French legislative elections to elect the 15th legislature of the French Third Republic

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 1 and 8 May 1932.

Popular Vote

Summary of the popular vote in the 1 and 8 May 1932 Chamber of Deputies election results
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|style="background-color:#E75480" rowspan="4"|  
|align=left rowspan="4"|Cartel des Gauches

Cartel des Gauches

The Cartel des gauches was the name of the governmental alliance between the Radical-Socialist Party and the socialist French Section of the Workers' International after World War I , which lasted until the end of the Popular Front . The Cartel des gauches twice won general elections, in 1924 and...

|rowspan="4"| 4,394,963
|rowspan="4"| 45.89
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|align=left| French Section of the Workers' International (Section française de l'Internationale ouvrière)
|align=right| SFIO
|align=right|1,964,384
|align=right|20.51
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|style="background-color:#FFBF00"|
|align=left| Republican, Radical and Radical-Socialist Party (Parti républicain, radical et radical-socialiste)
|align=right|PRRRS
|align=right|1,836,991
|align=right|19.18
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|style="background-color:#DE3163"|
|align=left| 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...

 (Parti républicain-socialiste)
|align=right|PRS
|align=right|515,176
|align=right|5.38
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|style="background-color:#DA7B8B"|
|align=left| 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...

 (Divers gauche)
|align=right|DVG
|align=right|78,412
|align=right|0.82
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|style="background-color:blue" rowspan="6"|  
|align=left rowspan="6"|Right and Centre
|rowspan="6"| 4,380,717
|rowspan="6"| 45.74
|style="background-color:#0080FF"|
|align=left| Democratic Alliance (Alliance démocratique)
|align=right|AD
|align=right|1,299,936
|align=right|13.57
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|style="background-color:#0000C8"|
|align=left| 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...

 (Fédération républicaine)
|align=right|FR
|align=right|1,233,360
|align=right|12.88
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|style="background-color:#FBEC5D"|
|align=left| 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...

 (Radicaux indépendents)
|align=right|RI
|align=right|955,990
|align=right|9.98
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|style="background-color:#00008B"|
|align=left| 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...

 (Indépendents)
|align=right|Ind
|align=right|499,236
|align=right|5.21
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|style="background-color:#00CCCC"|
|align=left| 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....

 (Démocrates populaires)
|align=right|PDP
|align=right|309,336
|align=right|3.36
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|style="background-color:blue"|
|align=left| Conservatives
|align=right|Con
|align=right|82,859
|align=right|0.87
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|style="background-color:#FF0000"|
|colspan=5 align=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...

 (Parti communiste français)
|align=right|PCF
|align=right|796,630
|align=right|8.32
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|style="background-color:gray"|
|colspan=5 align=left| Other parties
|align=right|Div
|align=right|4,112
|align=right|0.04
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|align=left colspan=7|Total
|align=right|9,576,422
|align=right|100
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|colspan=9 align=left|Abstention: 18.41%
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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)	10
		Party of Proletarian Unity Party of Proletarian Unity The Party of Proletarian Unity was a French socialist political party.-History:It was formed on December 21, 1930 by leftists expelled from the French Communist Party , together with some who had previously belonged to the left-wing of the Section française de l'Internationale ouvrière...  (PUP)	9
Left Left-wing politics In politics, Left, left-wing and leftist generally refer to support for social change to create a more egalitarian society...
		French Section of the Workers' International (SFIO)	132
		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) and 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)	28
Centre-Left Centre-left Centre-left is a political term that describes individuals, political parties or organisations such as think tanks whose ideology lies between the centre and the left on the left-right spectrum...
		Republican, Radical and Radical-Socialist Party (PRRRS)	160
		Independent Left Independent Left The Independent Left was a French parliamentary group in the Chamber of Deputies of France during the French Third Republic between 1932 and 1940...	15
Centre-Right Centre-right The centre-right or center-right is a political term commonly used to describe or denote individuals, political parties, or organizations whose views stretch from the centre to the right on the left-right spectrum, excluding far right stances. Centre-right can also describe a coalition of centrist...
		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...	26
		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....	47
		Republican Centre Republican Centre The Republican Centre was a French parliamentary group in the Chamber of Deputies of France during the French Third Republic founded in 1932 by André Tardieu following his failure at transforming the Democratic Alliance into a large liberal-conservative party....	40
		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...	40
		Republicans of the Centre Republicans of the Centre The Republicans of the Centre was a French parliamentary group in the 15th Chamber of Deputies of France during the French Third Republic between 1932 and 1936...	7
		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....	16
Right Right-wing politics In politics, Right, right-wing and rightist generally refer to support for a hierarchical society justified on the basis of an appeal to natural law or tradition. To varying degrees, the Right rejects the egalitarian objectives of left-wing politics, claiming that the imposition of equality is...
		Republican and Social 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...	18
		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...	41
		Independents of Economic, Social and Peasant Action Independents of Economic, Social and Peasant Action The ' was a small French parliamentary group in the Chamber of Deputies of France during the French Third Republic in existence in 1932 and 1936. The IAESP was a small conservative agrarian group composed of members of the Republican, Social and Agrarian Party . The PRAS was a small dissident...	8
		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...	16
Total			607