Nord's 21st constituency
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 Nord's 21st constituency shown within Nord-Pas-de-Calais | |||
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| Department | Nord | ||
| Canton | Condé-sur-l'Escault (excluding the communes of Escautpont, Fresnes-sur-Escaut, Hergnies, Odomez, Vicq), Valenciennes Est. Communes de : Valenciennes (parts included in the cantons of Valenciennes Nord and Valenciennes Sud), Saint-Saulve | ||
| Voters | 81,076 | ||
The 21st constituency of the Nord is a French legislative constituency in the Nord département.
Description
Prior to 1988, the 21st constituency was the constituency of Avesnes-sur-Helpe in the southeastern part of the department. It now contains most of Valenciennes as well as some surrounding areas.
Long serving representative and former Minister of Economy, Finance and Industry Jean-Louis Borloo resigned from the seat in April 2014 due to ill health and was replaced by Mayor of Valenciennes Laurent Degallaix.
Historic Representatives
| Election | Member | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1958 | Arthur Moulin | UNR | |
| 1967 | Charles Naveau | SFIO | |
| 1968 | Arthur Moulin | UDR | |
| 1973 | Charles Naveau | PS | |
| 1978 | Alain Leger | PCF | |
| 1981 | Marcel Dehoux | PS | |
| 1986 | Proportional representation - no election by constituency | ||
| 1988 | Fabien Thiémé | PCF | |
| 1993 | Jean-Louis Borloo | DVD | |
| 1997 | UDF | ||
| 2002 | UMP | ||
| 2012 | PRV | ||
| 2014 | Laurent Degallaix | PRV | |
Election results
2012
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Radical | Jean-Louis Borloo | 22,959 | 55.83 | ||
| FG | Fabien Thiémé | 18,166 | 44.17 | ||
| Turnout | 42,346 | 52.53 | |||
| Radical hold | Swing | ||||
2007
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UMP | Jean-Louis Borloo | 23,605 | 53.69 | ||
| PCF | Fabien Thiémé | 8,511 | 19.36 | ||
| PS | Jean-Luc Chagnon | 6,252 | 14.22 | ||
| FN | Dominique Slabolepszy | 2,243 | 5.10 | ||
| LV | Katia Bittner | 838 | 1.91 | ||
| Revolutionary Communist League | Anne Wattel | 738 | 1.68 | ||
| Hunting, Fishing, Nature, Traditions | Laurence Gilbert | 528 | 1.20 | ||
| LO | Eric Pecqueur | 422 | 0.96 | ||
| Independent Ecological Movement | Luc Lebrun | 294 | 0.67 | ||
| Movement for France | Béatrice Jobbe-Duval | 267 | 0.61 | ||
| National Republican Movement | Noël Dugardin | 177 | 0.40 | ||
| Independent | Pierre Liso | 81 | 0.18 | ||
| Independent | Vincent Roussel | 7 | 0.02 | ||
| Turnout | 44,605 | 56.63 | |||
| UMP hold | Swing | ||||
2002
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UMP | Jean-Louis Borloo | 25,865 | 63.88 | ||
| PCF | Fabien Thiémé | 14,627 | 36.12 | ||
| Turnout | 41,721 | 55.56 | |||
| UMP gain from UDF | Swing | ||||
1997
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UDF | Jean-Louis Borloo | 26,199 | 52.74 | ||
| PCF | Fabien Thiémé | 23,477 | 47.26 | ||
| Turnout | 52,229 | 70.30 | |||
| UDF gain from Miscellaneous right | Swing | ||||
1993
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Miscellaneous right | Jean-Louis Borloo | 31,622 | 63.07 | ||
| PCF | Fabien Thiémé | 18,514 | 36.93 | ||
| Turnout | 52,417 | 69.60 | |||
| Miscellaneous right gain from PCF | Swing | ||||
Sources
- Official results of French elections from 1998: "Résultats électoraux officiels en France" (in French).
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