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.
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% | — |