1945 French Legislative Election
First with women voting21 October 1945 · Liberation and the Fourth Republic · 522 seats, 262 for a majority
Legislative elections were held in France on 21 October 1945 to elect a Constituent Assembly to draft a constitution for a Fourth French Republic. A total of 522 seats were elected through proportional representation; women were allowed to vote for the first time.
Held in wartime. This election took place while the country was engaged in World War II (1939–1945). Conflicts →
Prime Minister before
Charles de Gaulle
Independent
Prime Minister (continued)
Charles de Gaulle
Independent
Largest force
French Communist Party
148 of 522 seats
Turnout
81.8%
The result
French Communist Party
26.1% of votes
148
seats
PCF
Maurice Thorez · 26.1% of votes
148
seats
Popular Republican Movement
24.9% of votes
141
seats
French Section of the Workers' International
23.8% of votes
134
seats
Conservatives (AD–DM–ER–PP–PRL)
13.3% of votes
62
seats
Radicals (RS–RG–IG–PRRS–RGR)
11.1% of votes
35
seats