French legislative election, 1928
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Legislative elections in France to elect the 14th legislature of the French Third Republic
were held on 22 and 29 April 1928.
French Third Republic
The French Third Republic was the republican government of France from 1870, when the Second French Empire collapsed due to the French defeat in the Franco-Prussian War, to 1940, when France was overrun by Nazi Germany during World War II, resulting in the German and Italian occupations of France...
were held on 22 and 29 April 1928.
Popular Vote
| Party | Votes | % Vote | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic Republican Alliance Democratic Republican Alliance The Democratic Republican Alliance was a French political party created in 1901 by followers of Léon Gambetta, such as Raymond Poincaré who would be president of the Council in the 1920s... and Independent Radicals Independent Radicals The Independent Radicals were a center-right French political current during the French Third Republic, which refused the Radical-Socialist Party's alliance to the Left. It was formed after the fall of the first Cartel des gauches, in 1926. Starting in 1928, the group of the Independent Radicals... |
2,196,243 | 23.19% | |
| Republican Federation Republican Federation The Republican Federation was the largest conservative party during the French Third Republic, gathering together the liberal Orleanists rallied to the Republic. Founded in November 1903, it rivalized with the more secular and centrist Alliance démocratique... |
2,082,041 | 21.99% | |
| French Section of the Workers International | 1,708,972 | 18.05% | |
| Republican, Radical and Radical-Socialist Party | 1,682,543 | 17.77% | |
| French Communist Party French Communist Party The French Communist Party is a political party in France which advocates the principles of communism.Although its electoral support has declined in recent decades, the PCF retains a large membership, behind only that of the Union for a Popular Movement , and considerable influence in French... |
1,066,099 | 11.26% | |
| Republican-Socialist Party Republican-Socialist Party The Republican-Socialist Party was a French socialist political party during the French Third Republic, founded in 1911 and dissolved in 1934. It was founded by socialists who refused to join the SFIO founded in 1905. The PRS was a non-Marxist "reformist socialist" party located between the SFIO... |
432,045 | 04.56% | |
| Independents Republican Independents The Independents and later Republican Independents was a French parliamentary group in the Chamber of Deputies of France during the French Third Republic between 1928 and 1940. The IR was composed of the most conservative members of the legislature, to the right of the Republican Federation... |
136,966 | 1.45% | |
| Conservatives | 78,203 | 0.83% | |
| Independent Socialists Independent Socialists (France) The Independent Socialists were a French political movement and, at times, parliamentary group in the Chamber of Deputies of France during the French Third Republic. The movement was strong from 1880 till the fall of the Republic in 1940.... |
58,279 | 0.62% | |
| Miscellaneous Left Miscellaneous Left Miscellaneous Left in France refers to left-wing candidates that are not member of any large party. They either include small left-wing parties or dissidents expelled from their parties for running against their party's candidate. Numerous DVG candidates are elected at a local level, and a smaller... |
24,122 | 0.25% | |
| Others | 4,348 | 0.05% | |
Parliamentary Groups
| Affiliation | Party | Seats | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Far-Left | |||
| French Communist Party French Communist Party The French Communist Party is a political party in France which advocates the principles of communism.Although its electoral support has declined in recent decades, the PCF retains a large membership, behind only that of the Union for a Popular Movement , and considerable influence in French... (PCF) |
11 | ||
| Left Left-wing politics In politics, Left, left-wing and leftist generally refer to support for social change to create a more egalitarian society... |
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| French Section of the Workers' International (SFIO) | 100 | ||
| Republican-Socialist Party Republican-Socialist Party The Republican-Socialist Party was a French socialist political party during the French Third Republic, founded in 1911 and dissolved in 1934. It was founded by socialists who refused to join the SFIO founded in 1905. The PRS was a non-Marxist "reformist socialist" party located between the SFIO... (PRS) |
18 | ||
| French Socialist Party French Socialist Party (1919) The French Socialist Party , the second political party to exist under this name, was a political party in France founded in 1919 during the Third Republic which emerged from the right-wing of the French Section of the Workers' International... (PSF) |
12 | ||
| Centre-Left | |||
| Republican, Radical and Radical-Socialist Party (PRRRS) | 125 | ||
| Independents of the Left Independents of the Left The Independents of the Left was a French parliamentary group in the Chamber of Deputies of France during the French Third Republic. The group was one of the many groups which claimed membership in the Democratic Republican Alliance, later Democratic Alliance, or the Independent Radicals... |
15 | ||
| Social and Unionist Left Social and Radical Left The Social and Radical Left was a parliamentary group in the Chamber of Deputies of France during the French Third Republic founded in 1928 by Henry Franklin-Bouillon. The Social-Radicals or Social-Unionists were members of the right-wing of the Radical-Socialist Party who refused a new Cartel des... |
18 | ||
| Centre-Right | |||
| Radical Left Radical Left (France) The Radical Left was a French parliamentary group in the Chamber of Deputies of France during the French Third Republic. The Radical Left was formed by members of the Independent Radicals.... |
54 | ||
| Democratic and Social Action Democratic and Social Action The Democratic and Social Action was a French parliamentary group in the Chamber of Deputies of France during the French Third Republic between 1928 and 1932. The group was formed by the right-wing of the Democratic Republican Alliance, later Democratic Alliance... |
29 | ||
| Republicans of the Left Democratic Republican Alliance The Democratic Republican Alliance was a French political party created in 1901 by followers of Léon Gambetta, such as Raymond Poincaré who would be president of the Council in the 1920s... |
64 | ||
| Popular Democrats Popular Democratic Party (France) The Popular Democratic Party was a non-confessional Christian democratic party in France during the Third Republic. Founded in 1924, it represented the trend of advanced French social Catholicism, while remaining a party embodying the ideology of centrism.... |
19 | ||
| Right | |||
| Democratic and Republican Union Democratic and Republican Union The Democratic and Republican Union was the parliamentary group of the conservative Republican Federation in the Chamber of Deputies of France during the French Third Republic .... |
102 | ||
| Non-inscrits Non-Inscrits Non-Inscrits are Members of the European Parliament who do not sit in one of the recognized political groups.... |
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| 37 | |||
| Total | 604 | ||