# Charente's 2nd constituency

The 2nd constituency of Charente is a French legislative constituency in the Charente département.

## Deputies

| Election | Election | Member | Party |
| | 1958 | Félix Gaillard | DVG |
| | 1962 | Félix Gaillard | DVG |
| | 1967 | Félix Gaillard | FGDS |
| | 1968 | Félix Gaillard | FGDS |
| | 1970 | Jean Lafon | FGDS |
| | 1973 | Francis Hardy | UDR |
| | 1978 | Francis Hardy | RPR |
| | 1981 | Bernard Villette | PS |
| 1986 | 1986 | Proportional representation - no election by constituency | Proportional representation - no election by constituency |
| | 1988 | Pierre-Rémy Houssin | RPR |
| | 1993 | Pierre-Rémy Houssin | RPR |
| | 1997 | Marie-Line Reynaud | PS |
| | 2002 | Jacques Bobe | UMP |
| | 2007 | Marie-Line Reynaud | PS |
| | 2012 | Marie-Line Reynaud | PS |
| | 2017 | Sandra Marsaud | LREM |
| | 2022 | Sandra Marsaud | RE |
| | 2024 | Sandra Marsaud | RE |

## 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 | % | +/– |
| | Barthélemy Martin | LR-RN | UXD | 21,440 | 38.91 | new | 25,653 | 47.50 | |
| | Sandra Marsaud | RE | ENS | 15,091 | 27.39 | -1.38 | 28,350 | 52.50 | -2.66 |
| | Carole Ballu | LFI | NFP | 11,208 | 20.34 | -0.16 | withdrew | withdrew | withdrew |
| | Didier Jobit | LR | UDC | 4,829 | 8.76 | -3.48 | | | |
| | Françoise Bessas | LO | | 832 | 1.51 | +0.34 | | | |
| | Alain Gérard Janot | REC | | 737 | 1.34 | -2.44 | | | |
| | Aurore de Clisson | EXD | | 509 | 0.92 | new | | | |
| | Corentin Vinsonneau | DVG | | 457 | 0.83 | new | | | |
| Votes | Votes | Votes | Votes | 55,105 | 100.00 | | 54,003 | 100.00 | |
| Valid votes | Valid votes | Valid votes | Valid votes | 55,105 | 96.34 | -0.99 | 54,003 | 94.12 | +3.56 |
| Blank votes | Blank votes | Blank votes | Blank votes | 1,304 | 2.28 | +0.41 | 2,353 | 4.10 | -2.46 |
| Null votes | Null votes | Null votes | Null votes | 790 | 1.38 | +0.58 | 1,020 | 1.78 | -1.10 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 57,199 | 68.62 | +22.26 | 57,376 | 68.85 | +21.11 |
| Abstentions | Abstentions | Abstentions | Abstentions | 26,161 | 31.38 | -22.26 | 25,954 | 31.15 | -21.11 |
| Registered voters | Registered voters | Registered voters | Registered voters | 83,360 | | | 83,330 | | |
| Source: ||||||||||
| Result | Result | Result | Result | RE HOLD | RE HOLD | RE HOLD | RE HOLD | RE HOLD | RE HOLD |

### 2022

Legislative Election 2022: Charente's 2nd constituency :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | LREM (Ensemble) | Sandra Marsaud | 11,568 | 27.72 | -8.37 |
| | RN | Marceau Rappasse | 9,245 | 22.15 | +7.90 |
| | LFI (NUPÉS) | Chloé Chevalier | 8,244 | 19.76 | −6.72 |
| | LR (UDC) | Jean-Hubert Lelievre | 4,920 | 11.79 | −4.42 |
| | PRG | Jérôme Desbrosse | 1,915 | 4.59 | N/A |
| | REC | Daphné Goriaux | 1,521 | 3.64 | N/A |
| | DVE | Carole Bataille | 1,077 | 2.58 | N/A |
| | Others | N/A | 1,719 | 4.12 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 40,209 | 49.36 | −0.52 |
| 2nd round result ||||||
| | LREM (Ensemble) | Sandra Marsaud | 19,965 | 55.16 | -3.57 |
| | RN | Marceau Rappasse | 16,228 | 44.84 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 36,193 | 47.74 | +4.70 |
| | LREM hold | LREM hold | LREM hold | LREM hold | LREM hold |

### 2017

| Candidate | Candidate | Label | First round | First round | Second round | Second round |
| Candidate | Candidate | Label | Votes | % | Votes | % |
| | Sandra Marsaud | REM | 14,773 | 36.09 | 18,518 | 58.73 |
| | Daniel Sauvaitre | LR | 6,637 | 16.21 | 13,011 | 41.27 |
| | Isabelle Lassalle | FN | 5,833 | 14.25 | | |
| | Nathalie Jabli | FI | 4,840 | 11.82 | | |
| | Marianne Reynaud-Jeandidier | PS | 4,048 | 9.89 | | |
| | Didier Tauzin | DIV | 1,499 | 3.66 | | |
| | Pascale Lacourarie | ECO | 1,404 | 3.43 | | |
| | Pascaline Brisset | UDI | 694 | 1.70 | | |
| | Claudine Poncy | PCF | 549 | 1.34 | | |
| | Alain Marquet | EXG | 395 | 0.97 | | |
| | Virginie Anguenot | DIV | 231 | 0.56 | | |
| | Catherine Tournerie | DVG | 29 | 0.07 | | |
| Votes | Votes | Votes | 40,932 | 100.00 | 31,529 | 100.00 |
| Valid votes | Valid votes | Valid votes | 40,932 | 97.74 | 31,529 | 87.26 |
| Blank votes | Blank votes | Blank votes | 587 | 1.40 | 2,960 | 8.19 |
| Null votes | Null votes | Null votes | 360 | 0.86 | 1,643 | 4.55 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 41,879 | 49.88 | 36,132 | 43.04 |
| Abstentions | Abstentions | Abstentions | 42,087 | 50.12 | 47,814 | 56.96 |
| Registered voters | Registered voters | Registered voters | 83,966 | | 83,946 | |
| Source: Ministry of the Interior |||||||

### 2012

Summary of the 10 June and 17 June 2012 French legislative election in Charante’s 2nd Constituency :
| Candidate | Candidate | Party | Party | 1st round | 1st round | 2nd round | 2nd round |
| Candidate | Candidate | Party | Party | Votes | % | Votes | % |
| | Marie-Line Reynaud | Socialist Party | PS | 20,442 | 42.58% | 26,733 | 57.08% |
| | Daniel Sauvaitre | Union for a Popular Movement | UMP | 13,119 | 27.32% | 20,099 | 42.92% |
| | Christophe Gillet | Front National | FN | 5,405 | 11.26% | | |
| | Jérôme Sourisseau | | CEN | 3,331 | 6.94% | | |
| | Sylvie Mamet | Left Front | FG | 2,354 | 4.90% | | |
| | Françoise Garandeau | Europe Ecology – The Greens | EELV | 1,472 | 3.07% | | |
| | Brigitte Miet | Miscellaneous Right | DVD | 728 | 1.52% | | |
| | Martine L'Huillier | Miscellaneous Right | DVD | 309 | 0.64% | | |
| | Elisabeth Tomasini | Miscellaneous Right | DVD | 285 | 0.59% | | |
| | Marion Maltor | Other | AUT | 253 | 0.53% | | |
| | Gwenaëlle Gamine | Far Left | EXG | 231 | 0.48% | | |
| | Jocelyne Hanrio | Radical Party | PRV | 85 | 0.15% | | |
| Total | Total | Total | Total | 48,014 | 100% | 46,832 | 100% |
| Registered voters | Registered voters | Registered voters | Registered voters | 84,854 | | 84,796 | |
| Blank/Void ballots | Blank/Void ballots | Blank/Void ballots | Blank/Void ballots | 901 | 1.84% | 1,475 | 3.05% |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 48,915 | 57.65% | 48,307 | 56.97% |
| Abstentions | Abstentions | Abstentions | Abstentions | 35,939 | 42.35% | 36,489 | 43.03% |
| Result | Result | Result | Result | Result | Result | PS HOLD | PS HOLD |

### 2007

Summary of the 10 June and 17 June 2007 French legislative election in Charante’s 2nd Constituency :
| Candidate | Candidate | Party | Party | 1st round | 1st round | 2nd round | 2nd round |
| Candidate | Candidate | Party | Party | Votes | % | Votes | % |
| | Marie-Line Reynaud | Socialist Party | PS | 10,515 | 28.37% | 19,858 | 52.78% |
| | Jérôme Mouhot | Union for a Popular Movement | UMP | 9,925 | 26.78% | 17,767 | 47.22% |
| | Bertrand Sourisseau | Miscellaneous Right | DVD | 6,612 | 17.84% | | |
| | Noël Belliot | Democratic Movement | MoDem | 2,043 | 5.51% | | |
| | Jean-Claude Fayemendie | Miscellaneous Left | DVG | 1,836 | 4.95% | | |
| | Michel Adam | The Greens | VEC | 1,015 | 2.74% | | |
| | Simone Fayaud | Communist | PCF | 984 | 2.66% | | |
| | Jean-Baptiste Millon | Front National | FN | 967 | 2.61% | | |
| | Philippe Malsacré | Hunting, Fishing, Nature, Traditions | CPNT | 891 | 2.40% | | |
| | Nathlaie Nouts | Far Left | EXG | 788 | 2.13% | | |
| | Patrick Bompoint | Radical Party of the Left | PRG | 629 | 1.70% | | |
| | Danièlle Dessouchet | Far Left | EXG | 378 | 1.02% | | |
| | Patrick Fito | Movement for France | MPF | 346 | 0.93% | | |
| | Jean-Pierre Tournier | Far Right | EXD | 133 | 0.36% | | |
| Total | Total | Total | Total | 37,062 | 100% | 37,625 | 100% |
| Registered voters | Registered voters | Registered voters | Registered voters | 62,486 | | 62,482 | |
| Blank/Void ballots | Blank/Void ballots | Blank/Void ballots | Blank/Void ballots | 725 | 1.92% | 1,195 | 3.08% |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 37,787 | 60.47% | 38,820 | 62.13% |
| Abstentions | Abstentions | Abstentions | Abstentions | 24,699 | 39.53% | 23,662 | 37.87% |
| Result | Result | Result | Result | Result | Result | PS gain from UMP | PS gain from UMP |

### 2002

Legislative Election 2002: Charente's 2nd constituency :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | PS | Marie-Line Reynaud | 12,689 | 32.78 | |
| | UMP | Jacques Bobe | 8,753 | 22.61 | |
| | DVD | Jérôme Mouhot | 8,199 | 21.18 | |
| | FN | Xavier Jean Dupuis | 3,027 | 7.82 | |
| | CPNT | Guillaume Boisumeau | 1,941 | 5.01 | |
| | LV | Sophie Adam-Bouvyer | 971 | 2.51 | |
| | PCF | Simone Fayaud | 958 | 2.47 | |
| | Others | N/A | 2,177 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 39,497 | 64.95 | |
| 2nd round result ||||||
| | UMP | Jacques Bobe | 18,579 | 50.53 | |
| | PS | Marie-Line Reynaud | 18,187 | 49.47 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 38,045 | 62.58 | |
| | UMP gain from PS | UMP gain from PS | UMP gain from PS | UMP gain from PS | UMP gain from PS |

### 1997

Legislative Election 1997: Charente's 2nd constituency :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | RPR | Pierre-Rémy Houssin | 12,830 | 33.47 | |
| | PS | Marie-Line Reynaud | 12,149 | 31.69 | |
| | FN | Jean Dupuis | 4,282 | 11.17 | |
| | PCF | Simone Fayaud | 3,337 | 8.70 | |
| | MPF | Bruno Asseray | 2,254 | 5.88 | |
| | LV | Pascal Béllanger | 1,521 | 3.97 | |
| | MEI | Daniel Mercier | 882 | 2.30 | |
| | MRC | Guy Lafont | 816 | 2.13 | |
| | DIV | Rose Desport | 264 | 0.69 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 40,787 | 67.55 | |
| 2nd round result ||||||
| | PS | Marie-Line Reynaud | 22,813 | 54.81 | |
| | RPR | Pierre-Rémy Houssin | 18,808 | 45.19 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 43,857 | 72.64 | |
| | PS gain from RPR | PS gain from RPR | PS gain from RPR | PS gain from RPR | PS gain from RPR |