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France 1928 legislative election

What was the result of the 1928 legislative election in France?

Republican Union won 182 of 602 seats with 22.0% of the vote. 83.8% of registered voters cast a ballot.

  • France
  • Held:
  • Final result
  • ParlGov, read 5 October 2026

Which party won the most seats?

Final results from ParlGov, read : Republican Union won 182 of 602 seats with 22.0% of the vote; 83.8% of registered voters cast a ballot.

  • Left Republican 74 23.2%
  • Republican Union 182 22.0%
  • Socialist Party 99 18.0%
  • Radical Party 120 17.8%
  • French Communist Party 14 11.3%
  • Republican-Socialist Party 33 5.2%
  • Republican Federation 26 2.3%
  • Independent Radicals 52
  • Seats won
  • Share of the vote
302 of 602 seats make a majority

Key numbers

  1. 22.0%

    Share of the vote won by Republican Union

    Republican Union won 182 of 602 seats. A majority needs 302.

  2. 83.8%

    Voter turnout

Seats and votes by party

PartySeats%Votes
Left Republican7423.22,196,243
Republican Union18222.02,082,041
Socialist Party9918.01,708,251
Radical Party12017.81,682,543
French Communist Party1411.31,066,099
Republican-Socialist Party335.2490,324
Republican Federation262.3215,169
Independent Radicals52
Other parties (seats only)2
Votes by party
  • Left Republican 2,196,243
  • Republican Union 2,082,041
  • Socialist Party 1,708,251
  • Radical Party 1,682,543
  • French Communist Party 1,066,099
  • Republican-Socialist Party 490,324
  • Republican Federation 215,169
  • Independent Radicals
  • Other parties (seats only)

ParlGov lists parties with at least 1 percent of the vote or 2 seats, so the rows do not add up to the valid votes.

For France ParlGov gives the first round's votes and the seats after the second round.

ParlGov marks results before 1945 as experimental: they may need revision, so we compare them with no other election.

How many people voted?

83.8% of the 11,395,760 registered voters cast a ballot (9,548,081 ballots). 9,469,861 of them were valid votes.

How do the votes compare with the seats?

  • Republican Union22.0% of votes30.2% of seats
  • Radical Party17.8% of votes19.9% of seats
  • Socialist Party18.0% of votes16.4% of seats
  • Left Republican23.2% of votes12.3% of seats
  • Republican-Socialist Party5.2% of votes5.5% of seats
  • Republican Federation2.3% of votes4.3% of seats
  • French Communist Party11.3% of votes2.3% of seats
Each party's share of the vote (outlined) and of the seats (filled)

The Gallagher index of disproportionality is 13.3 (0 when seats follow votes exactly); the effective number of parties is 5.5 by votes and 5.4 by seats; Left Republican led Republican Union by 1.2 points of the vote.

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