1924 French legislative election

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{{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

| party3 = PRSPRS

| 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 PartyRepublican-Socialist Party|votes3=1612581|seats3=162

|party4=Independent RadicalsRepublican 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

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  • [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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