France 2002 legislative election
What was the result of the 2002 legislative election in France?
Union for a Popular Movement / The Republicans won 356 of 577 seats with 33.3% of the vote. 64.4% 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 : Union for a Popular Movement / The Republicans won 356 of 577 seats with 33.3% of the vote; 64.4% of registered voters cast a ballot, down 3.5 points on 1997.
- Union for a Popular Movement / The Republicans 356 33.3%
- Socialist Party 141 −111 seats 24.1% +0.6 points
- National Rally 0 −1 seat 11.3% −3.6 points
- Union for French Democracy / Democratic Movement 28 −83 seats 4.8% −9.4 points
- French Communist Party 24 −15 seats 4.8% −5.1 points
- The Greens 3 −5 seats 4.5% −2.3 points
- other right 7 +1 seat 3.6% −3.0 points
- Hunting, Fishing, Nature, Tradition 0 1.7%
- Radical Party of the Left 7 −6 seats 1.5% +0.1 points
- other left 3 1.1%
- Movement for France 2 0.8%
- Independent Republicans / Liberal Democracy 1 0.4%
- 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 1997 legislative election, party by party.
- Union for a Popular Movement / The Republicans356
- Socialist Party141
- Union for French Democracy / Democratic Movement28
- French Communist Party24
- Radical Party of the Left7
- other right7
- Rally for France5
- The Greens3
- other left3
- Movement for France2
- Independent Republicans / Liberal Democracy1
Key numbers
33.3%
Share of the vote won by Union for a Popular Movement / The Republicans
Union for a Popular Movement / The Republicans won 356 of 577 seats. A majority needs 289.
+1 seats
Seats gained by other right
The largest gain in seats compared with 1997. Socialist Party lost 111 seats.
64.4%
Voter turnout
Down 3.5 points on 1997.
Seats and votes by party
| Party | Seats | ± seats | % | ± points | Votes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Union for a Popular Movement / The Republicans | 356 | 33.3 | 8,408,023 | ||
| Socialist Party | 141 | −111 | 24.1 | +0.6 | 6,086,599 |
| National Rally | 0 | −1 | 11.3 | −3.6 | 2,862,960 |
| Union for French Democracy / Democratic Movement | 28 | −83 | 4.8 | −9.4 | 1,226,462 |
| French Communist Party | 24 | −15 | 4.8 | −5.1 | 1,216,178 |
| The Greens | 3 | −5 | 4.5 | −2.3 | 1,138,222 |
| other right | 7 | +1 | 3.6 | −3.0 | 921,973 |
| Hunting, Fishing, Nature, Tradition | 0 | 1.7 | 422,448 | ||
| Radical Party of the Left | 7 | −6 | 1.5 | +0.1 | 388,891 |
| Revolutionary Communist League | 0 | 1.3 | 320,467 | ||
| Lutte Ouvrière | 0 | 1.2 | 301,984 | ||
| Citizen and Republican Movement | 0 | −7 | 1.2 | −1.6 | 299,897 |
The other parties and groups
| Party | Seats | ± seats | % | ± points | Votes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| other ecologists | 0 | 1.2 | 295,899 | ||
| National Republican Movement | 0 | 1.1 | 276,376 | ||
| other left | 3 | 1.1 | 275,553 | ||
| Movement for France | 2 | 0.8 | 202,831 | ||
| Independent Republicans / Liberal Democracy | 1 | 0.4 | 104,767 | ||
| Rally for France | 5 | 0.4 | 94,222 |
± is the change against the France 1997 legislative election, party by party.
Votes by party
- Union for a Popular Movement / The Republicans 8,408,023
- Socialist Party 6,086,599
- National Rally 2,862,960
- Union for French Democracy / Democratic Movement 1,226,462
- French Communist Party 1,216,178
- The Greens 1,138,222
- other right 921,973
- Hunting, Fishing, Nature, Tradition 422,448
- Radical Party of the Left 388,891
- Revolutionary Communist League 320,467
- Lutte Ouvrière 301,984
- Citizen and Republican Movement 299,897
- other ecologists 295,899
- National Republican Movement 276,376
- other left 275,553
- Movement for France 202,831
- Independent Republicans / Liberal Democracy 104,767
- Rally for France 94,222
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?
64.4% of the 40,968,484 registered voters cast a ballot (26,389,875 ballots), down 3.5 points on 1997. 25,246,045 of them were valid votes. The lowest turnout of this kind in our data, which begins in 1945.
How do the votes compare with the seats?
- Union for a Popular Movement / The Republicans33.3% of votes61.7% of seats
- Socialist Party24.1% of votes24.4% of seats
- Union for French Democracy / Democratic Movement4.8% of votes4.9% of seats
- French Communist Party4.8% of votes4.2% of seats
- other right3.6% of votes1.2% of seats
- Radical Party of the Left1.5% of votes1.2% of seats
- Rally for France0.4% of votes0.9% of seats
- The Greens4.5% of votes0.5% of seats
- other left1.1% of votes0.5% of seats
- Movement for France0.8% of votes0.3% of seats
- Independent Republicans / Liberal Democracy0.4% of votes0.2% of seats
- National Rally11.3% of votes0.0% of seats
The Gallagher index of disproportionality is 22.0 (0 when seats follow votes exactly); the effective number of parties is 5.2 by votes and 2.2 by seats; Union for a Popular Movement / The Republicans led Socialist Party by 9.2 points of the vote.
First round, votes by political label (nuance)
| Party | % | Votes |
|---|---|---|
| Union pour un Mouvement Populaire | 33.2 | 8,440,565 |
| Socialiste | 23.9 | 6,077,197 |
| Front National | 11.2 | 2,839,895 |
| Communiste | 5.0 | 1,259,492 |
| Union pour la démocratie française | 4.8 | 1,227,079 |
| Europe Ecologie / Les Verts | 4.5 | 1,138,182 |
| Divers droite | 3.8 | 969,251 |
| Chasse Pêche Nature Traditions | 1.7 | 419,499 |
The other parties and groups
| Party | % | Votes |
|---|---|---|
| Parti radical de gauche | 1.5 | 369,447 |
| Divers gauche | 1.3 | 333,835 |
| Ligue communiste révolutionnaire | 1.3 | 318,364 |
| PREP | 1.2 | 306,761 |
| Lutte ouvrière | 1.2 | 300,609 |
| Ecologiste | 1.2 | 295,685 |
| Mouvement national républicain | 1.1 | 275,562 |
| Divers | 0.8 | 206,209 |
| Mouvement pour la France | 0.8 | 201,810 |
| Démocratie libérale | 0.4 | 105,299 |
| Rassemblement pour la France | 0.4 | 94,218 |
| Régionaliste | 0.3 | 82,646 |
| Extrême gauche | 0.3 | 81,933 |
| Extrême droite | 0.3 | 63,530 |
Shares are computed by us from the votes.
Votes by party
- Union pour un Mouvement Populaire 8,440,565
- Socialiste 6,077,197
- Front National 2,839,895
- Communiste 1,259,492
- Union pour la démocratie française 1,227,079
- Europe Ecologie / Les Verts 1,138,182
- Divers droite 969,251
- Chasse Pêche Nature Traditions 419,499
- Parti radical de gauche 369,447
- Divers gauche 333,835
- Ligue communiste révolutionnaire 318,364
- PREP 306,761
- Lutte ouvrière 300,609
- Ecologiste 295,685
- Mouvement national républicain 275,562
- Divers 206,209
- Mouvement pour la France 201,810
- Démocratie libérale 105,299
- Rassemblement pour la France 94,218
- Régionaliste 82,646
- Extrême gauche 81,933
- Extrême droite 63,530
64.5% of the 40,225,555 registered voters cast a ballot (25,957,294 ballots). 25,407,068 of them were valid votes.
The source publishes votes only: shares are votes over the valid (expressed) votes, computed by us.
The Ministry of the Interior groups candidates by a political label it gives them (nuance); our table sums the votes of each label. Seats are not in this source.
Source: Ministère de l'Intérieur, data.gouv.fr, data last updated on 7 July 2026 (Licence Ouverte 2.0).
Second round, votes by political label (nuance)
| Party | % | Votes |
|---|---|---|
| Union pour un Mouvement Populaire | 47.2 | 9,978,242 |
| Socialiste | 35.4 | 7,480,940 |
| Union pour la démocratie française | 3.8 | 808,593 |
| Communiste | 3.3 | 690,807 |
| Europe Ecologie / Les Verts | 3.2 | 677,929 |
| Parti radical de gauche | 2.2 | 455,360 |
| Front National | 1.9 | 393,205 |
| Divers droite | 1.3 | 274,374 |
The other parties and groups
| Party | % | Votes |
|---|---|---|
| Divers gauche | 1.3 | 264,814 |
| Rassemblement pour la France | 0.3 | 61,605 |
| Régionaliste | 0.1 | 16,194 |
| Divers | 0.1 | 13,036 |
| PREP | 0.1 | 12,679 |
Shares are computed by us from the votes.
Votes by party
- Union pour un Mouvement Populaire 9,978,242
- Socialiste 7,480,940
- Union pour la démocratie française 808,593
- Communiste 690,807
- Europe Ecologie / Les Verts 677,929
- Parti radical de gauche 455,360
- Front National 393,205
- Divers droite 274,374
- Divers gauche 264,814
- Rassemblement pour la France 61,605
- Régionaliste 16,194
- Divers 13,036
- PREP 12,679
60.4% of the 36,590,080 registered voters cast a ballot (22,086,899 ballots). 21,127,778 of them were valid votes.
The source publishes votes only: shares are votes over the valid (expressed) votes, computed by us.
The Ministry of the Interior groups candidates by a political label it gives them (nuance); our table sums the votes of each label. Seats are not in this source.
Source: Ministère de l'Intérieur, data.gouv.fr, data last updated on 7 July 2026 (Licence Ouverte 2.0).
Time and source Data as of
Sources
- data.gouv.fr, Ministère de l'Intérieur: Données des élections agrégées (source). Licence: Licence Ouverte / Open Licence version 2.0