1956 French Legislative Election
2 January 1956 · Liberation and the Fourth Republic · 544 seats
Legislative elections were held in France on 2 January 1956 to elect the third National Assembly of the Fourth Republic. The elections were held using party-list proportional representation.
Prime Minister before
Edgar Faure
PRV
Prime Minister after
Guy Mollet
SFIO
Largest force
French Communist Party
147 of 544 seats
Turnout
82.0%
The result
| Share of the chamber | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| French Communist Party | — | 147 | — | 5 514 403 | 25.9% | — | |
| PCF | Maurice Thorez | 147 | +50 | 5 514 403 | 25.9% | — | |
| Moderates | — | 95 | — | 3 259 782 | 15.3% | — | |
| CNIP | — | 95 | +8 | 3 259 782 | 15.3% | — | |
| French Section of the Workers' International | — | 88 | — | 3 247 431 | 15.3% | — | |
| SFIO | Guy Mollet | 88 | -6 | 3 247 431 | 15.3% | — | |
| Republican Front (Radical Party–UDSR) | — | 73 | — | 2 389 163 | 11.2% | — | |
| Radical–UDSR | Pierre Mendès France (Radical) | 73 | — | 2 389 163 | 11.2% | — | |
| Popular Republican Movement | — | 71 | — | 2 366 321 | 11.1% | — | |
| MRP | Pierre-Henri Teitgen | 71 | -11 | 2 366 321 | 11.1% | — | |
| Union for the Defense of Tradesmen and Artisans | — | 51 | — | 2 483 813 | 11.7% | — |