French legislative election, 1914
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The 1914 general elections were held on 26 April and 10 May 1914, months before the outbreak of the First World War. The left won a landslide victory, though the entirety of the chambers, from Catholics to socialists united during World War I to form the Union sacrée.
Popular Vote
| Party | Votes | % Vote | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Republican, Radical and Radical-Socialist Party | 2,930,018 | 34.75% | |
| Democratic Republican Alliance 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... |
2,407,259 | 28.55% | |
| French Section of the Workers International | 1,413,044 | 16.76% | |
| Popular Liberal Action 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.... |
956,261 | 11.34% | |
| Republican Federation Republican Federation The Republican Federation was the largest conservative party during the French Third Republic, gathering together the liberal Orleanists rallied to the Republic. Founded in November 1903, it rivalized with the more secular and centrist Alliance démocratique... |
397,547 | 4.72% | |
| Republican-Socialist Party Republican-Socialist Party The Republican-Socialist Party was a French socialist political party during the French Third Republic, founded in 1911 and dissolved in 1934. It was founded by socialists who refused to join the SFIO founded in 1905. The PRS was a non-Marxist "reformist socialist" party located between the SFIO... |
326,927 | 3.88% | |
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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| French Section of the Workers' International (SFIO) | 102 | ||
| Republican-Socialist Party Republican-Socialist Party The Republican-Socialist Party was a French socialist political party during the French Third Republic, founded in 1911 and dissolved in 1934. It was founded by socialists who refused to join the SFIO founded in 1905. The PRS was a non-Marxist "reformist socialist" party located between the SFIO... (PRS) |
24 | ||
| Centre-Left and Centre | |||
| Republican, Radical and Radical-Socialist Party (PRRRS) | 195 | ||
| Republican Union Republican Union (France) The Republican Union was a French parliamentary group in the Chamber of Deputies of France during the French Third Republic founded on March 25, 1911 which united the left-wing of the Progressive Republicans, the most conservative group in the Chamber... |
88 | ||
| Republicans of the Left 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... |
66 | ||
| Right | |||
| Republican Federation Republican Federation The Republican Federation was the largest conservative party during the French Third Republic, gathering together the liberal Orleanists rallied to the Republic. Founded in November 1903, it rivalized with the more secular and centrist Alliance démocratique... |
37 | ||
| Popular Liberal Action 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.... |
23 | ||
| Miscellaneous Right Miscellaneous Right Miscellaneous Right in France refers to right-wing candidates that are not member of any large party. They either include small right-wing parties, dissidents expelled from their parties for running against their party's candidate, as well as candidates who were never formal members of a party... |
15 | ||
| Non-inscrits Non-Inscrits Non-Inscrits are Members of the European Parliament who do not sit in one of the recognized political groups.... |
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| 51 | |||
| Total | 601 | ||