1914 French Legislative Election
26 April and 10 May 1914 · The Third Republic · 592 seats, 297 for a majority
Legislative elections were held in France on 26 April and 10 May 1914, three months before the outbreak of World War I. The Radical Socialist Party emerged as the largest party, though, with the outbreak of the First World War, many in the Chamber, ranging from Catholics to socialists, united to form the Union sacrée.
Prime Minister before
Gaston Doumergue
RI
Prime Minister after
René Viviani
PRS
Largest force
Republican, Radical and Radical-Socialist Party
140 of 592 seats
Turnout
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The result
| Share of the chamber | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican, Radical and Radical-Socialist Party | — | 140 | — | 1 530 188 | 18.1% | — | |
| PRV | Joseph Caillaux | 140 | -8 | 1 530 188 | 18.1% | -2.3 | |
| French Section of the Workers' International | — | 103 | — | 1 413 044 | 16.8% | — | |
| Republican Federation | — | 96 | — | 1 588 075 | 18.8% | — | |
| Independent Radicals | — | 96 | — | 1 399 830 | 16.6% | — | |
| ALP–PN–Reactionaries | Georges Clemenceau | 73 | — | 1 297 722 | 15.4% | -5.2 | |
| Democratic Republican Alliance | — | 57 | — | 819 184 | 9.7% | — | |
| Republican-Socialist Party | — | 27 | — | 326 927 | 3.9% | — |