French legislative election, 1928

French legislative election, 1928

22 and 29 April 1928

All 604 seats to the Chamber of Deputies 303 seats were needed for a majority   Majority party Minority party   Leader Raymond Poincaré (AD) Édouard Herriot Party AD-RI PRRRS Leader's seat Meuse (department) (Senator) Rhône Last election 121 seats 139 seats Seats won 165 125 Seat change 44 14 Popular vote 2,196,243 1,682,543 Percentage 23.19% 17.77% Swing 11.47%   Third party Fourth party   Leader Louis Marin Léon Blum Party FR SFIO Leader's seat Meurthe-et-Moselle Narbonne Last election 104 seats 104 seats Seats won 102 100 Seat change 2 4 Popular vote 2,082,041 1,708,972 Percentage 21.99% 18.05% Swing 13.36% 2.05%

Government before election Raymond Poincaré IV AD (Republican coalition) Elected Government Raymond Poincaré V AD (Republican coalition)

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Campaign posters in the streets of Paris, 1928.

Legislative elections in France to elect the 14th legislature of the French Third Republic were held on 22 and 29 April 1928.

The result was a victory for the centre-right government of Raymond Poincaré, which had been in power since July 1926. A succession of centre-right governments followed until 1932.

Results

Popular Vote^[1]

Parliamentary Groups^[2]

References

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See also: Indirect presidential and Senate elections Elections in French Guiana French Polynesia Guadeloupe Martinique Mayotte New Caledonia Saint Barthélemy Saint Martin Saint Pierre and Miquelon Wallis and Futuna