Nord's 2nd constituency

2nd constituency of Nord

Nord's 2nd Constituency shown within Nord-Pas-de-Calais.

Deputy

Audrey Linkenheld
PS

Department

Canton

Lille-Est, Villeneuve-d'Ascq, Lille-Sud-Est (part)

Voters

87,326

The 2nd constituency of Nord is a French legislative constituency in the Nord département.

Description

Nord's 2nd constituency covers the eastern portion of Lille including the suburbs of Villeneuve-d'Ascq, Lezennes and Ronchin.

Politically the seat is a bastion of the Socialist Party and was for many years held by former President of the Nord General Council Bernard Derosier.

Election		Member	Party
1986		Proportional representation - no election by constituency
	1988	Bernard Derosier	PS
	2012	Audrey Linkenheld	PS

Legislative Election 2012: Nord's 1st Constituency 2nd round
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	PS	Audrey Linkenheld	27,225	64.69
	UMP	Caroline Boisard-Vannier	14,858	35.31
Turnout			43,743	50.09
	PS hold		Swing

Official results of French elections from 2002: "Résultats électoraux officiels en France" (in French).

Constituencies Nord-Pas-de-Calais (33)

Nord (21)	Nord's 1st Nord's 2nd Nord's 3rd Nord's 4th Nord's 5th Nord's 6th Nord's 7th Nord's 8th Nord's 9th Nord's 10th Nord's 11th Nord's 12th Nord's 13th Nord's 14th Nord's 15th Nord's 16th Nord's 17th Nord's 18th Nord's 19th Nord's 20th Nord's 21st

Pas-de-Calais (12)	Pas-de-Calais' 1st Pas-de-Calais' 2nd Pas-de-Calais' 3rd Pas-de-Calais' 4th Pas-de-Calais' 5th Pas-de-Calais' 6th Pas-de-Calais' 7th Pas-de-Calais' 8th Pas-de-Calais' 9th Pas-de-Calais' 10th Pas-de-Calais' 11th Pas-de-Calais' 12th