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France France's Parliamentary Election: Results, Seat Distribution, and Coalition Options

Election Winner
Gaullistes
33.7 % of votes
Parties in Parliament
8
+2 compared to 1958
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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 25 November 1962

G
33.7
PCF
21.9
PS
12.4
CNIP
11.5
MRP
7.8
PR
7.4
RI
2.3
PSU
2.0
EXD
0.5
Other
0.5
Government could remain in office

The incumbent governing parties achieved 64.3% of the seats.

Seat Distribution After France's Parliamentary Election

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Who Governed France After the Election?

Election Day 25/11/1962 Pompidou II 06/12/1962 – 09/01/1966 Pompidou III 09/01/1966 – 08/04/1967

Pompidou II

 6 December 1962 – 9 January 1966 · 3 years 1 month
248 of 465 seats

Pompidou III

 9 January 1966 – 8 April 1967 · 1 year 2 months
248 of 465 seats
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Every party in detail: votes, gains and losses

Orientation Party Votes Seats Link
Right Gaullistes 33.7 % – 230 –
Left Parti communiste français 21.9 % – 41 –
Centre-Left Parti socialiste 12.4 % – 64 –
Right CNIP 11.5 % – 32 –
Center MRP 7.8 % – 37 –
Liberal Parti Radical 7.4 % – 41 –
Liberal Républicains Indépendants 2.3 % – 18 –
Left Parti socialiste unifié 2.0 % – 2 –
Far-Right Extreme droite 0.5 % – 0 –
Unknown Other Parties 0.5 % – 0 –

Key Parties in France's Legislative Election

Political Alignment
Conservative
Social
Market
Progressive
Gaullistes Conservative Parti communiste français Left Parti socialiste Social Democratic CNIP Conservative MRP Christian Democratic Parti Radical Conservative Républicains Indépendants Conservative Parti socialiste unifié Left Show all parties
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France's Legislative Election: A Historical Comparison

1962
1958
1956
1962: G 33.7%, PCF 21.9%, PS 12.4%, CNIP 11.5%, MRP 7.8%, PR 7.4%. 1958: G 20.6%, PCF 18.9%, PS 15.5%, CNIP 20.0%, MRP 11.1%, PR 9.7%. 1956: G 4.0%, PCF 25.9%, PS 15.2%, CNIP 15.0%, MRP 11.1%, PR 11.1%
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