| Country | French Third Republic |
|---|---|
| Previous election | 1919 French legislative election |
| Previous year | 1919 |
| Next election | 1928 French legislative election |
| Next year | 1928 |
| Election date | 11 May 1924 (first round) 25 May 1924 (second round) |
| Seats for election | All 574 seats in the Chamber of Deputies |
| Registered | 11,070,360 |
| Turnout | 83.03% |
| Leader 1 | Auguste Isaac |
| Party 1 | Democratic and Republican Union |
| Seats 1 | 204 |
| Seat change 1 | 3 |
| Popular vote 1 | 3,190,831 |
| Percentage 1 | 35.35% |
| Leader 2 | Léon Blum |
| Party 2 | French Section of the Workers' International |
| Seats 2 | 104 |
| Seat change 2 | 37 |
| Popular vote 2 | 1,814,000 |
| Percentage 2 | 20.10% |
| Leader 3 | Édouard Herriot |
| Party 3 | PRS–PRS |
| Seats 3 | 162 |
| Seat change 3 | 39 |
| Popular vote 3 | 1,612,581 |
| Percentage 3 | 17.86% |
| Before election | Raymond Poincaré |
| Before party | Democratic Alliance |
| After election | Édouard Herriot |
| After party | Radical-Socialist Party |
Legislative elections were held in France on 11 May and 25 May 1924.[1] They resulted in a victory for the left-wing Cartel des Gauches, an alliance of Radicals and Socialists, which governed until July 1926 under the premierships of Édouard Herriot, Paul Painlevé and Aristide Briand.
References
- ^ Sharp, Walter R. (1924). "The French Elections". American Political Science Review. 18 (3): 533–540. doi:10.2307/1944175. ISSN 0003-0554