8th constituency of the Pas-de-Calais Pas-de-Calais' 8th constituency shown within Nord-Pas-de-Calais
Deputy Department Pas-de-Calais Cantons Aire-sur-la-Lys, Arques, Auchel, Norrent-Fontes, Saint-Omer-Nord, Saint-Omer-Sud Registered voters 93,191
The 8th constituency of the Pas-de-Calais is a French legislative constituency in the Pas-de-Calais département .
Description [ ]
Pas-de-Calais' 8th constituency is based around the town of Saint-Omer , close to the border with Nord .
Politically the seat bears a close resemblance to others in Pas-de-Calais as it strongly supported the left. This constituency elected Michel Lefait in 1997 after a brief tenure by the conservative Rally for the Republic who captured the seat in the landslide victory at the 1993 elections .
Historic Representation [ ]
Election results [ ]
2017 [ ]
Candidate
Label
First round
Second round
Votes
%
Votes
%
Benoît Potterie
REM
12,594
26.98
21,431
56.78
Karine Haverlant
FN
10,055
21.54
16,310
43.22
Bertrand Petit
PS
10,022
21.47
Casimir Letellier
FI
5,334
11.43
Muriel Volle
UDI
3,657
7.83
René Hocq
PCF
2,393
5.13
Florian Quèze
ECO
856
1.83
Jason Lamiaux
DVD
586
1.26
Laure Bourel
EXG
498
1.07
Philippe Rigaud
ECO
405
0.87
Marie Van Lierde
DIV
277
0.59
Votes
46,677
100.00
37,741
100.00
Valid votes
46,677
97.28
37,741
89.75
Blank votes
806
1.68
2,645
6.29
Null votes
500
1.04
1,665
3.96
Turnout
47,983
51.59
42,051
45.21
Abstentions
45,033
48.41
50,963
54.79
Registered voters
93,016
93,014
Source: Ministry of the Interior
2012 [ ]
Legislative Election 2012 : Pas-de-Calais's 8th constituency
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
PS
Michel Lefait
26,144
48.55
-3.42
NC
François Decoster
11,857
22.02
N/A
FN
Evelyne Geronnez
8,461
15.71
+11.14
FG
René Hocq
4,596
8.53
+7.50
Others
N/A
2,792
Turnout
53,850
57.78
-7.84
2nd round result
PS
Michel Lefait
32,414
65.64
N/A
NC
François Decoster
16,964
34.36
N/A
Turnout
49,378
52.99
N/A
PS hold
2007 [ ]
Legislative Election 2007 : Pas-de-Calais 8th
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
PS
Michel Lefait
22,994
51.97
UMP
Marie Pascale Bataille
14,935
33.75
FN
Marie Duriez
2,023
4.57
CPNT
Sabine Leurs
1,310
2.96
LV
Brigitte Persson
898
2.03
LCR
Habiba Lahbairi
645
1.46
LO
Flore Lataste
623
1.41
PCF
René Vandenkoornhuyse
455
1.03
MNR
Brigitte Lagrange
364
0.83
Turnout
45,352
65.62
PS hold
Swing
2002 [ ]
Legislative Election 2002 : Pas-de-Calais's 8th constituency
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
PS
Michel Lefait
19,402
44.13
UMP
Marie Pascale Bataille
12,797
29.11
FN
Severine Leturque
4,515
10.27
CPNT
Bruno Cottrez
1,872
4.26
LO
Laurent Clouet
982
2.23
RPF
Francois Dubout
887
2.02
Others
N/A
3,513
Turnout
45,374
67.46
2nd round result
PS
Michel Lefait
24,634
58.26
UMP
Marie Pascale Bataille
17,651
41.74
Turnout
44,077
65.54
PS hold
1997 [ ]
Legislative Election 1997 : Pas-de-Calais's 8th constituency
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
PS
Michel Lefait
18,691
39.85
RPR
Jean-Jacques Delvaux
15,311
32.64
FN
Frédéric Lorthiois
5,052
10.77
LV
Jacques Cailliau
2,201
4.69
MRC
André Bonnier
2,115
4.51
LO
Christophe Charlon
1,881
4.01
DVD
Christine Dhorne
1,653
3.52
Turnout
50,860
79.36
2nd round result
PS
Michel Lefait
27,777
57.69
RPR
Jean-Jacques Delvaux
20,368
42.31
Turnout
50,860
79.36
PS gain from RPR
Sources [ ]