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France 1993 legislative election

What was the result of the 1993 legislative election in France?

Rally for the Republic won 248 of 577 seats with 20.4% of the vote. 68.6% 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 : Rally for the Republic won 248 of 577 seats with 20.4% of the vote; 68.6% of registered voters cast a ballot, up 2.5 points on 1988.

  • Rally for the Republic 248 +125 seats 20.4% +1.2 points
  • Union for French Democracy / Democratic Movement 215 +85 seats 19.1% +0.3 points
  • Socialist Party 55 −205 seats 17.6% −17.3 points
  • National Rally 0 −1 seat 12.4% +2.6 points
  • French Communist Party 24 0 seats 9.2% −2.0 points
  • The Greens 0 7.6%
  • other right 22 +14 seats 4.7% +2.2 points
  • Party of Presidential Majority 6 +6 seats 1.8% +0.3 points
  • Radical Party of the Left 6 −3 seats 0.9% −0.3 points
  • Seats won
  • Change on the previous election at the right
  • Share of the vote
  • Share at the previous election
  • Change in points at the right

Changes are against the France 1988 legislative election, party by party.

289 of 577 seats make a majority

Key numbers

  1. 20.4%

    Share of the vote won by Rally for the Republic

    Rally for the Republic won 248 of 577 seats. A majority needs 289.

  2. +125 seats

    Seats gained by Rally for the Republic

    The largest gain in seats compared with 1988. Socialist Party lost 205 seats.

  3. 68.6%

    Voter turnout

    Up 2.5 points on 1988.

Seats and votes by party

PartySeats± seats%± pointsVotes
Rally for the Republic248+12520.4+1.25,188,196
Union for French Democracy / Democratic Movement215+8519.1+0.34,855,274
Socialist Party55−20517.6−17.34,476,716
National Rally0−112.4+2.63,159,477
French Communist Party2409.2−2.02,336,254
The Greens07.61,943,774
other right22+144.7+2.21,199,887
Other parties (seats only)13.7957,711
Party of Presidential Majority6+61.8+0.3457,193
other far-left01.8451,804
Radical Party of the Left6−30.9−0.3228,758
Ecology Generation0

± is the change against the France 1988 legislative election, party by party.

Votes by party
  • Rally for the Republic 5,188,196
  • Union for French Democracy / Democratic Movement 4,855,274
  • Socialist Party 4,476,716
  • National Rally 3,159,477
  • French Communist Party 2,336,254
  • The Greens 1,943,774
  • other right 1,199,887
  • Other parties (seats only) 957,711
  • Party of Presidential Majority 457,193
  • other far-left 451,804
  • Radical Party of the Left 228,758
  • Ecology Generation

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.

How many people voted?

68.6% of the 38,968,660 registered voters cast a ballot (26,725,840 ballots), up 2.5 points on 1988. 25,442,403 of them were valid votes.

How do the votes compare with the seats?

  • Rally for the Republic20.4% of votes43.0% of seats
  • Union for French Democracy / Democratic Movement19.1% of votes37.3% of seats
  • Socialist Party17.6% of votes9.5% of seats
  • French Communist Party9.2% of votes4.2% of seats
  • other right4.7% of votes3.8% of seats
  • Party of Presidential Majority1.8% of votes1.0% of seats
  • Radical Party of the Left0.9% of votes1.0% of seats
  • National Rally12.4% of votes0.0% of seats
  • The Greens7.6% of votes0.0% of seats
Each party's share of the vote (outlined) and of the seats (filled)

The Gallagher index of disproportionality is 24.1 (0 when seats follow votes exactly); the effective number of parties is 7.0 by votes and 3.0 by seats; Rally for the Republic led Union for French Democracy / Democratic Movement by 1.3 points of the vote.

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