1924 French Legislative Election
11 and 25 May 1924 · The Third Republic · 574 seats
Legislative elections were held in France on 11 May and 25 May 1924. 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.
Held in wartime. This election took place while the country was engaged in Rif War (1920–1926). Conflicts →
Prime Minister before
Raymond Poincaré
Democratic Alliance
Prime Minister after
Édouard Herriot
Radical-Socialist Party
Largest force
Democratic and Republican Union
204 of 574 seats
Turnout
83.0%
The result
Democratic and Republican Union
35.4% of votes
204
seats
URD
Auguste Isaac · 35.4% of votes · +3 seats
204
seats
Radical Socialist Party–Republican-Socialist Party
17.9% of votes
162
seats
French Section of the Workers' International
20.1% of votes
104
seats
Independent Radicals–Democratic Republican Alliance
11.7% of votes
53
seats
French Communist Party
9.8% of votes
26
seats
Conservatives and independents
4.2% of votes
25
seats