French legislative election, 1898
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The 1898 general election was held on 8 and 22 May 1898.
Popular Vote
| Party | Votes | % Vote | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Progressive Republicans Democratic Republican Alliance The Democratic Republican Alliance was a French political party created in 1901 by followers of Léon Gambetta, such as Raymond Poincaré who would be president of the Council in the 1920s... |
3,262,725 | 40.25% | |
| Independent Radicals Independent Radicals The Independent Radicals were a center-right French political current during the French Third Republic, which refused the Radical-Socialist Party's alliance to the Left. It was formed after the fall of the first Cartel des gauches, in 1926. Starting in 1928, the group of the Independent Radicals... |
1,293,507 | 15.96% | |
| Ralliés | 905,110 | 11.16% | |
| Monarchists Monarchism in France Monarchism in France is the advocacy of restoring the monarchy in France, which was abolished after the 1870 defeat against Prussia, arguably before that in 1848 with the establishment of the French Second Republic.... |
887,759 | 10.95% | |
| Socialists | 791,148 | 9.76% | |
| Radical-Socialist Party | 629,572 | 7.77% | |
| Nationalists | 336,302 | 4.15% | |
Parliamentary Groups
| Affiliation | Party | Seats | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Left Left-wing politics In politics, Left, left-wing and leftist generally refer to support for social change to create a more egalitarian society... |
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| Socialists | 57 | ||
| Centre-Left | |||
| Radical-Socialist Party | 74 | ||
| Independent Radicals Independent Radicals The Independent Radicals were a center-right French political current during the French Third Republic, which refused the Radical-Socialist Party's alliance to the Left. It was formed after the fall of the first Cartel des gauches, in 1926. Starting in 1928, the group of the Independent Radicals... |
104 | ||
| Progressives Democratic Republican Alliance The Democratic Republican Alliance was a French political party created in 1901 by followers of Léon Gambetta, such as Raymond Poincaré who would be president of the Council in the 1920s... |
254 | ||
| Right | |||
| Monarchists | 44 | ||
| Ralliés Popular Liberal Action The People's Liberal Action was a French political party during the French Third Republic that represented Catholic supporters of the Republic.... |
32 | ||
| Others | 10 | ||
| Nationalists | 6 | ||
| Revisionists Historical revisionism In historiography, historical revisionism is the reinterpretation of orthodox views on evidence, motivations, and decision-making processes surrounding a historical event... |
4 | ||
| Total | 585 | ||