Pas-de-Calais' 2nd constituency

2nd constituency of the Pas-de-Calais

French National Assembly
constituency

Pas-de-Calais' 2nd constituency shown within Nord-Pas-de-Calais
Deputy
 Jacqueline Maquet
PS
Department Pas-de-Calais
Canton Arras-Nord, Arras-Ouest, Arras-Sud, Dainville, Vimy
Voters 84,287

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 birth place of revolutionary Maximilien de Robespierre.

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

Historic Representatives

ElectionMemberParty
2002 Catherine Génisson PS
2012 Jacqueline Maquet PS

Election results

2012

Legislative Election 2012: Pas-de-Calais 2nd constituency - 2nd round
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
PS Jacqueline Maquet 27,626 59.27
UMP Jean-Marie Prestaux 18,982 40.73
Turnout 49,285 58.47
PS hold Swing

2007

Legislative Election 2007: Pas-de-Calais 2nd constituency - 2nd round
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
PS Catherine Génisson 27,273 55.38
UMP Michel Ziolkowski 21,977 44.62
Turnout 50,788 66.37
PS hold Swing

Sources