Voters 81,076 | Department Nord | |
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Deputy Jean-Louis Borloo
Radical Party (France) Canton Condé-sur-l'Escault (excluding the communes of Escautpont, Fresnes-sur-Escaut, Hergnies, Odomez, Vicq), Valenciennes Est. Communes de : Valenciennes (parts included in the cantons of Valenciennes Nord and Valenciennes Sud), Saint-Saulve | ||
The 21st constituency of the Nord is a French legislative constituency in the Nord département.
Description
Prior to 1988, the 21st constituency was the constituency of Avesnes-sur-Helpe in the southeastern part of the department. It now contains most of Valenciennes as well as some surrounding areas.
Long serving representative and former Minister of Economy, Finance and Industry Jean-Louis Borloo resigned from the seat in April 2014 due to ill health and was replaced by Mayor of Valenciennes Laurent Degallaix.
References
Nord's 21st constituency Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA