1962 French Legislative Election
18 November and 25 November 1962 · The Fifth Republic
Since 1959 and the change of Algerian policy (Charles de Gaulle decided in favour of the "self-government" and "Algerian Algeria"), France had faced bomb attacks by the Secret Armed Organization (Organisation armée secrète or OAS) which opposed the independence of Algeria, negotiated by the FLN with the March 1962 Evian agreements and approved by referendum by the French people
Prime Minister before
Georges Pompidou
UNR
Prime Minister (continued)
Georges Pompidou
UNR
Largest force
UNR
229 seats
Turnout
68.7%
The result
UNR
Georges Pompidou · 31.9% of votes · +40 seats
229
seats
PCF
Maurice Thorez · 21.8% of votes · +31 seats
41
seats
MRP
André Colin · -21 seats
36
seats
CNIP
Camille Laurens · -104 seats
28
seats
RI
Valéry Giscard d'Estaing · 5.9% of votes
20
seats