1970 French cantonal elections

Cantonale elections to renew canton general councillors were held in France on 8 and 15 March 1970.

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Electoral system

The cantonales elections use the same system as the regional or legislative elections. There is a 10% threshold (10% of registered voters) needed to proceed to the second round.

National results

Runoff results missing

	% (first round)	Seats
PCF	23.8%	144
Miscellaneous Right	17.8%	389
UDR	15.6%	206
SFIO	14.8%	263
Miscellaneous Left	10.5%	292
CD	9.1%	183
RI	5.2%	110
Far-Left	3.1%	22

Sources

Alain Lancelot, Les élections sous la Ve République, PUF, Paris, 1988

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