Pas-De-Calais, Circonscription 12 — Legislative Election Results

Pas-De-Calais, Circonscription 12 was won by Jean Pierre Kucheida (Parti Socialiste) at the 1997 legislative election, with 100.0% of the vote in the deciding round. This page covers every legislative election on record in Pas-De-Calais, Circonscription 12 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 SFIO (socialist) 61.6% Parti communiste (PCF) (38.4%) 23.1 pts
1962 2 SFIO (socialist) 76.0% UNR-UDT (Gaullist) (24.0%) 51.9 pts
1967 2 FGDS (socialist-radical federation) 77.5% Union des Démocrates pour la Vème République (22.5%) 55.0 pts
1968 2 FGDS (socialist-radical federation) 70.6% UDR-RI (joint list) (29.4%) 41.2 pts
1973 2 Parti Socialiste 79.0% UDR-URP (joint list) (21.0%) 58.0 pts
1978 2 PS-MRG 100.0% — None
1981 1 (outright) Parti Socialiste 55.9% Parti communiste (PCF) (27.8%) 28.1 pts
1988 1 (outright) Jean Pierre Kucheida (Parti Socialiste) 57.6% Jacqueline Poly (Parti communiste (PCF)) (22.9%) 34.6 pts
1997 2 Jean Pierre Kucheida (Parti Socialiste) 100.0% — None

Winning Margin Over Time

1958: SFIO (socialist) margin 23.1 pts 1962: SFIO (socialist) margin 51.9 pts 1967: FGDS (socialist-radical federation) margin 55.0 pts 1968: FGDS (socialist-radical federation) margin 41.2 pts 1973: Parti Socialiste margin 58.0 pts 1981: Parti Socialiste margin 28.1 pts 1988: Parti Socialiste margin 34.6 pts 1958 1962 1967 1968 1973 1981 1988

Frequently Asked Questions

Who won Pas-De-Calais, Circonscription 12 in the 1997 legislative election?

Jean Pierre Kucheida (Parti Socialiste) won the seat of Pas-De-Calais, Circonscription 12 in 1997 with 100.0% of the vote in the deciding round.

Which parties have won Pas-De-Calais, Circonscription 12 since 1958?

Since 1958, Pas-De-Calais, Circonscription 12 has been won by: FGDS (socialist-radical federation), PS-MRG, Parti Socialiste, SFIO (socialist).

What was the closest result on record in Pas-De-Calais, Circonscription 12?

The closest result on record for Pas-De-Calais, Circonscription 12 was 1958, when SFIO (socialist) beat Parti communiste (PCF) by just 23.1 percentage points.