Dunkirk-West ( fr. Dunkerque-Ouest ) - the abolished canton in France , the region of Nore-Pas-de-Calais , department of Nore . He was part of the Dunkirk County.
| Canton of France (AE 3rd level) | |
| Dunkirk West | |
|---|---|
| fr. Dunkerque-ouest | |
| A country |  France |
| Region | Nor - Pas de Calais |
| The Department | Nor |
| County | Dunkirk |
| Includes communes | 2 |
| Centre | Dunkirk |
| History and Geography | |
| Square | 11 km² |
| Timezone | UTC + 1 , in summer UTC + 2 |
| Population | |
| Population | 48,040 people ( 2011 ) |
| Digital identifiers | |
| INSEE Code | 5926 |
| Notes: The area is based on the data of the French Land Cadastre , which does not include estuaries , lakes, ponds and glaciers with an area of more than 1 km². | |
The canton included communes (population according to the National Institute of Statistics for 2011 ):
- Cappel la Grand (8,096 people)
- Dunkirk (central and southern quarters, Petit-Sint quarter and the annexed commune of Saint-Paul-sur-Mer) (39 944 people)
Policy
Residents of the canton adhered to leftist views. In the 2012 presidential election, they cast 30.9% of the vote in the 1st round to Francois Hollande versus 24.4% for Marin Le Pen and 21.1% for Nicolas Sarkozy ; Hollande won in the 2nd round in the canton, receiving 65 , 8% of the vote (2007 1st round: Segolen Royal - 28.0%, Sarkozy - 24.9%; 2nd round: Royal - 52.1%). In the elections to the National Assembly in 2012 in the 13th constituency of the Nor Department , the canton supported the incumbent, leftist candidate Christian Yuten , who won 47.8% of the vote in the 1st round and 64.2% in the 2nd round . (2007 12th district. Christian Uten (RGD): 1st round: - 48.8%, 2nd round - 69.0%). In the 2010 regional elections, the list of socialists won in the 1st round, collecting 36.1% of the vote. The second place went to the list of the National Front, which received 21.2%, and the list of "rightists" led by the SND received only 13.4% of the vote. In the 2nd round, a single “left list” with the participation of socialists, communists and “greens” led by the President of the Regional Council of Nord-Pas-de-Calais, Daniel Percheron received 56.2% of the vote, the “right” list led by Senator Valerie Letar took second place with 24.7%, and the National Front Marine Le Pen with 19.1% finished third.
| Candidate | The consignment | % of votes | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Marie Fabre | Socialist party | 77.76 | |
| Jacqueline Gaban | Union for the Popular Movement | 22.24 |
See also
- Commons of Nor Department