# Pas-de-Calais's 8th constituency

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 bears a close resemblance to others in Pas-de-Calais as it strongly supported 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 | Election | Member | Party |
| 1986 | 1986 | Proportional representation – no election by constituency | Proportional representation – no election by constituency |
| | 1988 | Roland Huguet | PS |
| | 1993 | Jean-Jacques Delvaux | RPR |
| | 1997 | Michel Lefait | PS |
| | 2002 | Michel Lefait | PS |
| | 2007 | Michel Lefait | PS |
| | 2012 | Michel Lefait | PS |
| | 2017 | Benoît Potterie | LREM |
| | 2022 | Bertrand Petit | PS |
| | 2023 | Bertrand Petit | PS |
| | 2024 | Auguste Evrard | RN |

## Election results
### 2024

| Candidate | Candidate | Party | Alliance | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round |
| Candidate | Candidate | Party | Alliance | Votes | % | +/– | Votes | % | +/– |
| | Auguste Evrard | RN | | 27,164 | 46.45 | +18.99 | 29,775 | 52.27 | +8.09 |
| | Bertrand Petit | PS | | 18,697 | 31.97 | +9.43 | 27,186 | 47.73 | -8.09 |
| | Benoît Potterie | HOR | Ensemble | 9,824 | 16.80 | -4.56 | | | |
| | Hervé Ruffin | LO | | 1,199 | 2.05 | +0.78 | | | |
| | Alain Atassi | DIV | | 984 | 1.68 | new | | | |
| | Jérémie Weber | REC | | 617 | 1.05 | -1.30 | | | |
| Votes | Votes | Votes | Votes | 58,485 | 100.00 | | 56,961 | 100.00 | |
| Valid votes | Valid votes | Valid votes | Valid votes | 58,485 | 97.40 | -0.46 | 56,961 | 95.34 | +2.23 |
| Blank votes | Blank votes | Blank votes | Blank votes | 934 | 1.56 | +0.24 | 1,772 | 2.97 | -1.43 |
| Null votes | Null votes | Null votes | Null votes | 627 | 1.04 | +0.23 | 1,013 | 1.70 | -0.79 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 60,046 | 64.99 | +16.00 | 59,746 | 64.67 | +17.09 |
| Abstentions | Abstentions | Abstentions | Abstentions | 32,342 | 35.01 | -16.00 | 32,646 | 35.33 | -17.09 |
| Registered voters | Registered voters | Registered voters | Registered voters | 92,388 | | | 92,392 | | |
| Source: ||||||||||
| Result | Result | Result | Result | RN GAIN FROM PS | RN GAIN FROM PS | RN GAIN FROM PS | RN GAIN FROM PS | RN GAIN FROM PS | RN GAIN FROM PS |

### 2023 by-election

Bertrand Petit's original election was annulled, but he won the by-election held on 30 January 2023. Unlike in the 2022 election, his candidacy was endorsed by NUPES.
2023 by-election: Pas-de-Calais's 8th constituency :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | PS (NUPÉS) | Bertrand Petit | 12,295 | 46.14 | +7.85 |
| | RN | Auguste Evrard | 6,388 | 23.97 | −3.49 |
| | HOR (Ensemble) | Benoît Potterie | 5,642 | 21.17 | −0.19 |
| | LO | Étienne Zannis | 1,062 | 3.99 | +2.72 |
| | REC | Aude Mayaud | 646 | 2.42 | +0.07 |
| | LR (UDC) | Lucas Roseuw | 615 | 2.31 | −2.75 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 27,401 | 29.62 | −19.37 |
| 2nd round result ||||||
| | PS (NUPÉS) | Bertrand Petit | 16,190 | 66.49 | +10.67 |
| | RN | Auguste Evrard | 8,158 | 33.51 | −10.67 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 25,838 | 27.93 | −19.65 |
| | PS hold | PS hold | PS hold | PS hold | PS hold |

### 2022

Legislative Election 2022: Pas-de-Calais's 8th constituency :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | RN | Auguste Evrard | 12,140 | 27.46 | +5.92 |
| | PS | Bertrand Petit* | 9,961 | 22.54 | N/A |
| | HOR (Ensemble) | Benoît Potterie | 9,440 | 21.36 | −5.62 |
| | LFI (NUPÉS) | Simon Roussel | 6,961 | 15.75 | −22.28 |
| | UDI (UDC) | Philippe Caron | 2,235 | 5.06 | −2.77 |
| | REC | Aude Mayaud | 1,037 | 2.35 | N/A |
| | Others | N/A | 2,428 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 44,202 | 48.99 | −2.60 |
| 2nd round result ||||||
| | PS | Bertrand Petit* | 22,801 | 55.82 | N/A |
| | RN | Auguste Evrard | 18,048 | 44.18 | +0.96 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 40,849 | 47.58 | +2.37 |
| | PS gain from LREM | PS gain from LREM | PS gain from LREM | PS gain from LREM | PS gain from LREM |
* PS dissident

### 2017

| Candidate | Candidate | Label | First round | First round | Second round | Second round |
| Candidate | Candidate | Label | Votes | % | Votes | % |
| | Benoît Potterie | REM | 12,594 | 26.98 | 21,431 | 56.78 |
| | Karine Haverlant | FN | 10,055 | 21.54 | 16,310 | 43.22 |
| | Bertrand Petit | PS | 10,022 | 21.47 | | |
| | Casimir Letellier | FI | 5,334 | 11.43 | | |
| | Muriel Volle | UDI | 3,657 | 7.83 | | |
| | René Hocq | PCF | 2,393 | 5.13 | | |
| | Florian Quèze | ECO | 856 | 1.83 | | |
| | Jason Lamiaux | DVD | 586 | 1.26 | | |
| | Laure Bourel | EXG | 498 | 1.07 | | |
| | Philippe Rigaud | ECO | 405 | 0.87 | | |
| | Marie Van Lierde | DIV | 277 | 0.59 | | |
| Votes | Votes | Votes | 46,677 | 100.00 | 37,741 | 100.00 |
| Valid votes | Valid votes | Valid votes | 46,677 | 97.28 | 37,741 | 89.75 |
| Blank votes | Blank votes | Blank votes | 806 | 1.68 | 2,645 | 6.29 |
| Null votes | Null votes | Null votes | 500 | 1.04 | 1,665 | 3.96 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 47,983 | 51.59 | 42,051 | 45.21 |
| Abstentions | Abstentions | Abstentions | 45,033 | 48.41 | 50,963 | 54.79 |
| Registered voters | Registered voters | Registered voters | 93,016 | | 93,014 | |
| Source: Ministry of the Interior |||||||

### 2012

Legislative Election 2012: Pas-de-Calais's 8th constituency :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | PS | Michel Lefait | 26,144 | 48.55 | −3.42 |
| | NC | François Decoster | 11,857 | 22.02 | N/A |
| | FN | Evelyne Geronnez | 8,461 | 15.71 | +11.14 |
| | FG | René Hocq | 4,596 | 8.53 | +7.50 |
| | Others | N/A | 2,792 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 53,850 | 57.78 | −7.84 |
| 2nd round result ||||||
| | PS | Michel Lefait | 32,414 | 65.64 | N/A |
| | NC | François Decoster | 16,964 | 34.36 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 49,378 | 52.99 | N/A |
| | PS hold | PS hold | PS hold | PS hold | PS hold |

### 2007

Legislative Election 2007: Pas-de-Calais 8th :
| Party | 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 |
| | CPNT | Sabine Leurs | 1,310 | 2.96 |
| | LV | Brigitte Persson | 898 | 2.03 |
| | LCR | Habiba Lahbairi | 645 | 1.46 |
| | LO | Flore Lataste | 623 | 1.41 |
| | PCF | René Vandenkoornhuyse | 455 | 1.03 |
| | MNR | Brigitte Lagrange | 364 | 0.83 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 45,352 | 65.62 |
| | PS hold | PS hold | Swing | |

### 2002

Legislative Election 2002: Pas-de-Calais's 8th constituency :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | PS | Michel Lefait | 19,402 | 44.13 | |
| | UMP | Marie Pascale Bataille | 12,797 | 29.11 | |
| | FN | Severine Leturque | 4,515 | 10.27 | |
| | CPNT | Bruno Cottrez | 1,872 | 4.26 | |
| | LO | Laurent Clouet | 982 | 2.23 | |
| | RPF | Francois Dubout | 887 | 2.02 | |
| | Others | N/A | 3,513 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 45,374 | 67.46 | |
| 2nd round result ||||||
| | PS | Michel Lefait | 24,634 | 58.26 | |
| | UMP | Marie Pascale Bataille | 17,651 | 41.74 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 44,077 | 65.54 | |
| | PS hold | PS hold | PS hold | PS hold | PS hold |

### 1997

Legislative Election 1997: Pas-de-Calais's 8th constituency :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | PS | Michel Lefait | 18,691 | 39.85 | |
| | RPR | Jean-Jacques Delvaux | 15,311 | 32.64 | |
| | FN | Frédéric Lorthiois | 5,052 | 10.77 | |
| | LV | Jacques Cailliau | 2,201 | 4.69 | |
| | MRC | André Bonnier | 2,115 | 4.51 | |
| | LO | Christophe Charlon | 1,881 | 4.01 | |
| | DVD | Christine Dhorne | 1,653 | 3.52 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 50,860 | 79.36 | |
| 2nd round result ||||||
| | PS | Michel Lefait | 27,777 | 57.69 | |
| | RPR | Jean-Jacques Delvaux | 20,368 | 42.31 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 50,860 | 79.36 | |
| | PS gain from RPR | PS gain from RPR | PS gain from RPR | PS gain from RPR | PS gain from RPR |