1910 French legislative election

Legislative elections were held in France on 24 April and 8 May 1910. The elections resulted in a clear victory for the forces of electoral reform and the governing coalition of Radicals, socialist independents and Left Republicans, allowing the incumbent premier Aristide Briand to form his second government.

1910 French legislative election

24 April 1910 (first round) 8 May 1910 (second round)
All 587 seats in the Chamber of Deputies 294 seats needed for a majority
Registered	11,426,736
Turnout	77.41%
Majority party Minority party   Leader Émile Combes Jean Jaurès Party PRV SFIO Seats won 148 75 Seat change 16 21 Popular vote 1,727,064 1,110,561 Percentage 20.45% 13.15% Swing 8.08pp 2.96pp
Prime Minister before election Aristide Briand Independent Socialist Elected Prime Minister Aristide Briand Independent Socialist

Briand, himself an Independent Socialist, would unite his small, loosely-aligned, pro-government faction of socialists and radicals into the Republican-Socialist Party in 1911.

Results

Party		Votes	%	Seats
	Radical Socialists	1,727,064	20.45	148
	Conservatives	1,602,209	18.97	86
	Republican Union	1,472,442	17.43	116
	French Section of the Workers' International	1,110,561	13.15	75
	Republican Left	1,018,704	12.06	70
	Independent Radicals	966,407	11.44	60
	Independent Socialists	345,202	4.09	25
	Popular Liberal Action	153,231	1.81	5
	Others	49,953	0.59	2
Total		8,445,773	100.00	587
Valid votes		8,445,773	95.49
Invalid/blank votes		399,205	4.51
Total votes		8,844,978	100.00
Registered voters/turnout		11,426,736	77.41
Source: Mackie & Rose, France Politique

Sources

• L'Humanité 25 April 1910: Popular Vote
• Le Matin 27 April 1910: Popular Vote
• Le Matin 10 May 1910: Seats
• https://www.france-politique.fr/elections-legislatives-1910.htm