Pas-de-Calais' 8th constituency

8th constituency of the Pas-de-Calais

French National Assembly constituency
Pas-de-Calais' 8th constituency shown within Nord-Pas-de-Calais
Deputy	Michel Lefait PS
Department	Pas-de-Calais
Canton	Aire-sur-la-Lys, Arques, Auchel, Norrent-Fontes, Saint-Omer-Nord, Saint-Omer-Sud
Voters	93,191

The 8th constituency of the Pas-de-Calais is a French legislative constituency in the Pas-de-Calais département.

Description

Pas-de-Calais' 8th constituency is based around the town of Saint-Omer, close to the border with Nord.

Politically the seat bares a close resemblance to others in Pas-de-Calais as it strongly supports the left. This constituency elected Michel Lefait in 1997 after a brief tenure by the conservative Rally for the Republic who captured the seat in the landslide victory at the 1993 elections.

Historic Representation

Election		Member	Party
1986		Proportional representation - no election by constituency
	1988	Roland Huguet	PS
	1993	Jean-Jacques Delvaux	RPR
	1997	Michel Lefait	PS

Election results

2012

Legislative Election 2012: Pas-de-Calais' 8th constituency - 2nd round

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	PS	Michel Lefait	32,414	65.64
	NC	François Decoster	16,964	34.36
Turnout			51,736	55.52
	PS hold		Swing

2007

Legislative Election 2007: Pas-de-Calais 8th

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	PS	Michel Lefait	22,994	51.97
	UMP	Marie Pascale Bataille	14,935	33.75
	FN	Marie Duriez	2,023	4.57
	Hunting, Fishing, Nature, Traditions	Sabine Leurs	1,310	2.96
	LV	Brigitte Persson	898	2.03
	Revolutionary Communist League	Habiba Lahbairi	645	1.46
	LO	Flore Lataste	623	1.41
	PCF	René Vandenkoornhuyse	455	1.03
	National Republican Movement	Brigitte Lagrange	364	0.83
Turnout			45,352	65.62
	PS hold		Swing

Sources

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