French legislative elections to elect the 15th legislature of the
French Third Republic
The French Third Republic (french: Troisième République, sometimes written as ) was the system of government adopted in France from 4 September 1870, when the Second French Empire collapsed during the Franco-Prussian War, until 10 July 194 ...
were held on 1 and 8 May 1932.
These elections saw the victory of the second ''
Cartel des gauches
The Cartel of the Left (french: Cartel des gauches, ) was the name of the governmental alliance between the Radical-Socialist Party, the socialist French Section of the Workers' International (SFIO), and other smaller left-republican parties that ...
'', but the socialists and Radicals could not form a coalition government.
Édouard Herriot
Édouard Marie Herriot (; 5 July 1872 – 26 March 1957) was a French Radical politician of the Third Republic who served three times as Prime Minister (1924–1925; 1926; 1932) and twice as President of the Chamber of Deputies. He led the ...
instead formed a government with the support of the centre-right, and Radicals held the premiership up to the
6 February 1934 crisis
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.
Results
Popular vote
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Cartel des Gauches
The Cartel of the Left (french: Cartel des gauches, ) was the name of the governmental alliance between the Radical-Socialist Party, the socialist French Section of the Workers' International (SFIO), and other smaller left-republican parties that ...
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French Section of the Workers' International
The French Section of the Workers' International (french: Section française de l'Internationale ouvrière, SFIO) was a political party in France that was founded in 1905 and succeeded in 1969 by the modern-day Socialist Party. The SFIO was fou ...
(''Section française de l'Internationale ouvrière'')
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Republican, Radical and Radical-Socialist Party
The Republican, Radical and Radical-Socialist Party (french: Parti républicain, radical et radical-socialiste) is a liberal and formerly social-liberal political party in France. It is also often referred to simply as the Radical Party (french: ...
(''Parti républicain, radical et radical-socialiste'')
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Republican-Socialist Party
The Republican-Socialist Party (french: Parti républicain-socialiste, PRS) was a French socialist political party during the French Third Republic founded in 1911 and dissolved in 1934.
Founded by non-Marxist socialists who refused to join the ...
(''Parti républicain-socialiste'')
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Miscellaneous Left independents (''Divers gauche'')
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Independent Radicals
The Independent Radicals (french: Radicaux indépendants) were a centrist or conservative-liberal political current during the French Third Republic. It was slightly to the right of the more famous Radical-Socialist Party, and shared much of i ...
(''Radicaux indépendents'')
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Democratic Alliance (''Alliance démocratique'')
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Popular Democrats (''Démocrates populaires'')
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Republican Federation
The Republican Federation (french: Fédération républicaine, FR) was the largest conservative party during the French Third Republic, gathering together the progressive Orléanists rallied to the Republic.
Founded in November 1903, the party ...
(''Fédération républicaine'')
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Independents (''Indépendents'')
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French Communist Party
The French Communist Party (french: Parti communiste français, ''PCF'' ; ) is a political party in France which advocates the principles of communism. The PCF is a member of the Party of the European Left, and its MEPs sit in the European Un ...
(''Parti communiste français'')
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, colspan=9 align=left, Abstention: 18.41%
Parliamentary groups
Parliamentary Groups on France-politique.fr
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References
External links
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1932 elections in France