France France's Parliamentary Election: Results, Seat Distribution, and Coalition Options
Parties in Parliament
6
+1 compared to 1946
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Final Official Results of France's Parliamentary Election
The bars show each party's vote share. Results of France's Parliamentary Election Held on 10 November 1946
Government could remain in office
The incumbent governing parties achieved 86.2% of the seats.
The exit poll is based on surveys of voters immediately after they cast their ballot and is published the moment polling stations close. A projection extrapolates the votes already counted to the country as a whole and becomes more accurate as counting proceeds. The final official result is only confirmed once every vote has been counted and certified by the electoral authority.
Votes are converted into seats under the rules of the electoral system. Electoral thresholds leave small parties without a mandate, while constituencies, rounding methods or additional seats shift the distribution further. That is why a party with less than half of the votes can end up with more than half of the seats.
How the electoral system in France worksSeat Distribution After France's Parliamentary Election
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Election Day
10/11/1946
Government formation
36 days
Blum
16/12/1946 – 22/01/1947
Ramadier I
22/01/1947 – 24/11/1947
Schuman I
24/11/1947 – 27/07/1948
Marie
27/07/1948 – 31/08/1948
Schuman II
31/08/1948 – 10/09/1948
Queuille I
10/09/1948 – 28/10/1949
Bidault II
28/10/1949 – 02/02/1950
Bidault III
02/02/1950 – 02/07/1950
Queuille II
02/07/1950 – 12/07/1950
Pleven I
12/07/1950 – 10/03/1951
Queuille III
10/03/1951 – 11/08/1951
Ramadier I
22 January 1947 – 24 November 1947 · 10 months 2 daysSchuman I
24 November 1947 – 27 July 1948 · 8 months 3 daysMarie
27 July 1948 – 31 August 1948 · 1 month 4 daysSchuman II
31 August 1948 – 10 September 1948Queuille I
10 September 1948 – 28 October 1949 · 1 year 1 monthBidault II
28 October 1949 – 2 February 1950 · 3 months 5 daysBidault III
2 February 1950 – 2 July 1950 · 5 monthsQueuille II
2 July 1950 – 12 July 1950Pleven I
12 July 1950 – 10 March 1951 · 7 months 26 daysQueuille III
10 March 1951 – 11 August 1951 · 5 months 1 day
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Every party in detail: votes, gains and losses
| Orientation | Party | Votes | Seats | Link |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Left | Parti communiste français | 28.6 % – | 166 – | |
| Center | MRP | 26.3 % – | 158 – | |
| Centre-Left | Parti socialiste | 17.9 % – | 90 – | |
| Right | Parti républicain de la liberté | 12.8 % – | 70 – | |
| Center | Rassemblement des gauches républicaines | 12.4 % – | 55 – | |
| Right | Gaullistes | 1.6 % – | 5 – | |
| Unknown | Other Parties | 0.4 % – | 0 – |
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