title: Pas-de-Calais's 2nd constituency
text: # Pas-de-Calais's 2nd constituency
  
  The 2nd constituency of the Pas-de-Calais is a French legislative constituency in the Pas-de-Calais département.
  
  ## Description
  
  Pas-de-Calais' 2nd constituency was enlarged as a result of the 2010 redistricting of French legislative constituencies to include the entire of Arras having previously only contained the north of the city. Politically Arras is famed for being the birthplace of revolutionary Maximilien de Robespierre.
  
  The constituency is currently held by Jacqueline Maquet who had previously represented Pas-de-Calais' 1st constituency.
  
  ## Historic Representatives
  
  | Election | Member | Party |
  | - | - | - |
  | 1988 | André Delehedde | PS |
  | 1993 | Charles Gheerbrant | UDF |
  | 1997 | Catherine Génisson | PS |
  | 2002 | Catherine Génisson | PS |
  | 2007 | Catherine Génisson | PS |
  | 2012 | Jacqueline Maquet | PS |
  | 2017 | Jacqueline Maquet | LREM |
  | 2022 | Jacqueline Maquet | RE |
  
  ## Election results
  
  ### 2022
  
  Legislative Election 2022: Pas-de-Calais's 2nd constituency :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | LREM (Ensemble) | Jacqueline Maquet | 12,234 | 28.47 | -8.11 |
  | | RN | Alban Heusele | 10,604 | 24.68 | +6.91 |
  | | LFI (NUPÉS) | Morgane Rengard | 9,660 | 22.48 | -2.86 |
  | | LR (UDC) | Emmanuelle Lapouille | 4,004 | 9.32 | -6.65 |
  | | REC | Isabelle Georget | 1,365 | 3.18 | N/A |
  | | ECO | Bruno Ladsous | 1,197 | 2.79 | N/A |
  | | PA | Nathalie Zayonnet | 1,053 | 2.45 | N/A |
  | | PRG | Philippe La Grange | 932 | 2.17 | N/A |
  | | Others | N/A | 1,925 | 4.48 | |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 42,974 | 50.40 | -2.03 |
  | 2nd round result ||||||
  | | LREM (Ensemble) | Jacqueline Maquet | 20,971 | 54.73 | -10.78 |
  | | RN | Alban Heusele | 17,345 | 45.27 | +10.78 |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 38,316 | 48.90 | +2.19 |
  | | LREM hold | LREM hold | LREM hold | LREM hold | LREM hold |
  
  ### 2017
  
  | Candidate | Candidate | Label | First round | First round | Second round | Second round |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | Candidate | Candidate | Label | Votes | % | Votes | % |
  | | Jacqueline Maquet | REM | 15,889 | 36.58 | 22,847 | 65.51 |
  | | Alban Heusele | FN | 7,718 | 17.77 | 12,028 | 34.49 |
  | | Alexandre Malfait | UDI | 6,937 | 15.97 | | |
  | | Caroline Delplace | FI | 5,531 | 12.73 | | |
  | | Antoine Détourné | PS | 2,880 | 6.63 | | |
  | | Laure Olivier | ECO | 2,051 | 4.72 | | |
  | | Véronique Loir | DLF | 880 | 2.03 | | |
  | | Leïla Dutailly | PCF | 548 | 1.26 | | |
  | | Ameline Clinckemaillié | DIV | 338 | 0.78 | | |
  | | Abmajid Belhadj | EXG | 307 | 0.71 | | |
  | | Audric Alexandre | DVG | 260 | 0.60 | | |
  | | Michèle Dessenne | DVG | 51 | 0.12 | | |
  | | Benjamin Charlier | DIV | 44 | 0.10 | | |
  | Votes | Votes | Votes | 43,434 | 100.00 | 34,875 | 100.00 |
  | Valid votes | Valid votes | Valid votes | 43,434 | 97.31 | 34,875 | 87.71 |
  | Blank votes | Blank votes | Blank votes | 790 | 1.77 | 3,181 | 8.00 |
  | Null votes | Null votes | Null votes | 410 | 0.92 | 1,707 | 4.29 |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 44,634 | 52.43 | 39,763 | 46.71 |
  | Abstentions | Abstentions | Abstentions | 40,498 | 47.57 | 45,365 | 53.29 |
  | Registered voters | Registered voters | Registered voters | 85,132 | | 85,128 | |
  | Source: Ministry of the Interior |||||||
  
  ### 2012
  
  Legislative Election 2012: Pas-de-Calais's 2nd constituency :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | PS | Jacqueline Maquet | 21,345 | 42.92 | +4.12 |
  | | UMP | Jean-Marie Prestaux | 12,962 | 26.06 | -9.23 |
  | | FN | Dalila Decobert | 8,440 | 16.97 | +10.76 |
  | | EELV | Laure Olivier | 2,377 | 4.78 | +2.10 |
  | | FG | Sandra Dusautoir-Dionet | 2,286 | 4.60 | +2.04 |
  | | DVD | Véronique Loir | 1,222 | 2.46 | N/A |
  | | Others | N/A | 1,101 | | |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 49,733 | 59.00 | -6.84 |
  | 2nd round result ||||||
  | | PS | Jacqueline Maquet | 27,626 | 59.27 | +3.89 |
  | | UMP | Jean-Marie Prestaux | 18,982 | 40.73 | -3.89 |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 46,608 | 55.30 | -11.07 |
  | | PS hold | PS hold | PS hold | PS hold | PS hold |
  
  ### 2007
  
  Legislative Election 2007: Pas-de-Calais's 2nd constituency :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | PS | Catherine Génisson | 19,137 | 38.80 | |
  | | UMP | Michel Ziolkowski | 17,403 | 35.29 | |
  | | MoDem | Denise Bocquillet | 3,497 | 7.09 | |
  | | FN | DD | 3,063 | 6.21 | |
  | | LMR | Jean-Michel Becquet | 1,529 | 3.10 | |
  | | LV | Thierry Matezak | 1,323 | 2.68 | |
  | | Far left | Juliette Perrot | 1,287 | 2.61 | |
  | | PCF | Jean-Pierre Delezenne | 1,263 | 2.56 | |
  | | Others | N/A | 816 | | |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 50,382 | 65.84 | |
  | 2nd round result ||||||
  | | PS | Catherine Génisson | 27,273 | 55.38 | |
  | | UMP | Michel Ziolkowski | 21,977 | 44.62 | |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 50,788 | 66.37 | |
  | | PS hold | PS hold | PS hold | PS hold | PS hold |
  
  ### 2002
  
  Legislative Election 2002: Pas-de-Calais's 2nd constituency :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | PS | Catherine Génisson | 15,812 | 32.71 | |
  | | UMP | Francois Desmaziere | 11,995 | 24.82 | |
  | | FN | Catherine Salagnac | 6,029 | 12.47 | |
  | | MRC | Jean-Marie Alexandre | 3,644 | 7.54 | |
  | | MPF | Jean-Francois Depret | 3,298 | 6.82 | |
  | | LMR | Jean-Michel Becquet | 2,230 | 4.61 | |
  | | PCF | Jacques Patris | 1,340 | 2.77 | |
  | | Others | N/A | 3,988 | | |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 49,585 | 67.13 | |
  | 2nd round result ||||||
  | | PS | Catherine Génisson | 24,766 | 54.16 | |
  | | UMP | Francois Desmaziere | 20,962 | 45.84 | |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 48,008 | 64.97 | |
  | | PS hold | PS hold | PS hold | PS hold | PS hold |
  
  ### 1997
  
  Legislative Election 1997: Pas-de-Calais's 2nd constituency :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | UDF | Charles Gheerbrant | 13,480 | 26.39 | |
  | | PS | Catherine Génisson | 13,115 | 25.68 | |
  | | MRC | Jean-Marie Alexandre | 11,844 | 23.19 | |
  | | FN | Yvon-Marie Lherbier | 7,344 | 14.38 | |
  | | ECO | Gilles Pennequin | 3,565 | 6.98 | |
  | | DVD | Walter Lamiet | 1,729 | 3.39 | |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 53,956 | 76.74 | |
  | 2nd round result ||||||
  | | PS | Catherine Génisson | 29,317 | 56.89 | |
  | | UDF | Charles Gheerbrant | 22,216 | 43.11 | |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 55,013 | 78.23 | |
  | | PS gain from UDF | PS gain from UDF | PS gain from UDF | PS gain from UDF | PS gain from UDF |
  
  ## Sources
  
  * Official results of French elections from 1998: "Résultats électoraux officiels en France" (in French).
  