1958 French Presidential Election

Electoral-college vote

21 December 1958 · Founding the presidency · chosen by an electoral college

The 1958 French presidential election was the first held under the French Fifth Republic, on 21 December. It was the sole presidential election by electoral college (gathering the members of the French Parliament, the general councils, the overseas assemblies, as well as tens of thousands of mayors, deputy mayors and municipal councillors) under the Fifth Republic.

President before

René Coty

CNIP

Elected President

Charles de Gaulle

UNR

Winning share

78.5%

first round

Turnout

99.4%

The result

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Charles de Gaulle

UNR · 62 394 votes

78.51%

Georges Marrane

PCF · 10 355 votes

13.03%

Albert Châtelet

UFD · 6 721 votes

8.46%


Charles de Gaulle	UNR	62 394	78.51%
Georges Marrane	PCF	10 355	13.03%
Albert Châtelet	UFD	6 721	8.46%

The 1958 president was chosen by an electoral college of some 80,000 parliamentarians and local notables, not by direct vote; percentages are shares of the college.