Chamber:
	Sénat
Dates of elections / renewal (from/to):
	27 September 1992
Purpose of elections:
	Elections were held for one-third of the seats in the Senate on the normal expiry of the members’ term of office. This time, 102 seats were renewed.
Background and outcome of elections:
	In the 1992 partial Senate elections, one-third of the seats were up for renewal. Altogether 102 seats were contested by 558 candidates. Polling results did not markedly change the political make-up of the Upper House, as the opposition maintained its majority position. With a gain of five seats, the Socialist group climbed to second in strength behind the Rally for the Republic (RPR) group. The Union of Republicans and independents incurred the biggest loss (five seats). A total of 59 Senators were re-elected and 43 were newcomers. On 2 October, Mr. René Monori (Union Centriste) was elected Senate President succeeding Mr. Alain Poher, who had held the post for 23 years.

STATISTICS

Round no 1: Distribution of seats
Political Group	Total	Gain/Loss
Rally for the Republic (RPR)	90	-1
Socialist Party	71	+5
Centrist Union	66	-2
Union of Republicans and Independents	47	-5
Democratic and European Rally	23	=
Communist Party	15	-1
Independents	9	+4

Distribution of seats according to sex:
Men:	305
Women:	16

Distribution of seats according to age:
35-40 years	6
41-50 years	39
51-60 years	76
61-70 years	129
71-80 years	63
Over 80 years	8
Distribution of seats according to profession:
Teaching	17%
Medical professions	16%
Salaried employees	14%
Agricultural professions	13%
Commerce and industry	13%
Legal and liberal professions	13%
Civil servants	11%
Undeclared	3%