1924 French legislative election
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{{Use dmy dates|date=October 2021}}
{{Infobox election
| country = French Third Republic
| type = legislative
| previous_election = 1919 French legislative election
| previous_year = 1919
| next_election = 1928 French legislative election
| next_year = 1928
| election_date = 11 May 1924 (first round)
{{nowrap|25 May 1924 (second round)}}
| seats_for_election = All 574 seats in the Chamber of Deputies
| registered = 11,070,360
| turnout = 83.03%
| image_size = 130x130px
| image1 = Auguste Isaac.jpg
| leader1 = Auguste Isaac
| party1 = Democratic and Republican Union
| seats1 = 204
| seat_change1 = {{increase}} 3
| popular_vote1 = 3,190,831
| percentage1 = 35.35%
| image2 = Léon Blum 1925 - photo Gilbert René.jpg
| leader2 = Léon Blum
| party2 = French Section of the Workers' International
| seats2 = 104
| seat_change2 = {{increase}} 37
| popular_vote2 = 1,814,000
| percentage2 = 20.10%
| image3 = Édouard Herriot - Président du Conseil - 1924.jpeg
| leader3 = Édouard Herriot
| seats3 = 162
| seat_change3 = {{increase}} 39
| popular_vote3 = 1,612,581
| percentage3 = 17.86%
| title = Prime Minister
| before_election = Raymond Poincaré
| before_party = Democratic Alliance
| after_election = Édouard Herriot
| after_party = Radical-Socialist Party
}}
Legislative elections were held in France on 11 May and 25 May 1924.{{Cite journal|last=Sharp|first=Walter R.|date=1924|title=The French Elections|url=https://www.cambridge.org/core/product/identifier/S0003055400109050/type/journal_article|journal=American Political Science Review|language=en|volume=18|issue=3|pages=533–540|doi=10.2307/1944175|issn=0003-0554|url-access=subscription}} They 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
{{Election results
|party1=Democratic and Republican Union|votes1=3190831|seats1=204
|party2=French Section of the Workers' International|votes2=1814000|seats2=104
|party3=Radical Socialist Party–Republican-Socialist Party|votes3=1612581|seats3=162
|party4=Independent Radicals–Republican Left|votes4=1058293|seats4=53
|party5=French Communist Party|votes5=885993|seats5=26
|party6=Conservatives and independents|votes6=375806|seats6=25
|party10=Other parties|votes10=89333|seats10=0
|invalid=164972
|electorate=11070360
|source=Mackie & Rose,Thomas T. Mackie & Richard Rose (1982) The International Almanac of Electoral History, Macmillan, pp128–130 Nohlen & Stöver,Dieter Nohlen & Philip Stöver (2010) Elections in Europe: A data handbook, p692 {{ISBN|9783832956097}} [https://www.france-politique.fr/elections-legislatives-1924.htm France Politique]
}}
References
{{reflist}}
- [http://www.france-politique.fr/elections-legislatives-1924.htm Popular Vote on France-politique.fr]
- [http://www.france-politique.fr/assemblee-nationale-1924.htm Parliamentary Groups on France-politique.fr]
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Category:Legislative elections in France
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