Nord's 12th constituency

12th constituency of the Nord

French National Assembly
constituency

Nord's 12th Constituency shown within Nord-Pas-de-Calais
Deputy
 Christian Bataille
PS
Department Nord
Canton Avesnes-sur-Helpe-Sud, Berlaimont, Carnières, Hautmont, Landrecies, Le Quesnoy-Est, Le Quesnoy-Ouest, Solesmes
Voters 93,678

The 12th constituency of the Nord is a French legislative constituency in the Nord département.

Description

Following the 2010 redistricting of French legislative constituencies Nord's 12th Constituency was effectively created as a new seat covering the areas once occupied by the 22nd and 24th constituencies in the east of the department.

Christian Bataille of the Socialist Party won the seat comfortably in the second round beating the National Front candidate by 7,000 votes.

Historic Representation

ElectionMemberParty
2012 Christian Bataille PS

Election results

2012

Legislative Election 2012: Nord's 12th Constituency 2nd round
Party Candidate Votes % ±
PS Christian Bataille 27,129 57.47
FN Anne-Sophie Leveque 20,080 42.53
Turnout 51,017 54.46
PS hold Swing

Sources

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