Pas-de-Calais' 7th constituency

7th constituency of the Pas-de-Calais

French National Assembly constituency
Pas-de-Calais' 7th constituency shown within Nord-Pas-de-Calais
Deputy	Yann Capet PS
Department	Pas-de-Calais
Canton	Audruicq, Calais-Centre, Calais-Est, Calais-Nord-Ouest, Calais-Sud-Est
Voters	92,392

The 7th constituency of the Pas-de-Calais is a French legislative constituency in the Pas-de-Calais département.

Description

Pas-de-Calais' 7th constituency includes the whole of the port city of Calais.

The constituency has consistently elected candidates from the Socialist Party with the exception of conservative landslide in 1993. The current representative Yann Capet's father, André Capet also represented the seat, holding it until his death in 2000.

Historic Representation

Election		Member	Party
1986		Proportional representation - no election by constituency
	1988	André Capet	PS
	1993	Claude Demassieux	RPR
	1997	André Capet	PS
	2001	Gilles Cocquempot	PS
	2012	Yann Capet	PS

Election results

2012

Legislative Election 2012: Pas-de-Calais' 7th constituency - 2nd round

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	PS	Yann Capet	26,861	61.44
	UMP	Philippe Mignonet	16,857	38.56
Turnout			45,908	49.69
	PS hold		Swing

2007

Legislative Election 2007: Pas-de-Calais' 7th constituency - 2nd round

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	PS	Gilles Cocquempot	23,994	50.71
	UMP	Natacha Bouchart	23,319	49.29
Turnout			49,173	57.30
	PS hold		Swing

Sources

• Official results of French elections from 1998: "Résultats électoraux officiels en France" (in French).