# Indre's 2nd constituency

The 2nd constituency of Indre is a French legislative constituency in the Indre département.
From 1958 to 2012, it was one of three constituencies in Indre. In the 2010 redistricting, the number of constituencies in Indre was reduced to two. It consists of the following cantons (partial cantons noted in brackets) Ardentes (11/12 communes), Argenton-sur-Creuse, La Châtre, Issoudun, Levroux, Neuvy-Saint-Sépulchre, Valençay and Saint-Gaultier (2/34 communes).

## Deputies

| Election | Member | Party |
| 1988 | Jean-Claude Blin | PS |
| 1993 | Nicolas Forissier | UDF |
| 1997 | Nicolas Forissier | UDF |
| 2002 | Nicolas Forissier | UMP |
| 2007 | Nicolas Forissier | UMP |
| 2012 | Isabelle Bruneau | PS |
| 2017 | Nicolas Forissier | LR |
| 2022 | Nicolas Forissier | LR |
| 2024 | Nicolas Forissier | LR |

## Election Results
### 2024

| Candidate | Candidate | Party | Alliance | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round |
| Candidate | Candidate | Party | Alliance | Votes | % | +/– | Votes | % | +/– |
| | Marc Siffert | LR-RN | UXD | 24,512 | 41.71 | new | 27,242 | 47.24 | new |
| | Nicolas Forissier | LR | UDC | 18,700 | 31.82 | +6.30 | 30,423 | 52.76 | -5.43 |
| | Clément Sapin | PS | NFP | 13,783 | 23.46 | +1.46 | withdrew | withdrew | withdrew |
| | Damien Mercier | LO | | 931 | 1.58 | -0.38 | | | |
| | Pierre Schwarz | DIV | | 836 | 1.42 | new | | | |
| Votes | Votes | Votes | Votes | 58,762 | 100.00 | | 57,665 | 100.00 | |
| Valid votes | Valid votes | Valid votes | Valid votes | 58,762 | 96.37 | -0.51 | 57,665 | 94.27 | +4.74 |
| Blank votes | Blank votes | Blank votes | Blank votes | 1,400 | 2.30 | +0.15 | 2,325 | 3.80 | -3.66 |
| Null votes | Null votes | Null votes | Null votes | 814 | 1.33 | +0.35 | 1,179 | 1.93 | -1.07 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 60,976 | 69.79 | +17.67 | 61,169 | 70.01 | +21.12 |
| Abstentions | Abstentions | Abstentions | Abstentions | 26,395 | 30.21 | -17.67 | 26,202 | 29.99 | -21.12 |
| Registered voters | Registered voters | Registered voters | Registered voters | 87,371 | | | 87,371 | | |
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| Result | Result | Result | Result | LR HOLD | LR HOLD | LR HOLD | LR HOLD | LR HOLD | LR HOLD |

### 2022

Legislative Election 2022: Indre's 2nd constituency :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | LR (UDC) | Nicolas Forissier | 11,386 | 25.52 | +1.13 |
| | RN | Fabien Thirion | 10,545 | 23.64 | +8.63 |
| | LFI (NUPÉS) | Aymeric Compain | 9,815 | 22.00 | −5.86 |
| | MoDem (Ensemble) | Sophie Guerin | 8,192 | 18.36 | −10.24 |
| | REC | Jean Michel Péroux | 1,593 | 3.57 | N/A |
| | LMR | Alexandra Botton | 1,000 | 2.24 | N/A |
| | Others | N/A | 2,081 | - | − |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 44,612 | 52.12 | −1.44 |
| 2nd round result ||||||
| | LR (UDC) | Nicolas Forissier | 22,507 | 58.19 | +6.50 |
| | RN | Fabien Thirion | 16,174 | 41.81 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 38,361 | 48.89 | +0.59 |
| | LR hold | LR hold | LR hold | LR hold | LR hold |

### 2017

| Candidate | Candidate | Label | First round | First round | Second round | Second round |
| Candidate | Candidate | Label | Votes | % | Votes | % |
| | Sophie Guérin | MoDem | 13,405 | 28.60 | 17,962 | 48.31 |
| | Nicolas Forissier | LR | 11,432 | 24.39 | 19,218 | 51.69 |
| | Dominique Lanyi | FN | 7,035 | 15.01 | | |
| | Isabelle Bruneau | PS | 5,942 | 12.68 | | |
| | Lionel Thura | FI | 5,140 | 10.97 | | |
| | Raphaël Tillié | ECO | 1,218 | 2.60 | | |
| | Yann Dubois de La Sablonière | DVD | 946 | 2.02 | | |
| | Michel Sallandre | PCF | 754 | 1.61 | | |
| | Damien Mercier | EXG | 366 | 0.78 | | |
| | Laëtitia Dallais | DIV | 256 | 0.55 | | |
| | Aline Pornet | EXG | 231 | 0.49 | | |
| | Pierre Schwarz | DIV | 145 | 0.31 | | |
| Votes | Votes | Votes | 46,870 | 100.00 | 37,180 | 100.00 |
| Valid votes | Valid votes | Valid votes | 46,870 | 97.17 | 37,180 | 85.48 |
| Blank votes | Blank votes | Blank votes | 947 | 1.96 | 4,360 | 10.02 |
| Null votes | Null votes | Null votes | 417 | 0.86 | 1,958 | 4.50 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 48,234 | 53.56 | 43,498 | 48.30 |
| Abstentions | Abstentions | Abstentions | 41,818 | 46.44 | 46,554 | 51.70 |
| Registered voters | Registered voters | Registered voters | 90,052 | | 90,052 | |
| Source: Ministry of the Interior |||||||

### 2012

2012 legislative election in Indre's 2nd constituency :
| Candidate | Candidate | Party | First round | First round | Second round | Second round |
| Candidate | Candidate | Party | Votes | % | Votes | % |
| | Isabelle Bruneau | PS | 22,299 | 40.12% | 31,366 | 55.18% |
| | Nicolas Forissier | UMP | 19,153 | 34.46% | 25,474 | 44.82% |
| | Matthieu Colombier | FN | 6,765 | 12.17% | | |
| | Jacques Pallas | FG | 3,238 | 5.83% | | |
| | Raphaël Tillie | EELV | 1,231 | 2.21% | | |
| | Dorian Da Silva | MoDem | 901 | 1.62% | | |
| | Hugues Foucault | PCD | 591 | 1.06% | | |
| | Didier Vaidis | DLR | 458 | 0.82% | | |
| | Catherine Moreau | LO | 387 | 0.70% | | |
| | Norbert Potier | Communistes | 319 | 0.57% | | |
| | Thierry Rouhart | NPA | 237 | 0.43% | | |
| Valid votes | Valid votes | Valid votes | 55,579 | 97.72% | 56,840 | 96.40% |
| Spoilt and null votes | Spoilt and null votes | Spoilt and null votes | 1,294 | 2.28% | 2,125 | 3.60% |
| Votes cast / turnout | Votes cast / turnout | Votes cast / turnout | 56,873 | 62.14% | 58,965 | 64.42% |
| Abstentions | Abstentions | Abstentions | 34,655 | 37.86% | 32,561 | 35.58% |
| Registered voters | Registered voters | Registered voters | 91,528 | 100.00% | 91,526 | 100.00% |

### 2007

Legislative Election 2007: Indre's 2nd constituency :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | UMP | Nicolas Forissier | 18,497 | 46.73 | −0.03 |
| | DVG | Marie-Françoise Bechtel | 8,405 | 21.24 | N/A |
| | MoDem | Vanik Berberian | 3,069 | 7.75 | N/A |
| | PCF | Jacques Pallas | 2,346 | 5.93 | +2.14 |
| | FN | Ludovic de Danne | 1,642 | 4.15 | −3.90 |
| | LCR | Mathieu Michel | 1,218 | 3.08 | N/A |
| | LV | Jocelyne Giraud | 1,109 | 2.80 | −0.06 |
| | Others | N/A | 3,293 | - | − |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 41,528 | 64.21 | −5.95 |
| 2nd round result ||||||
| | UMP | Nicolas Forissier | 21,481 | 54.15 | −3.09 |
| | DVG | Marie-Françoise Bechtel | 18,186 | 45.85 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 41,528 | 64.21 | −3.79 |
| | UMP hold | UMP hold | UMP hold | UMP hold | UMP hold |

### 2002

Legislative Election 2002: Indre's 2nd constituency :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | UMP | Nicolas Forissier | 20,595 | 46.76 | N/A |
| | PS | André Laignel | 15,012 | 34.08 | +0.39 |
| | FN | Charlotte d'Ogny | 3,544 | 8.05 | −2.76 |
| | PCF | Michel Fradet | 1,669 | 3.79 | −6.31 |
| | LV | Jocelyne Giraud | 1,260 | 2.86 | −2.81 |
| | CPNT | Philippe Caffin | 898 | 2.04 | N/A |
| | LO | Jean-Marie Sornin | 737 | 1.67 | N/A |
| | MNR | Odile Gallot | 331 | 0.75 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 45,102 | 70.16 | −2.32 |
| 2nd round result ||||||
| | UMP | Nicolas Forissier | 24,096 | 57.24 | N/A |
| | PS | André Laignel | 18,004 | 42.76 | −6.81 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 43,710 | 68.00 | −9.78 |
| | UMP gain from PR | UMP gain from PR | UMP gain from PR | UMP gain from PR | UMP gain from PR |

### 1997

Legislative Election 1997: Indre's 2nd constituency :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | PR (UDF) | Nicolas Forissier | 16,747 | 38.24 | |
| | PS | André Laignel | 14,754 | 33.69 | |
| | FN | Stéphane Tarditi | 4,734 | 10.81 | |
| | PCF | Bruno Martin | 4,421 | 10.10 | |
| | LV | François Nemo | 2,482 | 5.67 | |
| | DIV | Gérard Filliette | 653 | 1.49 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 46,529 | 72.48 | |
| 2nd round result ||||||
| | PR (UDF) | Nicolas Forissier | 23,787 | 50.43 | |
| | PS | André Laignel | 23,379 | 49.57 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 49,924 | 77.78 | |
| | PR hold | PR hold | PR hold | PR hold | PR hold |