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France 1993 Legislative Election
|
Chamber
|
National
Assembly
|
|
Dates of
Election
|
March
21 and 28, 1993
|
|
Type of Electoral
System
|
Majority
|
|
Number of
Seats Available
|
577
|
| Length
of Legislative Term |
5
years
|
|
|
Number
of Seats
|
Percentage
of Votes #
|
|
Parties
of the Right
|
| Rally
for the Republic (RPR) |
247
|
20.39%
|
| Union
for French Democracy (UDF) |
213
|
19.08%
|
| Other
rightist |
24
|
-
|
|
Parties
of the Left
|
| Socialist
Party (PS) |
54
|
17.59%
|
| French
Communist Party (PCF) |
23
|
9.18%
|
| Left
Radical Movement (MRG) |
6
|
0.89%
|
| Other
leftist |
10
|
1.79%
|
Source: Political
Handbook of the World 1995-96, Binghamton, NY: CSA Publications, 1996.
# Source: Keesing's Record of World Events Vol 39 (1993): 39382.
| Population
Size |
57
667 000
|
| Registered
Voters |
37
871 350
|
|
Total Votes
|
26
252 203
|
|
Vote/Registered
Voter
|
69.3%
|
|
Spoilt Ballots
|
5.3%
|
Source: Voter
Turnout: France. [Internet]. International IDEA. 18 March 2002.
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