November 1946 French legislative election
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All 544 seats in the French National Assembly 273 seats needed for a majority | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Turnout | 78.10% | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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This lists parties that won seats. See the complete results below.
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Legislative elections were held in France on 10 November 1946 to elect the first
National Assembly of the Fourth Republic. The electoral system used was proportional representation
.
After the rejection of a first constitutional draft (
Three-parties alliance proposed the establishment of a parliamentary system
.
Advocating a
Rally of the Republican Lefts (an electoral alliance dominated by the Radical Party) and the classical Right also campaigned for a "No", because they were opposed to a constitutional change and to the economic policy of the three-parties alliance. Despite this, the second constitutional draft was approved by 13 October 1946 referendum
.
The French voters were called to elect the first Assembly of the Fourth Republic. The
Three-parties
alliance won with a comfortable majority. The PCF regained its position as the largest party to the detriment of the Christian democrats. It obtained the best electoral result in its history. The MRP and the SFIO vote decreased slightly.
Consequently, the PCF leader
right allied to form the Third Force coalition, against the Communists on the one hand and the Gaullists
on the other.
Results
| Party | Votes | % | Seats | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| French Communist Party | 5,489,288 | 28.59 | 166 | |
| Popular Republican Movement | 5,058,307 | 26.34 | 158 | |
| French Section of the Workers' International | 3,431,954 | 17.87 | 90 | |
| Conservatives (AD–DM–ER–PP–PRL) | 2,465,526 | 12.84 | 70 | |
| Radicals (RS–RG–IG–PRRS–RGR) | 2,381,385 | 12.40 | 55 | |
| Gaullists | 312,632 | 1.63 | 5 | |
| Others | 63,979 | 0.33 | 0 | |
| Total | 19,203,071 | 100.00 | 544 | |
| Valid votes | 19,203,071 | 98.15 | ||
| Invalid/blank votes | 362,672 | 1.85 | ||
| Total votes | 19,565,743 | 100.00 | ||
| Registered voters/turnout | 25,052,523 | 78.10 | ||
| Source: Nohlen & Stöver[1] | ||||
See also
- November 1946 French legislative election in Algeria
- November 1946 French legislative election in Cameroon
- November 1946 French legislative election in Chad–Ubangi-Shari
- November 1946 French legislative election in Dahomey
- November 1946 French legislative election in French Sudan
- November 1946 French legislative election in Gabon–Moyen Congo
- November 1946 French legislative election in Guinea
- November 1946 French legislative election in Senegal
References
- ISBN 9783832956097
