French legislative election, 1910

French legislative election, 1910
French Third Republic
24 April and 8 May 1910

All 595 seats to the Chamber of Deputies
  Majority party Minority party Third party
 
Leader Émile Combes Raymond Poincaré Jean Jaurès
Party Radical ARD SFIO
Leader's seat Charente-Maritime Meuse Tarn
Seats won 261 113 107
Seat change Increase 1 Increase 39 Increase 53
Popular vote 2,966,800 1,257,714 1,110,561
Percentage 32.73% 14.74% 13.20%
Swing Increase 11.19 Increase 2.09 Increase 3.25

Composition of the Chamber of Deputies

Prime Minister before election

Aristide Briand
Republican-Socialist Party

Elected Prime Minister

Aristide Briand
Republican-Socialist Party

The 1910 general election was held on 24 April and 8 May 1910.

The elections resulted in a victory for the governing coalition of Radicals and Left Republicans, allowing the incumbent premier Aristide Briand to form a second government.

Results

Popular Vote

Party Votes % Votes
  Republican, Radical and Radical-Socialist Party 3,312,002 38.83%
  Democratic Republican Alliance 1,257,314 14.74%
  French Section of the Workers International 1,091,934 12.80%
  Republican Federation 787,006 9.23%
  Conservatives 778,692 9.13%
  Popular Liberal Action 737,616 8.65%
  Independent Socialists 316,692 3.71%
  Nationalists 149,564 1.75%
  Others 72,566 0.85%
  Independent Radicals 23,339 0.27%
  Revolutionary Socialists 2,903 0.03%
Popular vote
PRRRS
 
38.83%
ARD
 
14.74%
SFIO
 
12.80%
FR
 
9.23%
Conservatives
 
9.13%
ALP
 
8.65%
SI
 
3.71%
Nationalists
 
1.75%
Others
 
1.16%

Parliamentary Groups

Affiliation Party Seats
Left (Opposition)
  French Section of the Workers' International (SFIO) 75
Centre-Left (Majority)
  Independent Socialists 24
  Republican, Radical and Radical-Socialist Party (PRRRS) 262
  Republicans of the Left 85
Right (Opposition)
  Republican Federation 59
  Conservatives and Right 60
  Popular Liberal Action 30
Total 595

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