# Nord's 18th constituency

The 18th constituency of the Nord is a French legislative constituency in the Nord département.

## Description

Nord's 18th constituency is seated in the town on Cambrai.
Politically the seat swung between left and right during the late 20th century, it has however been held by conservatives François-Xavier Villain and Guy Bricout since 2002.

## Historic Representation

| Election | Election | Member | Party |
| | 1958 | Ernest Denis | UNR |
| | 1962 | Georges Bustin | PCF |
| | 1967 | Georges Bustin | PCF |
| | 1973 | Georges Bustin | PCF |
| | 1978 | Georges Bustin | PCF |
| | 1981 | Georges Bustin | PCF |
| 1986 | 1986 | Proportional representation - no election by constituency | Proportional representation - no election by constituency |
| | 1988 | Jean Le Garrec | PS |
| | 1993 | Claude Pringalle | RPR |
| | 1997 | Brigitte Douay | PS |
| | 2002 | François-Xavier Villain | DVD |
| | 2007 | François-Xavier Villain | DVD |
| | 2012 | François-Xavier Villain | UDI |
| | 2017 | Guy Bricout | UDI |
| | 2022 | Guy Bricout | UDI |
| | 2024 | Alexandre Dufosset | National Rally |

## Election results
### 2024

Legislative Election 2024: Nord's 18th constituency :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | RN | Alexandre Dufosset | 29,404 | 52.51 | 22.65 |
| | LFI (NFP) | Benoit Marechal | 7,230 | 12.91 | −2.44 |
| | RE (Ensemble) | Nicolas Siegler | 18,434 | 32.92 | +20.60 |
| | LO | Nadine Reynaert | 930 | 1.66 | +0.19 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 55,998 | 97.54 | +52.36 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 90,821 | | |
| | RN gain from UDI | RN gain from UDI | RN gain from UDI | RN gain from UDI | RN gain from UDI |

### 2022

Legislative Election 2022: Nord's 18th constituency :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | RN | Mélanie Disdier | 12,074 | 29.86 | +5.53 |
| | UDI (UDC) | Guy Bricout | 8,835 | 21.85 | -9.60 |
| | LFI (NUPÉS) | Stéphanie Maréchal | 6,207 | 15.35 | −0.07 |
| | DVC | Pierre-Antoine Villain | 5,390 | 13.33 | N/A |
| | LREM (Ensemble) | Philippe Loyez | 4,980 | 12.32 | −13.08 |
| | REC | Gérard Philippe | 1,329 | 3.29 | N/A |
| | PA | Aurélien Dolay | 1,021 | 2.53 | N/A |
| | LO | Nadine Reynaert | 593 | 1.47 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 40,429 | 45.18 | −2.01 |
| 2nd round result ||||||
| | UDI (UDC) | Guy Bricout | 19,211 | 50.58 | -13.09 |
| | RN | Mélanie Disdier | 18,768 | 49.42 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 37,979 | 44.01 | +2.45 |
| | UDI hold | UDI hold | UDI hold | UDI hold | UDI hold |

### 2017

| Candidate | Candidate | Label | First round | First round | Second round | Second round |
| Candidate | Candidate | Label | Votes | % | Votes | % |
| | Guy Bricout | UDI | 13,232 | 31.45 | 21,669 | 63.67 |
| | Claire Pommeyrol-Burlet | REM | 10,684 | 25.40 | 12,363 | 36.33 |
| | Mélanie Disdier | FN | 10,234 | 24.33 | | |
| | Thérèse-Marie Cardon | FI | 5,071 | 12.05 | | |
| | Thomas Frémond | ECO | 1,416 | 3.37 | | |
| | Rosella Milot | DLF | 615 | 1.46 | | |
| | Gautier Thery | EXG | 612 | 1.45 | | |
| | Emmanuelle Larsen | DIV | 197 | 0.47 | | |
| | Joël Lamand | DVD | 5 | 0.01 | | |
| | Vincent Harduin | ECO | 2 | 0.00 | | |
| Votes | Votes | Votes | 42,068 | 100.00 | 34,032 | 100.00 |
| Valid votes | Valid votes | Valid votes | 42,068 | 97.35 | 34,032 | 89.43 |
| Blank votes | Blank votes | Blank votes | 848 | 1.96 | 2,662 | 6.99 |
| Null votes | Null votes | Null votes | 296 | 0.68 | 1,362 | 3.58 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 43,212 | 47.19 | 38,056 | 41.56 |
| Abstentions | Abstentions | Abstentions | 48,363 | 52.81 | 53,516 | 58.44 |
| Registered voters | Registered voters | Registered voters | 91,575 | | 91,572 | |
| Source: Ministry of the Interior |||||||

### 2012

Legislative Election 2012: Nord's 18th constituency :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | UMP | François-Xavier Villain | 22,541 | 43.73 | |
| | PS | Martine Filleul [fr] | 16,604 | 32.22 | |
| | FN | Samuel Lenclud | 7,635 | 14.81 | |
| | FG | Brigitte Lefebvre | 3,344 | 6.49 | |
| | Others | N/A | 1,417 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 51,541 | 56.01 | |
| 2nd round result ||||||
| | UMP | François-Xavier Villain | 28,541 | 57.63 | |
| | PS | Martine Filleul [fr] | 20,982 | 42.37 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 49,523 | 53.82 | |
| | UMP hold | UMP hold | UMP hold | UMP hold | UMP hold |

### 2007

Legislative Election 2007: Nord's 18th constituency :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | UMP | François-Xavier Villain | 22,512 | 48.03 | |
| | PS | Brigitte Douay | 11,985 | 25.57 | |
| | PCF | Colette Dessaint | 3,016 | 6.43 | |
| | FN | Melanie Disdier | 2,893 | 6.17 | |
| | MoDem | Sylvain Tranoy | 2,774 | 5.92 | |
| | Others | N/A | 3,695 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 47,857 | 60.22 | |
| 2nd round result ||||||
| | UMP | François-Xavier Villain | 26,519 | 57.45 | |
| | PS | Brigitte Douay | 19,641 | 42.55 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 47,745 | 60.08 | |
| | UMP hold | UMP hold | UMP hold | UMP hold | UMP hold |

### 2002

Legislative Election 2002: Nord's 18th constituency :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | UMP | François-Xavier Villain | 20,993 | 42.48 | |
| | PS | Brigitte Douay | 14,261 | 28.85 | |
| | FN | Melanie Disdier | 6,484 | 13.12 | |
| | PCF | Colette Dessaint | 2,991 | 6.05 | |
| | CPNT | Catherine Dubois | 1,066 | 2.16 | |
| | Others | N/A | 3,629 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 50,390 | 64.90 | |
| 2nd round result ||||||
| | UMP | François-Xavier Villain | 26,437 | 55.86 | |
| | PS | Brigitte Douay | 20,888 | 44.14 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 49,301 | 63.49 | |
| | 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 18th constituency :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | DVD | François-Xavier Villain | 16,224 | 30.87 | |
| | PS | Brigitte Douay | 12,873 | 24.49 | |
| | FN | Albert Ponthieux | 8,617 | 16.39 | |
| | PCF | Colette Dessaint | 7,252 | 13.80 | |
| | DVD | Pierre Doise | 2,563 | 4.88 | |
| | LV | Marie Cuvillier | 1,908 | 3.63 | |
| | DVD | Vincent Cambier | 1,110 | 2.11 | |
| | Others | N/A | 3,125 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 55,641 | 73.43 | |
| 2nd round result ||||||
| | PS | Brigitte Douay | 28,123 | 51.71 | |
| | DVD | François-Xavier Villain | 26,264 | 48.29 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 57,812 | 76.30 | |
| | PS gain from RPR | PS gain from RPR | PS gain from RPR | PS gain from RPR | PS gain from RPR |

## 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).