French legislative election, 1906

French legislative election, 1906
French Third Republic
6–20 May 1906

All 585 seats to the Chamber of Deputies
  Majority party Minority party Third party
 
Leader Émile Combes Auguste Isaac Raymond Poincaré
Party Radical Republican Federation ARD
Leader's seat Charente-Maritime Rhône Meuse
Seats won 261 90 74
Seat change Increase 28 new party Increase 12
Popular vote 2,514,508 1,238,048 703,912
Percentage 21.54% 15.39% 12.65%
Swing Decrease 18.02 Increase 2.12

Composition of the Chamber of Deputies

Prime Minister before election

Ferdinand Sarrien
Radical-Socialist Party

Elected Prime Minister

Georges Clemenceau
Radical-Socialist Party

The 1906 general election was held on 6 and 20 May 1906.

The elections produced an increased majority for the governing coalition between the Radicals and the left Republicans, which had held power under the premierships of Maurice Rouvier and Ferdinand Sarrien since January 1905.

Sarrien resigned on 20 October for reasons of health. Georges Clemenceau, also a Radical, replaced him, and remained premier until July 1909.

Results

Popular Vote

Party Votes % Vote
  Republican, Radical and Radical-Socialist Party 2,514,508 28.53%
  Republican Federation 1,864,557 21.16%
  Popular Liberal Action 1,238,048 14.05%
  French Section of the Workers International 877,221 9.95%
  Nationalists 717,137 8.14%
  Democratic Republican Alliance 703,912 7.99%
  Independent Radicals 692,029 7.85%
  Independent Socialists 205,081 2.33%
Popular vote
PRRRS
 
28.53%
FR
 
21.16%
ALP
 
14.05%
SFIO
 
9.95%
Nationalists
 
8.14%
ARD
 
7.99%
RI
 
7.85%
SI
 
2.33%

Parliamentary Groups

Affiliation Party Seats
Left
  French Section of the Workers' International (SFIO) 54
  Independent Socialists 20
Centre-Left and Centre
  Republican, Radical and Radical-Socialist Party (PRRRS) 132
  Independent Radicals 115
  Republicans of the Left 90
Right
  Conservatives and Right 78
  Popular Liberal Action 66
  Nationalists 30
Total 585

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