Nord's 6th constituency

6th constituency of the Nord

French National Assembly
constituency

Nord's 6th Constituency shown within Nord-Pas-de-Calais
Deputy
 Thierry Lazaro
UMP
Department Nord
Canton Cysoing, Orchies, Pont-à-Marcq, d'Anstaing, Baisieux, Chéreng, Forest-sur-Marque, Gruson, Sailly-lez-Lannoy, Tressin et Willems
Voters 84,777

The 6th constituency of the Nord is a French legislative constituency in the Nord département.

Description

Nord's 6th constituency lies in the centre of the department and reaches both its northern border with Belgium and its southern border with Pas-de-Calais. It covers the largely rural areas between Lille and Valenciennes.

Historically the seat has swung between left and right, however since 1993 it has been held continuously by the Gaullist Thierry Lazaro.

Historic Representation

ElectionMemberParty
1958 Eugene Van Der Meersch UNR
1962 Marceau Laurent FDGS
1968 Robert Vandelanoitte UDR
1973 André Laurent PS
1986 Proportional representation - no election by constituency
1988 Robert Anselin PS
1993 Thierry Lazaro RPR
2002 UMP

Election results

2012

Legislative Election 2012: Nord's 6th Constituency 2nd round
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
UMP Thierry Lazaro 27,050 54.98
PS Angélique Deffontaine 22,148 45.02
Turnout 50,851 59.98
UMP hold Swing

Sources