# Cher's 3rd constituency

Cher's 3rd constituency is one of three French legislative constituencies in the department of Cher. It is currently represented by Loïc Kervran of Horizons.

## Historic representation

| Legislature | Start of mandate | End of mandate | Deputy | Party | Party |
| 1st | 9 December 1958 | 9 October 1962 | Ferdinand Roques | | UNR |
| 2nd | 6 December 1962 | 2 April 1967 | Ferdinand Roques | | UNR |
| 3rd | 3 April 1967 | 30 May 1968 | Laurent Bilbeau | | PCF |
| 4th | 11 July 1968 | 1 April 1973 | Maurice Papon | | UDR |
| 5th | 2 April 1973 | 2 April 1978 | Maurice Papon | | UDR |
| 6th | 3 April 1978 | 6 May 1978 | Maurice Papon | | RPR |
| 6th | 7 May 1978 | 22 May 1981 | René Dubreuil | | RPR |
| 7th | 2 July 1981 | 1 April 1986 | Berthe Fiévet | | PS |
| 8th | 2 April 1986 | 14 May 1988 | Proportional representation | Proportional representation | Proportional representation |
| 9th | 23 June 1988 | 1 April 1993 | Alain Calmat | | DVG |
| 10th | 2 April 1993 | 21 April 1997 | Serge Lepeltier | | RPR |
| 11th | 12 June 1997 | 18 June 2002 | Yann Galut | | PS |
| 12th | 19 June 2002 | 19 June 2007 | Louis Cosyns | | UMP |
| 13th | 20 June 2007 | 19 June 2012 | Louis Cosyns | | UMP |
| 14th | 20 June 2012 | 20 June 2017 | Yann Galut | | PS |
| 15th | 21 June 2017 | 18 December 2020 | Loïc Kervran | | LREM |
| 15th | 18 December 2020 | 21 June 2022 | Loïc Kervran | | Agir |
| 16th | 22 June 2022 | 9 June 2024 | Loïc Kervran | | H |
| 16th | 7 July 2024 | ongoing | Loïc Kervran | | H |

## Elections
### 2024

| Candidate | Candidate | Party | Alliance | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round |
| Candidate | Candidate | Party | Alliance | Votes | % | +/– | Votes | % | +/– |
| | Pierre Gentillet | RN | | 23,501 | 43.15 | +15.63 | 25,578 | 47.21 | +2.14 |
| | Loïc Kervran | HOR | Ensemble | 16,991 | 31.20 | -1.40 | 28,602 | 52.79 | -2.14 |
| | Emma Moreira | LFI | NFP | 9,334 | 17.14 | -4.68 | | | |
| | Bénédicte de Choulot | LR | UDC | 3,178 | 5.84 | -1.93 | | | |
| | Eric Lougnon | REC | | 599 | 1.10 | -3.11 | | | |
| | Eric Bellet | LO | | 568 | 1.04 | -0.82 | | | |
| | Christa Chartier | DLF | | 290 | 0.53 | -1.74 | | | |
| Votes | Votes | Votes | Votes | 54,461 | 100.00 | | 54,180 | 100.00 | |
| Valid votes | Valid votes | Valid votes | Valid votes | 54,461 | 97.03 | +0.13 | 54,180 | 95.59 | +4.10 |
| Blank votes | Blank votes | Blank votes | Blank votes | 1,215 | 2.16 | -0.14 | 1,883 | 3.32 | -3.29 |
| Null votes | Null votes | Null votes | Null votes | 450 | 0.80 | -0.01 | 619 | 1.09 | -0.82 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 56,126 | 67.10 | +17.29 | 56,682 | 67.75 | +19.63 |
| Abstentions | Abstentions | Abstentions | Abstentions | 27,519 | 32.90 | -17.29 | 26,984 | 32.25 | -19.63 |
| Registered voters | Registered voters | Registered voters | Registered voters | 83,645 | | | 83,666 | | |
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| Result | Result | Result | Result | HOR HOLD | HOR HOLD | HOR HOLD | HOR HOLD | HOR HOLD | HOR HOLD |

### 2022

Legislative Election 2022: Cher's 3rd constituency :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | HOR (Ensemble) | Loïc Kervran | 13,299 | 32.60 | -0.16 |
| | RN | Thibaut de La Tocnaye [fr] | 11,226 | 27.52 | +11.90 |
| | LFI (NUPÉS) | Aliénor Garcia-Bosch-de Morales | 8,901 | 21.82 | −13.10 |
| | LR (UDC) | Bénédicte de Choulot | 3,171 | 7.77 | −1.01 |
| | REC | Nathalie Marteel | 1,717 | 4.21 | N/A |
| | DLF (UPF) | Frédéric Dumay | 924 | 2.27 | −0.65 |
| | Others | N/A | 1,551 | - | − |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 40,789 | 49.81 | −0.34 |
| 2nd round result ||||||
| | HOR (Ensemble) | Loïc Kervran | 20,435 | 54.93 | +4.01 |
| | RN | Thibaut de La Tocnaye [fr] | 16,767 | 45.07 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 37,202 | 48.12 | +2.54 |
| | HOR gain from LREM | HOR gain from LREM | HOR gain from LREM | HOR gain from LREM | HOR gain from LREM |

### 2017

| Candidate | Candidate | Label | First round | First round | Second round | Second round |
| Candidate | Candidate | Label | Votes | % | Votes | % |
| | Loïc Kervran | REM | 13,703 | 32.76 | 17,775 | 50.92 |
| | Yann Galut | PS | 8,120 | 19.41 | 17,136 | 49.08 |
| | Jordan Le Goïc | FN | 6,534 | 15.62 | | |
| | Jean Riffet | FI | 4,140 | 9.90 | | |
| | Olivier Beatrix | UDI | 3,504 | 8.38 | | |
| | Magali Bessard | PCF | 1,392 | 3.33 | | |
| | Samuel Vaisson | DIV | 1,358 | 3.25 | | |
| | Éric Thevenin | DLF | 1,222 | 2.92 | | |
| | Catherine Menguy | ECO | 954 | 2.28 | | |
| | Alain Rodric | DIV | 466 | 1.11 | | |
| | Éric Bellet | EXG | 267 | 0.64 | | |
| | Louis Cosyns | LR | 168 | 0.40 | | |
| Votes | Votes | Votes | 41,828 | 100.00 | 34,911 | 100.00 |
| Valid votes | Valid votes | Valid votes | 41,828 | 96.77 | 34,911 | 88.91 |
| Blank votes | Blank votes | Blank votes | 1,056 | 2.44 | 3,103 | 7.90 |
| Null votes | Null votes | Null votes | 340 | 0.79 | 1,253 | 3.19 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 43,224 | 50.15 | 39,267 | 45.58 |
| Abstentions | Abstentions | Abstentions | 42,957 | 49.85 | 46,892 | 54.42 |
| Registered voters | Registered voters | Registered voters | 86,181 | | 86,159 | |
| Source: Ministry of the Interior |||||||

### 2012

2012 legislative election in Cher's 3rd constituency :
| Candidate | Candidate | Party | First round | First round | Second round | Second round |
| Candidate | Candidate | Party | Votes | % | Votes | % |
| | Yann Galut | PS | 19,979 | 38.83% | 27,644 | 55.46% |
| | Louis Cosyns | UMP | 15,380 | 29.89% | 22,204 | 44.54% |
| | Erwan Le Mintier | FN | 7,962 | 15.47% | | |
| | Nadine Mechin | FG | 3,825 | 7.43% | | |
| | Michel Mrozek | MoDem | 2,040 | 3.96% | | |
| | Jorge Roig | EELV | 1,293 | 2.51% | | |
| | Mireille Maury | DLR | 662 | 1.29% | | |
| | Eric Bellet | LO | 313 | 0.61% | | |
| Valid votes | Valid votes | Valid votes | 51,454 | 98.08% | 49,848 | 95.46% |
| Spoilt and null votes | Spoilt and null votes | Spoilt and null votes | 1,006 | 1.92% | 2,370 | 4.54% |
| Votes cast / turnout | Votes cast / turnout | Votes cast / turnout | 52,460 | 60.17% | 52,218 | 59.95% |
| Abstentions | Abstentions | Abstentions | 34,727 | 39.83% | 34,879 | 40.05% |
| Registered voters | Registered voters | Registered voters | 87,187 | 100.00% | 87,097 | 100.00% |

### 2007

Legislative Election 2007: Cher's 3rd constituency :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | UMP | Louis Cosyns | 21,706 | 41.39 | |
| | PS | Yann Galut | 16,289 | 31.06 | |
| | MoDem | Michel Mrozek | 4,493 | 8.57 | |
| | FN | Sabine de Villeroche | 2,770 | 5.28 | |
| | DVG | Eliane Pessel | 1,403 | 2.68 | |
| | EXG | Marie-Pierre Regnault | 1,215 | 2.32 | |
| | LV | Joël Crotte | 1,092 | 2.08 | |
| | Others | N/A | 3,472 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 53,748 | 61.45 | |
| 2nd round result ||||||
| | UMP | Louis Cosyns | 26,559 | 50.43 | |
| | PS | Yann Galut | 26,104 | 49.57 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 54,682 | 62.53 | |
| | UMP hold | UMP hold | UMP hold | UMP hold | UMP hold |

### 2002

Legislative Election 2002: Cher's 3rd constituency :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | PS | Yann Galut | 21,043 | 38.52 | |
| | UMP | Louis Cosyns | 15,529 | 28.42 | |
| | UDF | Alain Tanton | 7,514 | 13.75 | |
| | FN | Sabine de Villeroche | 6,088 | 11.14 | |
| | LO | Colette Cordat | 1,517 | 2.78 | |
| | PR | Denis Durand | 1,166 | 2.13 | |
| | Others | N/A | 1,778 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 56,023 | 65.50 | |
| 2nd round result ||||||
| | UMP | Louis Cosyns | 25,825 | 50.45 | |
| | PS | Yann Galut | 25,295 | 49.55 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 54,047 | 63.20 | |
| | UMP gain from PS | UMP gain from PS | UMP gain from PS | UMP gain from PS | UMP gain from PS |

### 1997

Legislative Election 1997: Cher's 3rd constituency :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | RPR | Serge Lepeltier | 17,615 | 32.36 | |
| | PS | Yann Galut | 13,726 | 25.22 | |
| | PCF | Rémy Perrot | 8,141 | 14.96 | |
| | FN | François Drougard | 6,826 | 12.54 | |
| | MRC | Denis Durand | 2,700 | 4.96 | |
| | LO | Colette Cordat | 2,261 | 4.15 | |
| | MPF | Henri Deffontaines | 1,899 | 3.49 | |
| | DIV | Gisèle Neron | 1,264 | 2.32 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 58,047 | 69.20 | |
| 2nd round result ||||||
| | PS | Yann Galut | 31,553 | 53.88 | |
| | RPR | Serge Lepeltier | 27,008 | 46.12 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 61,977 | 73.90 | |
| | PS gain from RPR | PS gain from RPR | PS gain from RPR | PS gain from RPR | PS gain from RPR |