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French legislative election, 1932
French legislative elections to elect the 15th legislature of the French Third Republic were held on 1 and 8 May 1932.
These elections saw the victory of the second Cartel des gauches , but the socialists and Radicals could not form a coalition government. Édouard Herriot instead formed a government with the support of the centre-right, and Radicals held the premiership up to the 6 February 1934 crisis .
Results
Summary of the popular vote in the 1 and 8 May 1932 Chamber of Deputies election results
Alliance
Votes
%
Party
Abbr.
Votes
%
Cartel des Gauches
4,394,963
45.89
French Section of the Workers' International (Section française de l'Internationale ouvrière )
SFIO
1,964,384
20.51
Republican, Radical and Radical-Socialist Party (Parti républicain, radical et radical-socialiste )
PRRRS
1,836,991
19.18
Republican-Socialist Party (Parti républicain-socialiste )
PRS
515,176
5.38
Miscellaneous Left (Divers gauche )
DVG
78,412
0.82
Right and Centre
4,380,717
45.74
Democratic Alliance (Alliance démocratique )
AD
1,299,936
13.57
Republican Federation (Fédération républicaine )
FR
1,233,360
12.88
Independent Radicals (Radicaux indépendents )
RI
955,990
9.98
Independents (Indépendents )
Ind
499,236
5.21
Popular Democrats (Démocrates populaires )
PDP
309,336
3.36
Conservatives
Con
82,859
0.87
French Communist Party (Parti communiste français )
PCF
796,630
8.32
Other parties
Div
4,112
0.04
Total
9,576,422
100
Abstention: 18.41%
Popular vote
SFIO
20.51%
PRRRS
19.18%
AD
13.57%
FR
12.88%
RI
9.98%
PCF
8.32%
PRS
5.38%
Ind
5.21%
PDP
3.36%
Others
1.73%
References