1961 French cantonal elections

Cantonale elections to renew canton general councillors were held in France on 4 and 11 June 1961.

Electoral system

The cantonales elections use the same system as the regional or legislative elections. There is a 10% threshold (10% of registered voters) needed to proceed to the second round.

National results

Runoff results missing

Party/Alliance		% (first round)	Seats
	Miscellaneous Right	23.5%	436
	PCF	18.6%	52
	SFIO	16.8%	271
	UNR	12.8%	166
	MRP	9.8%	142
	Radical Party	7.4%	211
	Miscellaneous Left	8.4%	198
	PSU-Far left	2.7%	28

Sources

Alain Lancelot, Les élections sous la Ve République, PUF, Paris, 1988