# Nord's 14th constituency

The 14th constituency of the Nord is a French legislative constituency in the Nord département.

## Description

Nord's 14th constituency entirely surrounds Nord's 13th constituency and includes the eastern half of Dunkerque along with most of the coastal strip along the English Channel of the department.
Despite being held by the French Communist Party between 1962 and 1986 the seat has since then been held mostly by conservatives.

## Historic Representation

| Election | Election | Member | Party |
| | 1958 | Carlos Dolez | MRP |
| | 1962 | Henri Martel | PCF |
| | 1967 | Émile Roger | PCF |
| | 1968 | Émile Roger | PCF |
| | 1973 | Émile Roger | PCF |
| | 1978 | Émile Roger | PCF |
| | 1981 | Émile Roger | PCF |
| 1986 | 1986 | Proportional representation - no election by constituency | Proportional representation - no election by constituency |
| | 1988 | Charles Paccou | RPR |
| | 1993 | Gabriel Deblock | DVD |
| | 1997 | Monique Denise | PS |
| | 2002 | Jean-Pierre Decool | UMP |
| | 2007 | Jean-Pierre Decool | UMP |
| | 2012 | Jean-Pierre Decool | UMP |
| | 2017 | Paul Christophe | LR |
| | 2017 | Paul Christophe | Agir |
| | 2022 | Paul Christophe | Agir |

## Election results
### 2024

Legislative Election 2024: Nord's 14th constituency :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | DIV | Anne-Lise Perche | 1,033 | 1.59 | n/a |
| | LFI (NFP) | Philippine Heyman | 8,876 | 13.63 | −3.40 |
| | LR (UXD) | Jean-Baptiste Gardes | 30,194 | 46.37 | +35.69 |
| | LO | Sandrine Desreyaud | 1,091 | 1.68 | n/a |
| | HOR (Ensemble) | Paul Christophe | 23,928 | 36.74 | +2.99 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 65,122 | 97.25 | +49.55 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 99,449 | | |
| 2nd round result ||||||
| | HOR | Paul Christophe | 32,303 | 50.15 | +13.41 |
| | LR | Jean-Baptiste Gardes | 32,114 | 49.85 | +3.48 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 64,417 | 96.46 | −0.79 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 99,40 | | |
| | HOR hold | HOR hold | Swing | | |

### 2022

Legislative Election 2022: Nord's 14th constituency :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Agir (Ensemble) | Paul Christophe | 15,582 | 33.75 | +8.31 |
| | RN | Pierrette Cuvelier | 13,032 | 28.23 | +7.93 |
| | LFI (NUPÉS) | Philippine Heyman | 7,861 | 17.03 | −4.59 |
| | LR (UDC) | Frédéric Devos | 4,931 | 10.68 | −15.99 |
| | REC | Eric Maerten | 1,809 | 3.92 | N/A |
| | PA | Frédéric Béague | 1,349 | 2.92 | N/A |
| | Others | N/A | 1,605 | 3.48 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 46,169 | 47.70 | −3.05 |
| 2nd round result ||||||
| | Agir (Ensemble) | Paul Christophe | 22,916 | 53.21 | +17.09 |
| | RN | Pierrette Cuvelier | 20,154 | 46.97 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 43,070 | 46.35 | +1.90 |
| | Agir gain from LR | Agir gain from LR | Agir gain from LR | Agir gain from LR | Agir gain from LR |

### 2017

| Candidate | Candidate | Label | First round | First round | Second round | Second round |
| Candidate | Candidate | Label | Votes | % | Votes | % |
| | Paul Christophe | LR | 13,004 | 26.67 | 25,162 | 63.88 |
| | Julien Lemaitte | REM | 12,407 | 25.44 | 14,229 | 36.12 |
| | Yohann Duval | FN | 9,898 | 20.30 | | |
| | Delphine Decoster | FI | 5,853 | 12.00 | | |
| | Christian Devos | PS | 2,634 | 5.40 | | |
| | Myriam Santhune | ECO | 1,584 | 3.25 | | |
| | Sylvie Brachet | PRG | 1,074 | 2.20 | | |
| | Jean-Paul Tisserand | EXD | 878 | 1.80 | | |
| | David Haillant | EXG | 644 | 1.32 | | |
| | Nathalie Benalla | PCF | 471 | 0.97 | | |
| | Stéphane Dumont | DIV | 320 | 0.66 | | |
| Votes | Votes | Votes | 48,767 | 100.00 | 39,391 | 100.00 |
| Valid votes | Valid votes | Valid votes | 48,767 | 97.28 | 39,391 | 89.71 |
| Blank votes | Blank votes | Blank votes | 952 | 1.90 | 3,074 | 7.00 |
| Null votes | Null votes | Null votes | 414 | 0.83 | 1,446 | 3.29 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 50,133 | 50.75 | 43,911 | 44.45 |
| Abstentions | Abstentions | Abstentions | 48,660 | 49.25 | 54,871 | 55.55 |
| Registered voters | Registered voters | Registered voters | 98,793 | | 98,782 | |
| Source: Ministry of the Interior |||||||

### 2012

Legislative Election 2012: Nord's 14th constituency :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | UMP | Jean-Pierre Decool | 23,015 | 39.16 | |
| | PS | Jean Schepman | 21,496 | 36.58 | |
| | FG | Delphine Castelli | 1,642 | 2.79 | |
| | EELV | José Szymaniak | 1,368 | 2.33 | |
| | Others | N/A | 1,300 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 58,770 | 59.48 | |
| 2nd round result ||||||
| | UMP | Jean-Pierre Decool | 30,703 | 53.44 | |
| | PS | Jean Schepman | 26,748 | 46.56 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 57,451 | 58.15 | |
| | UMP hold | UMP hold | UMP hold | UMP hold | UMP hold |

### 2007

Legislative Election 2007: Nord's 14th constituency :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | UMP | Jean-Pierre Decool | 26,555 | 56.67 | |
| | PRG | Francis Bassemon | 7,913 | 16.89 | |
| | MoDem | Séverine Potvin-Belet | 2,531 | 5.40 | |
| | FN | Roger Lessieux | 2,365 | 5.05 | |
| | Far left | Marie Bouzat | 1,932 | 4.12 | |
| | LV | Laurence Hugues | 1,407 | 3.00 | |
| | CPNT | Daneil Wexsteen | 1,276 | 2.72 | |
| | Far left | David Dupuich | 1,008 | 2.15 | |
| | Others | N/A | 1,868 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 48,099 | 64.86 | |
| | UMP hold | UMP hold | UMP hold | UMP hold | UMP hold |

### 2002

Legislative Election 2002: Nord's 14th constituency :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | UMP | Jean-Pierre Decool | 20,407 | 42.91 | |
| | PS | Monique Denise | 13,777 | 28.97 | |
| | FN | Didier Lejeune | 5,797 | 12.19 | |
| | CPNT | Eric Delautre | 2,367 | 4.98 | |
| | Others | N/A | 5,207 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 48,823 | 68.35 | |
| 2nd round result ||||||
| | UMP | Jean-Pierre Decool | 26,776 | 58.09 | |
| | PS | Monique Denise | 19,319 | 41.91 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 48,085 | 67.32 | |
| | 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 14th constituency :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | RPR | Jean-Pierre Decool | 16,712 | 35.08 | |
| | PS | Monique Denise | 14,487 | 30.41 | |
| | FN | Yannick Le Floch | 7,266 | 15.25 | |
| | PCF | Guillaume Dochez | 2,783 | 5.84 | |
| | LV | Alain Tredez | 1,887 | 3.96 | |
| | DVD | Philippe Peene | 1,820 | 3.82 | |
| | Others | N/A | 2,683 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 50,979 | 76.16 | |
| 2nd round result ||||||
| | PS | Monique Denise | 25,090 | 50.49 | |
| | RPR | Jean-Pierre Decool | 24,604 | 49.51 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 53,037 | 79.24 | |
| | PS gain from DVD | PS gain from DVD | PS gain from DVD | PS gain from DVD | PS gain from DVD |

## 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).