1924 French legislative election
The 1924 legislative election was held on 11 and 25 May 1924.
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All 581 seats to the Chamber of Deputies | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Registered | 11,187,745 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Turnout | 9,026,837 (80.7%) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Composition of the Chamber of Deputies | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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It resulted in a victory for the left-wing Cartel des Gauches, an alliance of Radicals and Socialists, which governed until July 1926 under the premierships of Édouard Herriot, Paul Painlevé and Aristide Briand.
Results
Popular Vote
Summary of the popular vote in the 11 and 25 May 1924 Chamber of Deputies election results
Alliance | Votes | % | Party | Abbr. | Votes | % | ||
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Cartel des Gauches | 3,426,581 | 38.07 | French Section of the Workers' International (Section française de l'Internationale ouvrière) | SFIO | 1,814,000 | 20.10 | ||
Republican, Radical and Radical-Socialist Party (Parti républicain, radical et radical-socialiste) and Republican-Socialist Party (Parti républicain-socialiste) | PRRRS | 1,612,581 | 17.86 | |||||
Republican Federation (Fédération républicaine) | FR | 3,190,831 | 35.35 | |||||
Democratic, Republican, and Social Party (Parti républicain démocratique et social) and Independent Radicals (Radicaux indépendents)[1] | PRDS | 1,058,293 | 11.72 | |||||
French Communist Party (Parti communiste français) | PCF | 885,993 | 9.82 | |||||
Independents (Indépendents) | Ind | 375,806 | 4.16 | |||||
Other parties | Div | 89,333 | 0.99 | |||||
Total | 100 | |||||||
Abstention: 19.55% |
- The Independent Radicals participated in the Cartel des Gauches but their votes are counted with the PRDS, which did not join the Cartel
Parliamentary Groups
Affiliation | Party | Seats | |
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Far-Left | |||
French Communist Party (PCF) | 26 | ||
Left | French Section of the Workers' International (SFIO) | 104 | |
Centre-Left | Republican-Socialist Party (PRS) and French Socialist Party (PSF) | 44 | |
Republican, Radical and Radical-Socialist Party (PRRRS) | 139 | ||
Centre | Radical Left (from Independent Radicals) | 40 | |
Centre-Right | |||
Democratic, Republican and Social Party (PRDS) | 93 | ||
Right | |||
Popular Democrats | 14 | ||
Democratic and Republican Union (from Republican Federation) | 102 | ||
Non-inscrits (small parties and independents) | |||
29 | |||
Total | 581 |
References and notes
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