# Cher's 2nd constituency

Cher's 2nd constituency is one of three French legislative constituencies in the department of Cher. It is currently represented by Nicolas Sansu of the Communist Party (PCF).

## Historic representation

| Legislature | Start of mandate | End of mandate | Deputy | Party | Party |
| 1st | 9 December 1958 | 9 October 1962 | Jean Boinvilliers | | UNR |
| 2nd | 6 December 1962 | 2 April 1967 | Jean Boinvilliers | | UNR |
| 3rd | 3 April 1967 | 30 May 1968 | Jean Boinvilliers | | UD-V$^e$ |
| 4th | 11 July 1968 | 1 April 1973 | Jean Boinvilliers | | UDR |
| 5th | 2 April 1973 | 2 April 1978 | Jean Boinvilliers | | UDR |
| 6th | 3 April 1978 | 22 May 1981 | Jean Boinvilliers | | RPR |
| 7th | 2 July 1981 | 1 April 1986 | Jean Rousseau | | PS |
| 8th | 2 April 1986 | 14 May 1988 | Proportional representation | Proportional representation | Proportional representation |
| 9th | 23 June 1988 | 1 April 1993 | Jacques Rimbault | | PCF |
| 10th | 2 April 1993 | 21 April 1997 | Franck Thomas-Richard | | UDF |
| 11th | 12 June 1997 | 18 June 2002 | Jean-Claude Sandrier | | PCF |
| 12th | 19 June 2002 | 19 June 2007 | Jean-Claude Sandrier | | PCF |
| 13th | 20 June 2007 | 19 June 2012 | Jean-Claude Sandrier | | PCF |
| 14th | 20 June 2012 | 20 June 2017 | Nicolas Sansu | | PCF |
| 15th | 21 June 2017 | 21 June 2022 | Nadia Essayan | | MoDem |
| 16th | 22 June 2022 | 9 June 2024 | Nicolas Sansu | | PCF |
| 17th | 7 July 2024 | ongoing | Nicolas Sansu | | PCF |

## Elections
### 2024

| Candidate | Candidate | Party | Alliance | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round |
| Candidate | Candidate | Party | Alliance | Votes | % | +/– | Votes | % | +/– |
| | Bastian Duenas | RN | | 17,246 | 40.56 | +17.57 | 20,220 | 49.37 | +3.74 |
| | Nicolas Sansu | PCF | NFP | 12,621 | 29.68 | -2.68 | 20,739 | 50.63 | -3.74 |
| | Gabriel Behaghel | MoDEM | Ensemble | 8,857 | 20.83 | -1.77 | withdrew | withdrew | withdrew |
| | Philippe Bulteau | DVD | | 2,705 | 6.36 | new | | | |
| | Régis Robin | LO | | 580 | 1.36 | -0.08 | | | |
| | Ludovic Jaulin | REC | | 508 | 1.19 | -2.23 | | | |
| Votes | Votes | Votes | Votes | 42,517 | 100.00 | | 40,959 | 100.00 | |
| Valid votes | Valid votes | Valid votes | Valid votes | 42,517 | 96.64 | -0.94 | 40,959 | 91.63 | +4.41 |
| Blank votes | Blank votes | Blank votes | Blank votes | 949 | 2.16 | +0.41 | 2,795 | 6.25 | -3.34 |
| Null votes | Null votes | Null votes | Null votes | 530 | 1.20 | +0.53 | 945 | 2.11 | -1.09 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 43,996 | 64.25 | +16.88 | 44,699 | 65.27 | +21.07 |
| Abstentions | Abstentions | Abstentions | Abstentions | 24,480 | 35.75 | -16.88 | 23,782 | 34.73 | -21.07 |
| Registered voters | Registered voters | Registered voters | Registered voters | 68,476 | | | 68,481 | | |
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| Result | Result | Result | Result | PCF HOLD | PCF HOLD | PCF HOLD | PCF HOLD | PCF HOLD | PCF HOLD |

### 2022

Legislative Election 2022: Cher's 2nd constituency :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | PCF (NUPÉS) | Nicolas Sansu | 10,300 | 32.36 | +1.21 |
| | RN | Christine Poly | 7,317 | 22.99 | +13.57 |
| | MoDem (Ensemble) | Nadia Essayan | 7,193 | 22.60 | −10.66 |
| | LR (UDC) | Adrien Baert | 3,912 | 12.29 | +1.49 |
| | REC | Mathilde Patte-Suchetet | 1,088 | 3.42 | N/A |
| | Others | N/A | 2,022 | - | − |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 31,832 | 47.37 | −0.15 |
| 2nd round result ||||||
| | PCF (NUPÉS) | Nicolas Sansu | 14,433 | 54.37 | +6.94 |
| | RN | Christine Poly | 12,113 | 45.63 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 26,546 | 44.20 | +0.80 |
| | PCF gain from MoDem | PCF gain from MoDem | PCF gain from MoDem | PCF gain from MoDem | PCF gain from MoDem |

### 2017

| Candidate | Candidate | Label | First round | First round | Second round | Second round |
| Candidate | Candidate | Label | Votes | % | Votes | % |
| | Nadia Essayan | MoDem | 10,794 | 33.26 | 14,366 | 52.57 |
| | Nicolas Sansu | PCF | 7,919 | 24.40 | 12,962 | 47.43 |
| | Martine Raimbault | FN | 5,328 | 16.42 | | |
| | Sophie Bertrand | LR | 4,471 | 13.78 | | |
| | Agnès Sinsoulier-Bigot | PS | 1,216 | 3.75 | | |
| | Marie-Thérèse Petit | ECO | 974 | 3.00 | | |
| | Richard Carton | DIV | 625 | 1.93 | | |
| | Régis Robin | EXG | 520 | 1.60 | | |
| | Charly Perragin | DIV | 374 | 1.15 | | |
| | Carole Sicot | DIV | 234 | 0.72 | | |
| Votes | Votes | Votes | 32,455 | 100.00 | 27,328 | 100.00 |
| Valid votes | Valid votes | Valid votes | 32,455 | 97.40 | 27,328 | 89.77 |
| Blank votes | Blank votes | Blank votes | 645 | 1.94 | 2,203 | 7.24 |
| Null votes | Null votes | Null votes | 220 | 0.66 | 912 | 3.00 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 33,320 | 47.52 | 30,443 | 43.40 |
| Abstentions | Abstentions | Abstentions | 36,804 | 52.48 | 39,698 | 56.60 |
| Registered voters | Registered voters | Registered voters | 70,124 | | 70,141 | |
| Source: Ministry of the Interior |||||||

### 2012

2012 legislative election in Cher's 2nd constituency :
| Candidate | Candidate | Party | First round | First round | Second round | Second round |
| Candidate | Candidate | Party | Votes | % | Votes | % |
| | Nicolas Sansu | FG | 10,958 | 28.94% | 15,742 | 100.00% |
| | Agnès Sinsoulier-Bigot | PS | 10,202 | 26.95% |
| | Maria Crespel | UMP | 7,553 | 19.95% | | |
| | François Scheid | FN | 6,222 | 16.43% | | |
| | Marie-José Lechelon | EELV | 1,039 | 2.74% | | |
| | Bernadette Guille | PR | 1,037 | 2.74% | | |
| | Régis Robin | LO | 439 | 1.16% | | |
| | Michel Lasserre | | 412 | 1.09% | | |
| Valid votes | Valid votes | Valid votes | 37,862 | 97.51% | 15,742 | 66.87% |
| Spoilt and null votes | Spoilt and null votes | Spoilt and null votes | 965 | 2.49% | 7,800 | 33.13% |
| Votes cast / turnout | Votes cast / turnout | Votes cast / turnout | 38,827 | 55.37% | 23,542 | 33.48% |
| Abstentions | Abstentions | Abstentions | 31,301 | 44.63% | 46,778 | 66.52% |
| Registered voters | Registered voters | Registered voters | 70,128 | 100.00% | 70,320 | 100.00% |
Agnès Sinsoulier-Bigot, the socialist party candidate withdrew from the election before the second round.

### 2007

Legislative Election 2007: Cher's 2nd constituency :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | UMP | Franck Thomas-Richard | 13,929 | 34.46 | |
| | PCF | Jean-Claude Sandrier | 12,611 | 31.20 | |
| | PS | Marie-Hélène Bodin | 5,361 | 13.26 | |
| | MoDem | Nadia Essayan | 2,809 | 6.95 | |
| | FN | Françoise Merlin | 2,012 | 4.98 | |
| | LV | Bérengère Esnault | 878 | 2.17 | |
| | Others | N/A | 2,826 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 41,324 | 58.89 | |
| 2nd round result ||||||
| | PCF | Jean-Claude Sandrier | 23,318 | 57.37 | |
| | UMP | Franck Thomas-Richard | 17,324 | 42.63 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 42,230 | 60.18 | |
| | PCF hold | PCF hold | PCF hold | PCF hold | PCF hold |

### 2002

Legislative Election 2002: Cher's 2nd constituency :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | PCF | Jean-Claude Sandrier | 16,027 | 38.64 | |
| | UMP | Franck Thomas-Richard | 12,585 | 30.34 | |
| | FN | Francoise Merlin | 4,543 | 10.95 | |
| | PRG | Samir Bahlis | 3,437 | 8.29 | |
| | MPF | Henri Deffontaines | 1,181 | 2.85 | |
| | LO | Regis Robin | 926 | 2.23 | |
| | CPNT | Claude Affouard | 894 | 2.16 | |
| | Others | N/A | 1,890 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 42,669 | 62.12 | |
| 2nd round result ||||||
| | PCF | Jean-Claude Sandrier | 21,584 | 55.65 | |
| | UMP | Franck Thomas-Richard | 17,202 | 44.35 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 40,791 | 59.31 | |
| | PCF hold | PCF hold | PCF hold | PCF hold | PCF hold |

### 1997

Legislative Election 1997: Cher's 2nd constituency :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | PCF | Jean-Claude Sandrier | 12,795 | 29.77 | |
| | UDF | Franck Thomas-Richard | 11,791 | 27.43 | |
| | PS | Marie-Hélène Bodin | 7,005 | 16.30 | |
| | FN | François Scheid | 6,494 | 15.11 | |
| | LO | Régis Robin | 2,243 | 5.22 | |
| | MPF | Françoise Tessiot | 1,441 | 3.35 | |
| | MRC | Claude Débéba | 1,209 | 2.81 | |
| | DVD | Christian Raffestin | 2 | 0.01 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 45,672 | 68.12 | |
| 2nd round result ||||||
| | PCF | Jean-Claude Sandrier | 25,993 | 57.69 | |
| | UDF | Franck Thomas-Richard | 19,066 | 42.31 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 48,331 | 72.11 | |
| | PCF gain from UDF | PCF gain from UDF | PCF gain from UDF | PCF gain from UDF | PCF gain from UDF |