# Nord's 13th constituency

The 13th constituency of the Nord is a French legislative constituency in the Nord département.

## Description

Nord's 13th Constituency includes the west of the port city of Dunkerque on the English Channel coast as well as its large southern suburb of Coudekerque-Branche.
The elected conservative members during its first 30 years before switching to the Socialist Party in 1988. Since then the seat has been won by left wing candidates at every election except 1993 and a by-election in 1998.
In fiction it is the seat of the protagonist in the popular French TV series Baron Noir.

## Historic Representation

| Election | Election | Member | Party |
| | 1958 | Auguste Damette | UNR |
| | 1962 | Auguste Damette | UNR |
| | 1967 | Auguste Damette | UDVe |
| | 1968 | Auguste Damette | UDR |
| | 1973 | Auguste Damette | UDR |
| | 1978 | Maurice Sergheraert | SE |
| | 1981 | Maurice Sergheraert | SE |
| 1986 | 1986 | Proportional representation - no election by constituency | Proportional representation - no election by constituency |
| | 1988 | André Delattre | PS |
| | 1993 | Emmanuel Dewees | RPR |
| | 1997 | Michel Delebarre | PS |
| | 1998 | Franck Dhersin | DL |
| | 2002 | Michel Delebarre | PS |
| | 2007 | Michel Delebarre | PS |
| | 2012 | Christian Hutin | MRC |
| | 2017 | Christian Hutin | DVG |
| | 2022 | Christine Decodts | DVC |
| | 2024 | Julien Gokel | PS |

## Election results
### 2024

Legislative Election 2024: Nord's 13th constituency :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | RN | Maxence Accart | 21,662 | 43,52% | |
| | PS | Julien Gokel* | 16,026 | 32,20% | |
| | LFI (NFP) | Damien Lacroix | 10,913 | 21,92% | |
| | LO | Clément Bézine | 1,175 | 2,36% | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 49,776 | 57,85 | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 86,045 | | |
| 2nd round result ||||||
| | PS | Julien Gokel | 26,769 | 53.76 | +21.46 |
| | RN | Maxence Accart | 23,021 | 46.24 | +2.72 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 49,790 | 96.39 | −0.56 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 51,656 | | |
| | PS hold | PS hold | Swing | | |
* PS dissident without the support of the New Popular Front alliance

### 2022

Legislative Election 2022: Nord's 13th constituency :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | DVC (Ensemble) | Christine Decodts | 11,317 | 32.56 | +11.02 |
| | RN | Yohann Duval | 10,506 | 30.23 | +4.51 |
| | LFI (NUPÉS) | Damien Lacroix | 8,394 | 24.15 | +4.09 |
| | LR (UDC) | Véronique De Miribel | 1,390 | 4.00 | −0.12 |
| | REC | Eugénie Madelaine | 1,056 | 3.04 | N/A |
| | PA | Alexis Peltier | 950 | 2.73 | N/A |
| | LO | Clément Bézine | 698 | 2.01 | N/A |
| | DIV | Maeva Menneboo | 443 | 1.27 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 34,754 | 41.16 | −3.16 |
| 2nd round result ||||||
| | DVC (Ensemble) | Christine Decodts | 16,497 | 52.29 | N/A |
| | RN | Yohann Duval | 15,055 | 47.71 | +11.03 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 31,552 | 39.05 | −1.85 |
| | DVC gain from DVG | DVC gain from DVG | DVC gain from DVG | DVC gain from DVG | DVC gain from DVG |

### 2017

| Candidate | Candidate | Label | First round | First round | Second round | Second round |
| Candidate | Candidate | Label | Votes | % | Votes | % |
| | Philippe Eymery | FN | 9,893 | 25.72 | 12,478 | 36.68 |
| | Christian Hutin | DVG | 9,507 | 24.72 | 21,538 | 63.32 |
| | Sarah Robin | REM | 8,283 | 21.54 | | |
| | Elio Berte-Langereau | FI | 5,434 | 14.13 | | |
| | Virginie Henocq | ECO | 1,600 | 4.16 | | |
| | Mickaëlle Lefèvre | UDI | 1,584 | 4.12 | | |
| | Delphine Castelli | PCF | 680 | 1.77 | | |
| | Anthony Simati | DIV | 633 | 1.65 | | |
| | Jacques Volant | EXG | 500 | 1.30 | | |
| | Catherine Mogis | DIV | 254 | 0.66 | | |
| | Christophe Legros | DIV | 92 | 0.24 | | |
| Votes | Votes | Votes | 38,460 | 100.00 | 34,016 | 100.00 |
| Valid votes | Valid votes | Valid votes | 38,460 | 97.20 | 34,016 | 93.15 |
| Blank votes | Blank votes | Blank votes | 837 | 2.12 | 1,797 | 4.92 |
| Null votes | Null votes | Null votes | 272 | 0.69 | 704 | 1.93 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 39,569 | 44.32 | 36,517 | 40.90 |
| Abstentions | Abstentions | Abstentions | 49,715 | 55.68 | 52,767 | 59.10 |
| Registered voters | Registered voters | Registered voters | 89,284 | | 89,284 | |
| Source: Ministry of the Interior |||||||

### 2012

Legislative Election 2012: Nord's 13th constituency :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | MRC | Christian Hutin | 22,564 | 47.87 | |
| | FN | Philippe Eymery | 10,982 | 23.30 | |
| | UMP | François Rosseel | 7,034 | 14.92 | |
| | FG | David Thiebaut | 2,243 | 4.76 | |
| | EELV | Marcel Lefevre | 1,295 | 2.75 | |
| | Others | N/A | 3,020 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 47,138 | 52.07 | |
| 2nd round result ||||||
| | MRC | Christian Hutin | 28,874 | 64.73 | |
| | FN | Philippe Eymery | 15,730 | 35.27 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 44,604 | 49.27 | |
| | MRC gain from PS | MRC gain from PS | MRC gain from PS | MRC gain from PS | MRC gain from PS |

### 2007

Legislative Election 2007: Nord's 13th constituency :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | PS | Michel Delebarre | 16,435 | 40.50 | |
| | UMP | Franck Dhersin | 16,193 | 39.90 | |
| | MoDem | Sandrine Lejeune-Le Pallac | 1,754 | 4.32 | |
| | FN | Ursula Maltese | 1,432 | 3.53 | |
| | Far left | José Deswarte | 919 | 2.26 | |
| | LV | Paulo-Serge Lopes | 913 | 2.25 | |
| | Others | N/A | 2,933 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 41,323 | 63.53 | |
| 2nd round result ||||||
| | PS | Michel Delebarre | 22,338 | 53.12 | |
| | UMP | Franck Dhersin | 18,712 | 46.88 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 43,428 | 66.77 | |
| | PS hold | PS hold | PS hold | PS hold | PS hold |

### 2002

Legislative Election 2002: Nord's 13th constituency :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | PS | Michel Delebarre | 15,522 | 38.02 | |
| | UMP | Franck Dhersin | 14,393 | 35.25 | |
| | FN | Francoise Coolzaet | 3,983 | 9.76 | |
| | MNR | Philippe Eymery | 2,336 | 5.72 | |
| | LV | Philippe Rousselle | 884 | 2.17 | |
| | Others | N/A | 3,710 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 41,641 | 64.09 | |
| 2nd round result ||||||
| | PS | Michel Delebarre | 19,797 | 51.61 | |
| | UMP | Franck Dhersin | 18,562 | 48.39 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 40,867 | 62.90 | |
| | PS hold | PS hold | PS hold | PS hold | PS hold |

### 1997

Legislative Election 1997: Nord's 13th constituency :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | PS | Michel Delebarre | 15,728 | 37.59 | |
| | RPR | Emmanuel Dewees | 10,655 | 25.47 | |
| | FN | Philippe Eymery | 7,330 | 17.52 | |
| | PCF | Gérard Miroux | 2,039 | 4.87 | |
| | LV | Marcel Lefèvre | 1,354 | 3.24 | |
| | DVD | Véronique de Miribel | 1,210 | 2.89 | |
| | LO | Jacques Volant | 1,182 | 2.83 | |
| | Others | N/A | 2,342 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 43,776 | 67.92 | |
| 2nd round result ||||||
| | PS | Michel Delebarre | 24,262 | 56.90 | |
| | RPR | Emmanuel Dewees | 18,378 | 43.10 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 45,505 | 70.60 | |
| | 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).