# Nord's 17th constituency

The 17th constituency of the Nord is a French legislative constituency in the Nord département.

## Description

Nord's 17th constituency contains the majority of Douai as well as the rural canton of Arleux to the south.
The seat was held by Marc Dolez from 1988 to 2017, with the sole exception of between 1993 and 1997. Dolez left the Socialist Party to join Jean-Luc Mélenchon's Left Party in 2008. At the 2012 election he faced no candidate in the second round following the withdrawal of the Socialist Party candidate.

## Historic Representation

| Election | Election | Member | Party |
| | 1958 | Narcisse Pavot | SFIO |
| | 1962 | Narcisse Pavot | SFIO |
| | 1967 | Paul Leloir | PCF |
| | 1968 | Jean Durieux | RI |
| | 1973 | Jean Durieux | RI |
| | 1978 | Claude Wargnies | PCF |
| | 1981 | Paul Moreau | PS |
| 1986 | 1986 | Proportional representation - no election by constituency | Proportional representation - no election by constituency |
| | 1988 | Marc Dolez | PS |
| | 1993 | Jacques Vernier | RPR |
| | 1997 | Marc Dolez | PS |
| | 2002 | Marc Dolez | PS |
| | 2007 | Marc Dolez | PS |
| | 2008 | Marc Dolez | PG |
| | 2012 | Marc Dolez | PG |
| | 2017 | Dimitri Houbron | LREM |
| | 2020 | Dimitri Houbron | Agir |
| | 2022 | Thibaut François | RN |

## Election results
### 2024

Legislative Election 2024: Nord's 17th constituency :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | RN (UXD) | Thierry Tesson | 21,803 | 47.92 | +15.01 |
| | LR | Loick Brouazin | 3,627 | 7.97 | −16.16 |
| | PS (NFP) | Frédéric Chéreau | 13,575 | 29.84 | n/a |
| | HOR (Ensemble) | Guillaume Honoré | 5,739 | 12.61 | −11.52 |
| | LO | Cédric Fluckiger | 751 | 1.65 | n/a |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 45,495 | 97.37 | +53.38 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 73,875 | | |
| 2nd round result ||||||
| | RN | Thierry Tesson | 23,873 | 55.80 | +7.88 |
| | PS | Frédéric Chéreau | 18,913 | 44.20 | +14.36 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 42,786 | 93.42 | −3.95 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 73,889 | | |
| | RN hold | RN hold | Swing | | |

### 2022

Legislative Election 2022: Nord's 17th constituency :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | RN | Thibaut François | 10,414 | 32.91 | +8.53 |
| | HOR (Ensemble) | Dimitri Houbron | 7,636 | 24.13 | +1.00 |
| | LFI (NUPÉS) | Cyril Grandin | 7,250 | 22.91 | −4.82 |
| | UDI (UDC) | Romain Boulant | 1,688 | 5.33 | −5.07 |
| | REC | Valérie Norreel | 966 | 3.05 | N/A |
| | DIV | Isabelle Maman | 841 | 2.66 | N/A |
| | PRG | Marion Thooft | 661 | 2.09 | N/A |
| | Others | N/A | 2,186 | 6.91 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 31,642 | 43.99 | −1.50 |
| 2nd round result ||||||
| | RN | Thibaut François | 15,408 | 53.57 | +6.78 |
| | HOR (Ensemble) | Dimitri Houbron | 13,354 | 46.43 | −6.78 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 28,762 | 42.37 | +1.69 |
| | RN gain from LREM | RN gain from LREM | RN gain from LREM | RN gain from LREM | RN gain from LREM |

### 2017

| Candidate | Candidate | Label | First round | First round | Second round | Second round |
| Candidate | Candidate | Label | Votes | % | Votes | % |
| | Thibaut François | FN | 7,993 | 24.38 | 12,697 | 46.79 |
| | Dimitri Houbron | REM | 7,583 | 23.13 | 14,442 | 53.21 |
| | François Guiffard | FI | 3,961 | 12.08 | | |
| | Charles Beauchamp | PCF | 3,955 | 12.07 | | |
| | Frédéric Nihous | LR | 3,408 | 10.40 | | |
| | Jean-Luc Hallé | DVG | 2,876 | 8.77 | | |
| | Agnès Dupuis | PS | 1,174 | 3.58 | | |
| | Lucile Wacheux | ECO | 628 | 1.92 | | |
| | Amid Benchabane | ECO | 364 | 1.11 | | |
| | Éric Pecqueur | EXG | 309 | 0.94 | | |
| | Gaëtan Duez | DIV | 192 | 0.59 | | |
| | Nicolas Rankowski | DVD | 177 | 0.54 | | |
| | Léopold Pons | DVD | 159 | 0.49 | | |
| Votes | Votes | Votes | 32,779 | 100.00 | 27,139 | 100.00 |
| Valid votes | Valid votes | Valid votes | 32,779 | 97.88 | 27,139 | 90.65 |
| Blank votes | Blank votes | Blank votes | 523 | 1.56 | 1,919 | 6.41 |
| Null votes | Null votes | Null votes | 187 | 0.56 | 881 | 2.94 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 33,489 | 45.49 | 29,939 | 40.68 |
| Abstentions | Abstentions | Abstentions | 40,124 | 54.51 | 43,660 | 59.32 |
| Registered voters | Registered voters | Registered voters | 73,613 | | 73,599 | |
| Source: Ministry of the Interior |||||||

### 2012

Legislative Election 2012: Nord's 17th constituency :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | PG (FG) | Marc Dolez | 12,404 | 30.84 | |
| | PS | Monique Amghar* | 9,141 | 22.73 | |
| | FN | Chantal Bojanek | 8,234 | 20.47 | |
| | UMP | Bruno Bufquin | 8,212 | 20.42 | |
| | MoDem | Bruno Vandeville | 1,154 | 2.87 | |
| | Others | N/A | 1,075 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 40,220 | 53.58 | |
| 2nd round result ||||||
| | PG (FG) | Marc Dolez | 19,763 | 100.00 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 19,763 | 26.33 | |
| | PG gain from PS | PG gain from PS | PG gain from PS | PG gain from PS | PG gain from PS |
* Withdrew before the 2nd round

### 2007

Legislative Election 2007: Nord's 17th constituency :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | PS | Marc Dolez | 16,509 | 38.54 | |
| | UMP | Françoise Prouvost | 13,539 | 31.60 | |
| | PCF | Jacques Michon | 4,221 | 9.85 | |
| | FN | Marie-Paule Darchicourt | 2,659 | 6.21 | |
| | MoDem | Dominique Becar-Rojee | 2,013 | 4.70 | |
| | Others | N/A | 3,898 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 43,579 | 58.09 | |
| 2nd round result ||||||
| | PS | Marc Dolez | 25,847 | 62.14 | |
| | UMP | Françoise Prouvost | 15,746 | 37.86 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 43,303 | 57.72 | |
| | PS hold | PS hold | PS hold | PS hold | PS hold |

### 2002

Legislative Election 2002: Nord's 17th constituency :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | PS | Marc Dolez | 15,855 | 36.40 | |
| | UMP | Françoise Prouvost | 11,733 | 26.94 | |
| | FN | Monique Lamare | 6,264 | 14.38 | |
| | PCF | Therese Pernot | 3,550 | 8.15 | |
| | CPNT | Frederic Nihous | 1,316 | 3.02 | |
| | UDF | Didier Sniadach | 1,061 | 2.44 | |
| | Others | N/A | 3,781 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 44,416 | 60.68 | |
| 2nd round result ||||||
| | PS | Marc Dolez | 23,986 | 59.98 | |
| | UMP | Françoise Prouvost | 16,005 | 40.02 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 41,677 | 56.94 | |
| | PS hold | PS hold | PS hold | PS hold | PS hold |

### 1997

Legislative Election 1997: Nord's 17th constituency :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | PS | Marc Dolez | 15,029 | 31.43 | |
| | RPR | Jacques Vernier | 13,702 | 28.66 | |
| | PCF | Pierre Lefebvre | 7,672 | 16.05 | |
| | FN | Jean-Marie Lamare | 6,677 | 13.97 | |
| | LO | Roger Marie | 1,296 | 2.71 | |
| | LV | Geneviève Pirrieros | 1,027 | 2.15 | |
| | Others | N/A | 2,408 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 49,580 | 69.25 | |
| 2nd round result ||||||
| | PS | Marc Dolez | 29,431 | 59.53 | |
| | RPR | Jacques Vernier | 20,005 | 40.47 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 51,446 | 71.86 | |
| | 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).