Nord, Circonscription 4 — Legislative Election Results

Nord, Circonscription 4 was won by Marc Philippe Daubresse (UDF) at the 1997 legislative election, with 54.0% of the vote in the deciding round, a margin of 8.1 points over PRG. This page covers every legislative election on record in Nord, Circonscription 4 from 1958 to 1997.

France elects this seat over two rounds: a seat can be won outright in round one with an absolute majority, or go to a runoff between the top qualifiers. Results below show whichever round actually decided the seat. For 1958-1981, the source data reports results by party/political family only, not by individual candidate name; from 1988 onward the source reports named candidates, and this page shows them. See the sourcing note below.

Results by Election

ElectionRoundWinnerVote ShareRunner-upMargin
1958 2 UNR (Gaullist) 46.1% SFIO (socialist) (34.9%) 11.2 pts
1962 2 SFIO (socialist) 52.4% UNR-UDT (Gaullist) (47.6%) 4.7 pts
1967 2 FGDS (socialist-radical federation) 52.8% Union des Démocrates pour la Vème République (47.2%) 5.5 pts
1968 2 UDR-RI (joint list) 52.2% FGDS (socialist-radical federation) (47.8%) 4.4 pts
1973 2 Parti Socialiste 54.1% UDR-URP (joint list) (45.9%) 8.2 pts
1978 2 PS-MRG 56.5% RPR (43.5%) 12.9 pts
1981 2 Parti Socialiste 64.8% UDF (35.2%) 29.6 pts
1988 2 Bruno Durieux (UDF) 57.1% Marie Cecile Laidebeur (Parti Socialiste) (42.9%) 14.3 pts
1997 2 Marc Philippe Daubresse (UDF) 54.0% Therese Loridan (PRG) (46.0%) 8.1 pts

Winning Margin Over Time

1958: UNR (Gaullist) margin 11.2 pts 1962: SFIO (socialist) margin 4.7 pts 1967: FGDS (socialist-radical federation) margin 5.5 pts 1968: UDR-RI (joint list) margin 4.4 pts 1973: Parti Socialiste margin 8.2 pts 1978: PS-MRG margin 12.9 pts 1981: Parti Socialiste margin 29.6 pts 1988: UDF margin 14.3 pts 1997: UDF margin 8.1 pts 1958 1962 1967 1968 1973 1978 1981 1988 1997

Frequently Asked Questions

Who won Nord, Circonscription 4 in the 1997 legislative election?

Marc Philippe Daubresse (UDF) won the seat of Nord, Circonscription 4 in 1997 with 54.0% of the vote in the deciding round, a margin of 8.1 points over PRG.

Which parties have won Nord, Circonscription 4 since 1958?

Since 1958, Nord, Circonscription 4 has been won by: FGDS (socialist-radical federation), PS-MRG, Parti Socialiste, SFIO (socialist), UDF, UDR-RI (joint list), UNR (Gaullist).

What was the closest result on record in Nord, Circonscription 4?

The closest result on record for Nord, Circonscription 4 was 1968, when UDR-RI (joint list) beat FGDS (socialist-radical federation) by just 4.4 percentage points.