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|
France 1978 Legislative Election
|
Chamber
|
National
Assembly
|
|
Dates of
Election
|
March
12 and 19, 1978
|
|
Type of Electoral
System
|
Majority
|
|
Number of
Seats Available
|
491
|
| Length
of Legislative Term |
5
years
|
|
|
Number
of Seats
|
Percentage
of Votes
|
| Rally
for the Republic (RPR) |
155
*
|
26.11%
|
| Union
for French Democracy (UDF) |
122
|
24.38%
|
 |
Republican
Party (PR) |
|
61
|
|
-
|
| Social
Democratic Center (CDS) |
31
|
-
|
| Radical
Party (RRRS) |
8
|
-
|
| National
Center of Independents and Peasant (CNIP) |
3
|
-
|
| Democratic
Socialist Movement (MDSF) |
1
|
-
|
| Others
committed to the president |
18
|
-
|
| Socialist
Party (PS) |
113
|
28.31%
|
| French
Communist Party (PCF) |
86
|
18.62%
|
| Left
Radical Movement (MRG) |
10
|
-
|
| Others |
5
|
-
|
* Including 18 affiliated
deputies.
Source: Political
Handbook of the World 1979, Binghamton, NY: CSA Publications, 1979.
| Population
Size |
53
277 000
|
| Registered
Voters |
34
424 388
|
|
Total Votes
|
24
658 645
|
|
Vote/Registered
Voter
|
71.6%
|
|
Spoilt Ballots
|
1.9%
|
Source: Voter
Turnout: France. [Internet]. International IDEA. 18 March 2002.
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