Pas-de-Calais's 2nd constituency

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2nd constituency of the Pas-de-Calais
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French National Assembly
constituency
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Pas-de-Calais' 2nd constituency shown within Nord-Pas-de-Calais
Deputy
 Jacqueline Maquet
REM
DepartmentPas-de-Calais
CantonsArras-Nord, Arras-Ouest, Arras-Sud, Dainville, Vimy
Registered voters84,287

The 2nd constituency of the Pas-de-Calais is a French legislative constituency in the Pas-de-Calais département.

Description[]

Pas-de-Calais' 2nd constituency was enlarged as a result of the 2010 redistricting of French legislative constituencies to include the entire of Arras having previously only contained the north of the city. Politically Arras is famed for being the birthplace of revolutionary Maximilien de Robespierre.

The constituency is currently held by Jacqueline Maquet who had previously represented Pas-de-Calais' 1st constituency.

Historic Representatives[]

Election Member Party
1988 PS
1993 Charles Gheerbrant UDF
1997 Catherine Génisson PS
2012 Jacqueline Maquet PS
2017 REM

Election results[]

2017[]

Candidate Label First round Second round
Votes % Votes %
Jacqueline Maquet REM 15,889 36.58 22,847 65.51
Alban Heusele FN 7,718 17.77 12,028 34.49
Alexandre Malfait UDI 6,937 15.97
Caroline Delplace FI 5,531 12.73
PS 2,880 6.63
Laure Olivier ECO 2,051 4.72
Véronique Loir DLF 880 2.03
Leïla Dutailly PCF 548 1.26
Ameline Clinckemaillié DIV 338 0.78
Abmajid Belhadj EXG 307 0.71
Audric Alexandre DVG 260 0.60
Michèle Dessenne DVG 51 0.12
Benjamin Charlier DIV 44 0.10
Votes 43,434 100.00 34,875 100.00
Valid votes 43,434 97.31 34,875 87.71
Blank votes 790 1.77 3,181 8.00
Null votes 410 0.92 1,707 4.29
Turnout 44,634 52.43 39,763 46.71
Abstentions 40,498 47.57 45,365 53.29
Registered voters 85,132 85,128
Source: Ministry of the Interior

2012[]

Legislative Election 2012: Pas-de-Calais's 2nd constituency
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
PS Jacqueline Maquet 21,345 42.92 +4.12
UMP Jean-Marie Prestaux 12,962 26.06 -9.23
FN Dalila Decobert 8,440 16.97 +10.76
EELV Laure Olivier 2,377 4.78 +2.10
FG Sandra Dusautoir-Dionet 2,286 4.60 +2.04
DVD Véronique Loir 1,222 2.46 N/A
Others N/A 1,101
Turnout 49,733 59.00 -6.84
2nd round result
PS Jacqueline Maquet 27,626 59.27 +3.89
UMP Jean-Marie Prestaux 18,982 40.73 -3.89
Turnout 46,608 55.30 -11.07
PS hold

2007[]

Legislative Election 2007: Pas-de-Calais's 2nd constituency
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
PS Catherine Génisson 19,137 38.80
UMP Michel Ziolkowski 17,403 35.29
MoDem Denise Bocquillet 3,497 7.09
FN Dominique Denghin 3,063 6.21
CPNT Jean-Michel Becquet 1,529 3.10
LV Thierry Matezak 1,323 2.68
EXG Juliette Perrot 1,287 2.61
PCF Jean-Pierre Delezenne 1,263 2.56
Others N/A 816
Turnout 50,382 65.84
2nd round result
PS Catherine Génisson 27,273 55.38
UMP Michel Ziolkowski 21,977 44.62
Turnout 50,788 66.37
PS hold

2002[]

Legislative Election 2002: Pas-de-Calais's 2nd constituency
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
PS Catherine Génisson 15,812 32.71
UMP Francois Desmaziere 11,995 24.82
FN Catherine Salagnac 6,029 12.47
PR Jean-Marie Alexandre 3,644 7.54
MPF Jean-Francois Depret 3,298 6.82
CPNT Jean-Michel Becquet 2,230 4.61
PCF Jacques Patris 1,340 2.77
Others N/A 3,988
Turnout 49,585 67.13
2nd round result
PS Catherine Génisson 24,766 54.16
UMP Francois Desmaziere 20,962 45.84
Turnout 48,008 64.97
PS hold

1997[]

Legislative Election 1997: Pas-de-Calais's 2nd constituency
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
UDF Charles Gheerbrant 13,480 26.39
PS Catherine Génisson 13,115 25.68
MRC Jean-Marie Alexandre 11,844 23.19
FN Yvon-Marie Lherbier 7,344 14.38
ECO Gilles Pennequin 3,565 6.98
DVD Walter Lamiet 1,729 3.39
Turnout 53,956 76.74
2nd round result
PS Catherine Génisson 29,317 56.89
UDF Charles Gheerbrant 22,216 43.11
Turnout 55,013 78.23
PS gain from UDF

Sources[]

  • Official results of French elections from 1998: "Résultats électoraux officiels en France" (in French).
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