| Parliament name (generic / translated) |
Parlement / Parliament |
| Structure of parliament |
Bicameral |
| Chamber name (generic / translated) |
Assemblée nationale / National Assembly |
| Related chamber (for bicameral parliaments) |
Sénat / Senate
|
| BACKGROUND |
| Dates of election / renewal (from/to) (from/to) | 10 June 2012
17 June 2012 |
| Purpose of elections |
The Socialist Party (PS) and its close allies won an absolute majority, taking 314 of the 577 seats. In May, Mr. Francois Hollande (PS) had become President, defeating the incumbent, Mr. Nicolas Sarkozy of the Union for a Popular Movement (UMP). The UMP took 194 seats in the National Assembly. The far-right National Front (FN) won parliamentary representation for the first time since 1997, with 2 seats.
Following a reduction in the age of eligibility from 23 to 18 years old, a 22 year-old woman from the FN became the youngest member of the National Assembly since the founding of the Fifth Republic in 1958. A record 155 women were elected, up from 107 in 2007. The increase was a consequence of the PS's victory. The PS fielded 45% women candidates, whereas only 30% of UMP candidates were women. For the first time, 11 members were elected to represent French people overseas. |
Date of previous elections: 10 & 17 June 2007
Date of dissolution of the outgoing legislature: N/A
Timing of election: Upon normal expiry
Expected date of next elections: June 2017
Number of seats at stake: 577 (full renewal)
Number of candidates: 6,591 (3,950 men, 2,641 women)
Percentage of women candidates: 40%
Number of parties contesting the election: Not available (44 parties received electoral subsidies but candidates may be allied to other parties/groups)
Number of parties winning seats: 14*
*According to the categories used by the Interior Ministry. They include groups of parties and independent candidates based on their political orientation (nuances) classified as "Other left-wing parties", "Other right-wing parties", "Regionalists" or "Far Right" but they are not parties/groups or electoral lists.
Alternation of power: Yes
Number of parties in government: 3
Names of parties in government: Socialist Party, Europe-Ecology-The Greens and Left Radical
Date of the first session of the new parliament: 26 June 2012
Name of the new Speaker: Mr. Claude Bartolone (Socialist Party) |
| STATISTICS |
| Voter turnout |
| Round no 1 | 10 June 2012 |
Number of registered electors
Voters
Blank or invalid ballot papers
Valid votes |
46'083'260
26'373'299 (57.23%)
420'749
25'952'550 |
|
Notes
|
|
| Round no 2 | 17 June 2012 |
Number of registered electors
Voters
Blank or invalid ballot papers
Valid votes |
43'234'000
23'957'594 (55.41%)
928'411
23'029'183 |
|
Notes
|
|
| Distribution of votes |
|
Round no 1
|
| Political Group |
Candidates |
Votes |
|
|
% |
|
|
| Socialist Party (PS) |
|
7'617'996 |
|
|
29.35 |
|
|
| Union for a Popular Movement (UMP) |
|
7'037'471 |
|
|
27.12 |
|
|
| Other parties of the right |
|
910'392 |
|
|
3.51 |
|
|
| Left Radical |
|
429'059 |
|
|
1.65 |
|
|
| Other left wing parties |
|
881'339 |
|
|
3.40 |
|
|
| Europe-Ecology-The Greens (VEC) |
|
1'418'141 |
|
|
5.46 |
|
|
| New Centre |
|
569'890 |
|
|
2.20 |
|
|
|
Round no 2
|
| Political Group |
Candidates |
Votes |
|
|
% |
|
|
| Socialist Party (PS) |
|
9'420'426 |
|
|
40.91 |
|
|
| Union for a Popular Movement (UMP) |
|
8'740'625 |
|
|
37.95 |
|
|
| Other left wing parties |
|
709'409 |
|
|
3.08 |
|
|
| Europe-Ecology-The Greens (VEC) |
|
828'916 |
|
|
3.60 |
|
|
| Other parties of the right |
|
418'135 |
|
|
1.82 |
|
|
| New Centre |
|
568'288 |
|
|
2.47 |
|
|
| Left Radical |
|
538'324 |
|
|
2.34 |
|
|
| Left Front (FG) |
|
249'525 |
|
|
1.08 |
|
|
| Radical Party (PRV) |
|
311'211 |
|
|
1.35 |
|
|
| Regionalist |
|
135'354 |
|
|
0.59 |
|
|
| The Centre for France |
|
113'196 |
|
|
0.49 |
|
|
| National Front (FN) |
|
842'684 |
|
|
3.66 |
|
|
| Centrist Alliance (ALLI) |
|
123'352 |
|
|
0.54 |
|
|
| Far Right (EXD) |
|
29'738 |
|
|
0.13 |
|
|
|
| Distribution of seats |
|
Round no 1
|
| Political Group |
Total
|
1st & 2nd |
|
|
|
| Socialist Party (PS) |
22
|
|
|
|
|
| Union for a Popular Movement (UMP) |
9
|
|
|
|
|
| Other parties of the right |
1
|
|
|
|
|
| Left Radical |
1
|
|
|
|
|
| Other left wing parties |
1
|
|
|
|
|
| Europe-Ecology-The Greens (VEC) |
1
|
|
|
|
|
| New Centre |
1
|
|
|
|
|
|
Round no 2
|
| Political Group |
Total
|
1st & 2nd |
|
|
|
| Socialist Party (PS) |
258
|
280 |
|
|
|
| Union for a Popular Movement (UMP) |
185
|
194 |
|
|
|
| Other left wing parties |
21
|
22 |
|
|
|
| Europe-Ecology-The Greens (VEC) |
16
|
17 |
|
|
|
| Other parties of the right |
14
|
15 |
|
|
|
| New Centre |
11
|
12 |
|
|
|
| Left Radical |
11
|
12 |
|
|
|
| Left Front (FG) |
10
|
10 |
|
|
|
| Radical Party (PRV) |
6
|
6 |
|
|
|
| Regionalist |
2
|
2 |
|
|
|
| The Centre for France |
2
|
2 |
|
|
|
| National Front (FN) |
2
|
2 |
|
|
|
| Centrist Alliance (ALLI) |
2
|
2 |
|
|
|
| Far Right (EXD) |
1
|
1 |
|
|
|
|
| Distribution of seats according to sex |
Men
Women
Percent of women |
422
155
26.86%
|
| Distribution of seats according to age |
|
|
|
| Distribution of seats according to profession |
|
|
| Comments |
Sources:
Parliament (01.01.2014, 01.01.2017)
http://www.elections-legislatives.fr/resultats/listes/liste1t2t.asp
http://www.elections-legislatives.fr/resultats/listes/liste1t.asp
http://elections.interieur.gouv.fr/LG2012/FE.html
http://www.assemblee-nationale.fr/elections/2012/index.asp
http://www.legifrance.gouv.fr
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