French legislative election, 1910

French legislative election, 1910

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 PRRRS ARD SFIO Leader's seat Charente-Maritime Meuse Tarn Seats won 261 113 107 Seat change 1 39 53 Popular vote 2,966,800 1,257,714 1,110,561 Percentage 32.73% 14.74% 13.20% Swing 11.19 2.09 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[1]

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%

• Left-wing Opposition : 12.83%
• Centre-left Majority : 57.55%
• Right-wing Opposition : 28.76%

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 [2]

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

Sources

• Gallica.bnf.fr Popular Vote
• Gallica.bnf.fr Seats