The 17th constituency of the Nord is a French legislative
constituency
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in the
Nord
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Acronyms
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''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
Marc Dolez (born , in Douai, Nord) is French politician. He represented the Nord's 17th constituency from 1988 to 1993, and again from 1997 to 2017. A former member of the Socialist Party
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from 1988 to 2017, with the sole exception of between 1993 and 1997. Dolez left the
Socialist Party
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to join
Jean-Luc Mélenchon
Jean-Luc Antoine Pierre Mélenchon (; born 19 August 1951) is a French politician who was a member of the National Assembly for the 4th constituency of Bouches-du-Rhône from 2017 to 2022. He led the ''La France Insoumise'' group in the Nation ...
'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 results
2022
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2017
2012
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* Withdrew before the 2nd round
2007
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2002
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1997
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Sources
* Official results of French elections from 1998:
{{French National Assembly constituencies
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