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
| Share of the chamber | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| French Communist Party | — | 148 | — | 5 005 336 | 26.1% | — | |
| PCF | Maurice Thorez | 148 | — | 5 005 336 | 26.1% | — | |
| Popular Republican Movement | — | 141 | — | 4 780 338 | 24.9% | — | |
| French Section of the Workers' International | — | 134 | — | 4 561 411 | 23.8% | — | |
| Conservatives (AD–DM–ER–PP–PRL) | — | 62 | — | 2 545 845 | 13.3% | — | |
| Radicals (RS–RG–IG–PRRS–RGR) | — | 35 | — | 2 131 763 | 11.1% | — |