# Nord's 5th constituency

The 5th constituency of the Nord is a French legislative constituency in the Nord département.

## Description

Nord's 5th constituency lies in the centre of the department to the south of Lille. The main town is Seclin which is still part of the Métropole Européenne de Lille but this left leaning town is outweighed by the more conservative surrounding areas.
Despite 40 years of uninterrupted Socialist Party control between 1962 and 2002, the seat turned right in the 21st centuries, and was held by the conservative UMP or Republicans between 2002 and 2022, before being won by the far-right RN.

## Historic representation

| Election | Election | Member | Party |
| | 1958 | Georges Brice | UNR |
| | 1962 | Arthur Notebart | PS |
| | 1967 | Arthur Notebart | PS |
| | 1968 | Arthur Notebart | PS |
| | 1973 | Arthur Notebart | PS |
| | 1978 | Arthur Notebart | PS |
| | 1981 | Arthur Notebart | PS |
| 1986 | 1986 | Proportional representation – no election by constituency | Proportional representation – no election by constituency |
| | 1988 | Denise Cacheux | PS |
| | 1993 | Bernard Davoine | PS |
| | 1997 | Martine Aubry | PS |
| | 1997 | Bernard Davoine | PS |
| | 2002 | Sébastien Huyghe | UMP |
| | 2007 | Sébastien Huyghe | UMP |
| | 2012 | Sébastien Huyghe | UMP |
| | 2017 | Sébastien Huyghe | LR |
| | 2022 | Victor Catteau | RN |
| | 2024 | Sébastien Huyghe | REN |

## Election results
### 2024

Legislative Election 2024: Nord's 5th constituency :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | NPA | Chloé Olivereau | 24 | 0.04 | N/A |
| | LO | Raymond Covain | 858 | 1.25 | N/A |
| | RN | Victor Catteau | 27,411 | 40.08 | +15.11 |
| | LFI (NFP) | Ophélie Delneste | 16,591 | 24.26 | −0.72 |
| | RE (Ensemble) | Sébastien Huyghe | 23,510 | 34.37 | +9.81 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 68,394 | 97.25 | +46.11 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 102,283 | | |
| 2nd round result ||||||
| | RE | Sébastien Huyghe | 37,411 | 56.65 | +22.28 |
| | RN | Victor Catteau | 28,626 | 43.35 | +3.27 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 66,037 | 95.64 | −1.61 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 102,381 | | |
| | RE gain from RN | RE gain from RN | RE gain from RN | RE gain from RN | RE gain from RN |

### 2022

Legislative Election 2022: Nord's 5th constituency :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | LFI (NUPÉS) | Ophélie Delneste | 12,213 | 24.98 | +1.65 |
| | RN | Victor Catteau | 12,211 | 24.97 | +6.48 |
| | LREM (Ensemble) | Frédéric Cauderlier | 12,012 | 24.56 | −5.40 |
| | LR (UDC) | Sébastien Huyghe | 8,562 | 17.51 | −6.12 |
| | PA | Manon Stoffel | 1,498 | 3.06 | N/A |
| | REC | Hugues Sion | 1,196 | 2.45 | N/A |
| | Others | N/A | 1,208 | 2.47 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 48,900 | 49.15 | −1.67 |
| 2nd round result ||||||
| | RN | Victor Catteau | 20,658 | 51.14 | N/A |
| | LFI (NUPÉS) | Ophélie Delneste | 19,736 | 48.86 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 40,394 | 47.26 | +4.01 |
| | RN gain from LR | RN gain from LR | RN gain from LR | RN gain from LR | RN gain from LR |

### 2017

| Candidate | Candidate | Label | First round | First round | Second round | Second round |
| Candidate | Candidate | Label | Votes | % | Votes | % |
| | Guillaume Dekoninck | REM | 14,906 | 29.96 | 17,053 | 44.48 |
| | Sébastien Huyghe | LR | 11,757 | 23.63 | 21,284 | 55.52 |
| | Victor Catteau | FN | 9,199 | 18.49 | | |
| | Lucile Caplier | FI | 6,507 | 13.08 | | |
| | Aude Leduc | PS | 2,151 | 4.32 | | |
| | Françoise Dumez | PCF | 1,530 | 3.07 | | |
| | Yannick Brohard | ECO | 1,421 | 2.86 | | |
| | Guillaume Levecq | DLF | 786 | 1.58 | | |
| | Xavier Lapierre | EXG | 425 | 0.85 | | |
| | Francine Herbaut-Dauptain | ECO | 411 | 0.83 | | |
| | Florence Masselot | ECO | 354 | 0.71 | | |
| | Philippe Dambry | DIV | 209 | 0.42 | | |
| | Pierre Lehembre | DIV | 100 | 0.20 | | |
| | Béatrice Cuvelier | DVD | 4 | 0.01 | | |
| Votes | Votes | Votes | 49,760 | 100.00 | 38,337 | 100.00 |
| Valid votes | Valid votes | Valid votes | 49,760 | 98.05 | 38,337 | 88.76 |
| Blank votes | Blank votes | Blank votes | 752 | 1.48 | 3,511 | 8.13 |
| Null votes | Null votes | Null votes | 240 | 0.47 | 1,346 | 3.12 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 50,752 | 50.82 | 43,194 | 43.25 |
| Abstentions | Abstentions | Abstentions | 49,119 | 49.18 | 56,682 | 56.75 |
| Registered voters | Registered voters | Registered voters | 99,871 | | 99,876 | |
| Source: Ministry of the Interior |||||||

### 2012

Legislative Election 2012: Nord's 5th constituency :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | UMP | Sébastien Huyghe | 19,885 | 35.66 | −5.34 |
| | PS | Alain Cacheux | 18,354 | 32.92 | +6.96 |
| | FN | Serge Cattelin | 8,851 | 15.87 | +10.46 |
| | FG | Bernard Debreu | 5,486 | 9.84 | +1.67 |
| | Others | N/A | 3,179 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 55,755 | 57.78 | −1.77 |
| 2nd round result ||||||
| | UMP | Sébastien Huyghe | 27,131 | 51.43 | +0.70 |
| | PS | Alain Cacheux | 25,626 | 48.57 | −0.70 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 52,757 | 54.68 | −3.83 |
| | UMP hold | UMP hold | UMP hold | UMP hold | UMP hold |

### 2007

Legislative Election 2007: Nord's 5th constituency :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | UMP | Sébastien Huyghe | 21,161 | 41.00 | +20.19 |
| | PS | Brigitte Parat | 13,398 | 25.96 | −5.13 |
| | MoDem | Dany Wattebled | 4,785 | 9.27 | N/A |
| | PCF | Bernard Debreu | 4,215 | 8.17 | +1.85 |
| | FN | Thérèse Lesaffre | 2,792 | 5.41 | −7.13 |
| | LV | Pascale Leroy | 1,401 | 2.71 | −0.21 |
| | Far left | Mathilde Horn | 1,153 | 2.23 | N/A |
| | Others | N/A | 2,701 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 52,519 | 59.55 | −2.92 |
| 2nd round result ||||||
| | UMP | Sébastien Huyghe | 25,387 | 50.73 | −0.36 |
| | PS | Brigitte Parat | 24,657 | 49.27 | +0.36 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 52,474 | 58.51 | −2.07 |
| | UMP hold | UMP hold | UMP hold | UMP hold | UMP hold |

### 2002

Legislative Election 2002: Nord's 5th constituency :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | PS | Martine Aubry | 15,822 | 31.09 | −3.60 |
| | UMP | Sébastien Huyghe | 10,591 | 20.81 | −1.78 |
| | DVD | Dany Wattebled | 7,185 | 14.12 | N/A |
| | FN | Viviane Ghyselinck | 6,385 | 12.54 | −5.50 |
| | PCF | Bernard Debreu | 3,215 | 6.32 | −6.29 |
| | MNR | Jacques Bourrez | 1,847 | 3.63 | N/A |
| | LV | Sylvie Sergent | 1,487 | 2.92 | +0.54 |
| | LO | Xavier Lapierre | 1,030 | 2.02 | −1.25 |
| | Others | N/A | 3,337 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 52,217 | 62.47 | −8.62 |
| 2nd round result ||||||
| | UMP | Sébastien Huyghe | 24,493 | 51.09 | +11.90 |
| | PS | Martine Aubry | 23,449 | 48.91 | −11.90 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 50,641 | 60.58 | −11.32 |
| | UMP gain from PS | UMP gain from PS | UMP gain from PS | UMP gain from PS | UMP gain from PS |

### 1997

Legislative Election 1997: Nord's 5th constituency :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | PS | Martine Aubry | 18,751 | 34.69 | |
| | RPR | Jacques Donnay | 12,208 | 22.59 | |
| | FN | Jacques Bourrez | 9,751 | 18.04 | |
| | PCF | Jean-Claude Willem | 6,816 | 12.61 | |
| | LO | Régis Debliqui | 1,769 | 3.27 | |
| | LV | Arnold Gil | 1,286 | 2.38 | |
| | Others | N/A | 3,470 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 56,698 | 71.09 | |
| 2nd round result ||||||
| | PS | Martine Aubry | 32,475 | 60.81 | |
| | RPR | Jacques Donnay | 20,932 | 39.19 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 57,343 | 71.90 | |
| | PS hold | PS hold | PS hold | PS hold | PS hold |

## Sources

* ↑ "Découvrez la liste des candidats aux élections législatives 2024 dans votre circonscription". Le Monde. 19 June 2024. Retrieved 22 June 2023.
* Official results of French elections from 1998: "Résultats électoraux officiels en France" (in French).