1924 French legislative election

1924 French legislative election

11 May 1924 (first round) 25 May 1924 (second round)
All 574 seats in the Chamber of Deputies
Registered	11,070,360
Turnout	83.03%
Majority party Minority party Third party   Leader Auguste Isaac Léon Blum Édouard Herriot Party URD SFIO PRS–PRS Seats won 204 104 162 Seat change 3 37 39 Popular vote 3,190,831 1,814,000 1,612,581 Percentage 35.35% 20.10% 17.86%
Prime Minister before election Raymond Poincaré Democratic Alliance Elected Prime Minister Édouard Herriot Radical-Socialist Party

Legislative elections were held in France on 11 May and 25 May 1924. 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

Party		Votes	%	Seats
	Democratic and Republican Union	3,190,831	35.35	204
	French Section of the Workers' International	1,814,000	20.10	104
	Radical Socialist Party–Republican-Socialist Party	1,612,581	17.86	162
	Independent Radicals–Republican Left	1,058,293	11.72	53
	French Communist Party	885,993	9.82	26
	Conservatives and independents	375,806	4.16	25
	Other parties	89,333	0.99	0
Total		9,026,837	100.00	574
Valid votes		9,026,837	98.21
Invalid/blank votes		164,972	1.79
Total votes		9,191,809	100.00
Registered voters/turnout		11,070,360	83.03
Source: Mackie & Rose, Nohlen & Stöver, France Politique

References

• Popular Vote on France-politique.fr
• Parliamentary Groups on France-politique.fr