|
|
|
|
FN
|
Michelle Beal
|
10,442
|
20.22
|
|
|
|
PS
|
Nadine Cochy
|
7,242
|
14.02
|
|
|
|
RPR
|
Alexis Massart
|
7,013
|
13.58
|
|
|
|
GE
|
Christian Atzori
|
1,351
|
2.62
|
|
|
|
LO
|
Jean-Pierre Lecesne
|
1,314
|
2.54
|
|
|
|
DVD
|
Michel Benit
|
1,118
|
2.16
|
|
|
|
|
|
Others
|
N/A
|
1,946
|
|
|
| Turnout
|
53,963
|
69.79
|
|
| 2nd round result
|
|
|
PCF
|
Alain Bocquet
|
32,535
|
69.33
|
|
|
|
FN
|
Michelle Beal
|
14,392
|
30.67
|
|
| Turnout
|
52,763
|
68.24
|
|
|
|
PCF hold
|
Sources[]
