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France 1945 legislative election

What was the result of the 1945 legislative election in France?

French Communist Party won 148 of 522 seats with 26.1% of the vote. 79.8% 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 : French Communist Party won 148 of 522 seats with 26.1% of the vote; 79.8% of registered voters cast a ballot.

  • French Communist Party 148 26.1%
  • Popular Republican Movement 141 24.9%
  • Socialist Party 134 23.8%
  • Republican Party of Liberty 62 13.3%
  • Radical Party 35 11.1%
  • Seats won
  • Share of the vote
262 of 522 seats make a majority

Key numbers

  1. 26.1%

    Share of the vote won by French Communist Party

    French Communist Party won 148 of 522 seats. A majority needs 262.

  2. 79.8%

    Voter turnout

Seats and votes by party

PartySeats%Votes
French Communist Party14826.15,005,336
Popular Republican Movement14124.94,780,338
Socialist Party13423.84,561,411
Republican Party of Liberty6213.32,545,845
Radical Partywith Democratic and Socialist Union of the Resistance3511.12,131,763
Independents2
Votes by party
  • French Communist Party 5,005,336
  • Popular Republican Movement 4,780,338
  • Socialist Party 4,561,411
  • Republican Party of Liberty 2,545,845
  • Radical Party 2,131,763
  • Independents

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 counts an alliance's votes and seats under its first party: such a row names the allies it counts.

How many people voted?

79.8% of the 24,622,862 registered voters cast a ballot (19,657,603 ballots). 19,189,799 of them were valid votes.

How do the votes compare with the seats?

  • French Communist Party26.1% of votes28.4% of seats
  • Popular Republican Movement24.9% of votes27.0% of seats
  • Socialist Party23.8% of votes25.7% of seats
  • Republican Party of Liberty13.3% of votes11.9% of seats
  • Radical Party11.1% of votes6.7% of seats
Each party's share of the vote (outlined) and of the seats (filled)

The Gallagher index of disproportionality is 4.2 (0 when seats follow votes exactly); the effective number of parties is 4.6 by votes and 4.2 by seats; French Communist Party led Popular Republican Movement by 1.2 points of the vote.

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