The 3rd constituency of Nord is a French legislative

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in the

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''département''.

Description

Nord's 3rd constituency covers the south eastern corner of the department around the town of

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. The seat is wedged between

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to the north and

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to the south. Following the 2010 redistricting the seat is now in a completely different place compared to his previous incarnation. The previous 3rd constituency covered the city of

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. Any historical therefore needs to be made with the now defunct 23rd and 24th constituencies one of which was held by the

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and one by the

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prior to 2012. The defeated

candidate at the 2012 election

Christine Marin Christine Marin (born April 9. 1951 in Feignies) was a member of the National Assembly of France from 2007 to 2012, representing Nord's 23rd constituency, as a member of the Union for a Popular Movement The Union for a Popular Movement ( ; ...

had previously represented

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Historic Representation

Election results