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France 2012 legislative election

What was the result of the 2012 legislative election in France?

Socialist Party won 280 of 577 seats with 29.4% of the vote. 57.2% 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 : Socialist Party won 280 of 577 seats with 29.4% of the vote; 57.2% of registered voters cast a ballot, down 3.2 points on 2007.

  • Socialist Party 280 +94 seats 29.4% +4.6 points
  • Union for a Popular Movement / The Republicans 194 −119 seats 27.1% −12.4 points
  • National Rally 2 +2 seats 13.6% +9.3 points
  • French Communist Party 10 −5 seats 6.9% +2.6 points
  • The Greens 17 +13 seats 5.5% +2.2 points
  • other right 15 +6 seats 3.5% +1.0 points
  • other left 22 +7 seats 3.4% +1.4 points
  • New Centre 12 −10 seats 2.2% −0.2 points
  • Union for French Democracy / Democratic Movement 2 −1 seat 1.8% −5.8 points
  • Radical Party of the Left 12 +5 seats 1.6% +0.3 points
  • Radical Party 6 1.2%
  • Centrist Alliance 2 0.6%
  • 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 2007 legislative election, party by party.

289 of 577 seats make a majority

Key numbers

  1. 29.4%

    Share of the vote won by Socialist Party

    Socialist Party won 280 of 577 seats. A majority needs 289.

  2. +94 seats

    Seats gained by Socialist Party

    The largest gain in seats compared with 2007. Union for a Popular Movement / The Republicans lost 119 seats.

  3. 57.2%

    Voter turnout

    Down 3.2 points on 2007.

Seats and votes by party

PartySeats± seats%± pointsVotes
Socialist Party280+9429.4+4.67,618,326
Union for a Popular Movement / The Republicans194−11927.1−12.47,037,268
National Rally2+213.6+9.33,528,663
French Communist Party10−56.9+2.61,793,192
The Greens17+135.5+2.21,418,264
other right15+63.5+1.0910,034
other left22+73.4+1.4881,555
New Centre12−102.2−0.2569,897
Union for French Democracy / Democratic Movement2−11.8−5.8458,098
Radical Party of the Left12+51.6+0.3428,898
Radical Party61.2321,124
Largest party without seats01.0249,068
The other parties and groups
PartySeats± seats%± pointsVotes
Centrist Alliance20.6156,026
Martinican Independence Movement2+10.6+0.1145,809
other far-right10.249,499

± is the change against the France 2007 legislative election, party by party.

Votes by party
  • Socialist Party 7,618,326
  • Union for a Popular Movement / The Republicans 7,037,268
  • National Rally 3,528,663
  • French Communist Party 1,793,192
  • The Greens 1,418,264
  • other right 910,034
  • other left 881,555
  • New Centre 569,897
  • Union for French Democracy / Democratic Movement 458,098
  • Radical Party of the Left 428,898
  • Radical Party 321,124
  • Largest party without seats 249,068
  • Centrist Alliance 156,026
  • Martinican Independence Movement 145,809
  • other far-right 49,499

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?

57.2% of the 46,082,104 registered voters cast a ballot (26,369,126 ballots), down 3.2 points on 2007. 25,952,859 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?

  • Socialist Party29.4% of votes48.5% of seats
  • Union for a Popular Movement / The Republicans27.1% of votes33.6% of seats
  • other left3.4% of votes3.8% of seats
  • The Greens5.5% of votes2.9% of seats
  • other right3.5% of votes2.6% of seats
  • New Centre2.2% of votes2.1% of seats
  • Radical Party of the Left1.6% of votes2.1% of seats
  • French Communist Party6.9% of votes1.7% of seats
  • Radical Party1.2% of votes1.0% of seats
  • National Rally13.6% of votes0.3% of seats
  • Union for French Democracy / Democratic Movement1.8% of votes0.3% of seats
  • Centrist Alliance0.6% of votes0.3% of seats
Each party's share of the vote (outlined) and of the seats (filled)

The Gallagher index of disproportionality is 17.7 (0 when seats follow votes exactly); the effective number of parties is 5.3 by votes and 2.8 by seats; Socialist Party led Union for a Popular Movement / The Republicans by 2.2 points of the vote.

First round, votes by political label (nuance)

Final results, French Ministry of the Interior (data.gouv.fr), read 5 October 2026

Party%Votes
Socialiste29.47,618,352
Union pour un Mouvement Populaire27.17,037,268
Front National13.63,528,663
Front de gauche6.91,793,192
Europe Ecologie / Les Verts5.51,418,238
Divers droite3.5910,036
Divers gauche3.4881,555
Nouveau Centre2.2569,897
The other parties and groups
Party%Votes
Le Centre pour la France1.8458,072
Radical de Gauche1.7428,898
Parti radical1.2321,124
Extrême gauche1.0253,386
Ecologiste1.0249,068
Alliance centriste0.6156,026
Régionaliste0.6145,809
Autres0.5133,751
Extrême droite0.249,499

Shares are computed by us from the votes.

Votes by party
  • Socialiste 7,618,352
  • Union pour un Mouvement Populaire 7,037,268
  • Front National 3,528,663
  • Front de gauche 1,793,192
  • Europe Ecologie / Les Verts 1,418,238
  • Divers droite 910,036
  • Divers gauche 881,555
  • Nouveau Centre 569,897
  • Le Centre pour la France 458,072
  • Radical de Gauche 428,898
  • Parti radical 321,124
  • Extrême gauche 253,386
  • Ecologiste 249,068
  • Alliance centriste 156,026
  • Régionaliste 145,809
  • Autres 133,751
  • Extrême droite 49,499

57.2% of the 46,082,403 registered voters cast a ballot (26,369,194 ballots). 25,952,834 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)

Final results, French Ministry of the Interior (data.gouv.fr), read 5 October 2026

Party%Votes
Socialiste40.99,420,890
Union pour un Mouvement Populaire38.08,740,628
Front National3.7842,695
Europe Ecologie / Les Verts3.6829,036
Divers gauche3.1709,395
Nouveau Centre2.5568,319
Radical de Gauche2.3538,331
Divers droite1.8417,940
The other parties and groups
Party%Votes
Parti radical1.4311,199
Front de gauche1.1249,498
Régionaliste0.6135,312
Alliance centriste0.5123,132
Le Centre pour la France0.5113,196
Extrême droite0.129,738

Shares are computed by us from the votes.

Votes by party
  • Socialiste 9,420,890
  • Union pour un Mouvement Populaire 8,740,628
  • Front National 842,695
  • Europe Ecologie / Les Verts 829,036
  • Divers gauche 709,395
  • Nouveau Centre 568,319
  • Radical de Gauche 538,331
  • Divers droite 417,940
  • Parti radical 311,199
  • Front de gauche 249,498
  • Régionaliste 135,312
  • Alliance centriste 123,132
  • Le Centre pour la France 113,196
  • Extrême droite 29,738

55.4% of the 43,233,010 registered voters cast a ballot (23,952,516 ballots). 23,029,309 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).

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