Deputy Bernard RomanPS | Voters 60,531 | |
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Canton Lille-Centre, Lille-Sud, Lille-Sud-Est (part) | ||
The 1st constituency of Nord is a French legislative constituency in the Nord département.
Description
The 1st constituency of Nord covers the centre and south of the city Lille.
In the early years of the Fifth Republic the seat was held by Gaullist parties but in recent years it has become a comfortable seat for the Socialist Party.
The seat is notable for being held for many years by Pierre Mauroy the Prime Minister of France between 1981 and 1984, Mauroy was also the Mayor of Lille for 28 years.
References
Nord's 1st constituency Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA