1958 French cantonal elections

1958 French cantonal elections
← 1955
  • April 20, 1958 (1958-04-20) (1st round)
  • April 27, 1958 (1958-04-27) (2nd round)
 1961 →
Turnout96.3%

Cantonal elections to renew the general councillors of cantons were held in France on 20 and 27 April 1958.

Results

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In the context of a governmental crisis linked to the Algerian War, these elections highlighted the continued decline of the French Communist Party since the Hungarian uprising of 1956. Both the Radicals, following the failure of Mendésism, and the Gaullists lost voter support.[1] The victory primarily went to the Popular Republican Movement (MRP).[2]

PartyVotes%Seats
Moderates and Independents1,802,69124.79522
Rally of Republican Lefts1,172,96816.13387
French Section of the Workers' International1,355,70518.64267
Popular Republican Movement813,69911.19147
Miscellaneous left214,6372.9574
Social Republicans272,5343.7560
French Communist Party1,316,70118.1150
Far-left84,5121.167
Miscellaneous40,7250.566
Union et fraternité française [fr]168,6362.323
Far-right29,1380.403
Total7,271,946100.001,526
Valid votes7,271,94669.73
Invalid/blank votes3,157,44530.27
Total votes10,429,391100.00
Registered voters/turnout10,830,43196.30
Source: Le Monde[3]

References

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  1. ^ Franche, Dominique; Léonard, Yves (2004). Pierre Mendès France et la démocratie locale: Actes du colloque du conseil général de l'Eure (in French). Presses universitaires de Rennes. p. 110. ISBN 978-2-86847-995-2.
  2. ^ Wanner, Warren (2022-12-30). Jean Lecanuet maire de Rouen: Un homme d'Etat en son territoire (1953-1993) (in French). BoD - Books on Demand. p. 47. ISBN 978-2-322-54465-3.
  3. ^ Les Élections Cantonales 1958 official results
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