1976 French cantonal elections
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Cantonal elections to renew the general councillors of cantons were held in France on 7 and 14 March 1976. The left won a convincing victory, the PS gained 194 seats and the PCF 75. 15 presidencies also swung to the left.
Electoral system[edit]
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[edit]
Runoff results missing
Party/Alliance | Acronym | % (first round) | Seats | |
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Socialist Party | PS | 26.6% | 513 | |
French Communist Party | PCF | 22.8% | 242 | |
Miscellaneous right | DVD | 12.5% | 269 | |
Reformist Movement-Centrists | DVC | 11.8% | 250 | |
Union of Democrats for the Republic | UDR | 10.6% | 171 | |
Independent Republicans | RI | 8.5% | 175 | |
Miscellaneous left | DVG | 4% | 93 | |
Radical Party of the Left | MRG | 2.4% | 84 | |
Far-Left | – | 0.7% | 4 |
Sources[edit]
- Alain Lancelot, Les élections sous la Ve République, PUF, Paris, 1988
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