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{{Infobox election |
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| election_name = French legislative election, 1906 |
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| country = |
| country = French Third Republic |
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| type = legislative |
| type = legislative |
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| previous_election = 1902 French legislative election |
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| ongoing = no |
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| previous_election = French legislative election, 1902 |
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| previous_year = 1902 |
| previous_year = 1902 |
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| next_election = French legislative election |
| next_election = 1910 French legislative election |
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| next_year = 1910 |
| next_year = 1910 |
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| seats_for_election = All 585 seats to the [[Chamber of Deputies (France)|Chamber of Deputies]] <br> 293 seats were needed for a majority |
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| election_date = 6 and 20 May 1906 |
| election_date = 6 and 20 May 1906 |
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| seats_for_election = All 585 seats in the [[Chamber of Deputies (France)|Chamber of Deputies]] |
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| majority_seats = 293 |
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| image_size = 130x130px |
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| image1 =Sarrien.jpg |
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<!-- Radicals --> |
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| image1 = [[File:Sarrien.jpg|150x150px]] |
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| colour1 = FFBF00 |
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| leader1 = [[Ferdinand Sarrien]] |
| leader1 = [[Ferdinand Sarrien]] |
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| alliance1 = [[Bloc des gauches|Left Bloc]]{{collapsible list |
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| party1 = [[Republican, Radical and Radical-Socialist Party|PRRRS]] |
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| titlestyle = font-weight:normal;background:transparent;text-align:left; |
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| leaders_seat1 = [[Saône-et-Loire]] |
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| title = ''Parties'' |
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| [[Radical Party (France)|PRRRS]] |
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| seats1 = '''273''' |
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| [[Democratic Republican Alliance|ARD]] |
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| seat_change1 = {{increase}} 40 |
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| [[Independent Radicals]] |
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| popular_vote1 = 3,206,537 |
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| [[Independent Socialists (France)|Independent Socialists]] |
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| percentage1 = 36.4% |
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}} |
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| color1 = C96765 |
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| seats1 = '''357''' |
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| seat_change1 = {{increase}} 19 |
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| popular_vote1 = '''4,115,530''' |
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| percentage1 = '''46.70%''' |
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| image2 = Jacques Piou (Agence Meurisse, 1913) (cropped and adjusted).jpg |
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<!-- Republican Federation --> |
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| leader2 = [[Jacques Piou]] |
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| alliance2 = [[Conservatism|Conservatives]] {{collapsible list |
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| colour2 = 0000C8 |
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| titlestyle = font-weight:normal;background:transparent;text-align:left; |
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| leader2 = [[Auguste Isaac]] |
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| title = ''Parties'' |
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| party2 = [[Republican Federation|Republican Union]] and [[Republican Federation|Progressive Republicans]] |
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| [[Popular Liberal Action|Liberal Action]] |
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| leaders_seat2 = [[Rhône (department)|Rhône]] |
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| [[:fr:Parti nationaliste (Troisième République)|Nationalists]] |
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| last_election2 = 135 seats |
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| [[Reactionary|Reactionaries]] |
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| seats2 = 128 |
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}} |
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| seat_change2 = {{decrease}} 7 |
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| color2 = 1F497D |
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| popular_vote2 = 1,238,048 |
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| seats2 = 108 |
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| seat_change2 = {{decrease}} 16 |
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| popular_vote2 = 2,571,765 |
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| percentage2 = 29.18% |
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| image3 = Auguste Isaac.jpg |
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<!-- AD --> |
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| leader3 = [[Auguste Isaac]] |
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| image3 = [[File:Raymond_Poincaré_1914.jpg|150x150px]] |
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| alliance3 = [[Republican Federation|Progressives]]<ref group=lower-alpha name=Note01/> |
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| colour3 = 1E90FF |
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| color3 = 8080C0 |
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| leader3 = [[Raymond Poincaré]] |
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| seats3 = 66 |
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| party3 = [[Democratic Alliance (France)|ARD]] |
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| seat_change3 = {{decrease}} 61 |
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| leaders_seat3 = [[Meuse (department)|Meuse]] ([[Senate (France)|Senator]]) |
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| popular_vote3 = 1,238,048 |
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| last_election3 = '''102 seats''' |
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| percentage3 = 14.05% |
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| seats3 = '''119''' |
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| seat_change3 = {{increase}} 17 |
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| popular_vote3 = 703,912 |
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| percentage3 = 8.0% |
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| title = [[Prime Minister of France|Prime Minister]] |
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| before_election = [[Ferdinand Sarrien]] |
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| image4 = [[File:Jacques Piou (Agence Meurisse, 1913).jpg|150x150px]] |
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| before_party = [[Radical Party (France)|Radical-Socialist Party]] |
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| colour4 = 0000C8 |
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| after_election = [[Ferdinand Sarrien]] |
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| after_party = [[Radical Party (France)|Radical-Socialist Party]] |
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| party4 = [[Popular Liberal Action]] |
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}} |
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| leaders_seat4 = [[Lozère]] |
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| last_election4 = 75 seats |
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| seats4 = 64 |
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| seat_change4 = {{decrease}} 11 |
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| popular_vote4 = |
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| percentage4 = |
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Legislative elections were held in France on 6 and 20 May 1906. The elections produced an increased majority for the governing coalition between the [[PRRRS|Radicals]] (PRRRS) and the [[Democratic Alliance (France)|left Republicans]] (ARD), which had held power under the premierships of [[Maurice Rouvier]] and [[Ferdinand Sarrien]] since January 1905. |
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| image5 =[[File:Jean Jaurès, 1904, by Nadar.jpg|150x150px]] |
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| leader5 = [[Jean Jaurès]] |
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| party5 = French Section of the Workers International |
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| leaders_seat5 = [[Tarn (department)|Tarn]] |
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| last_election5 = 46 seats ([[French Socialist Party (1902)|PSF]] and [[Socialist Party of France (1902)|PSdF]]) |
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| seats5 = 52 |
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| seat_change5 = {{increase}} 6 |
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| popular_vote5 = 877,221 |
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| percentage5 = 10.0% |
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Sarrien resigned on 20 October for reasons of health. [[Georges Clemenceau]], also a Radical, replaced him, and remained premier until July 1909, after which he went on to become one of the longest-serving French Prime Ministers. The [[Bloc des gauches]] formally dissolved with Clemenceau's coming to power. |
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| map_image = 2010UKElectionMap.svg |
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| map_size = 1px |
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| map_caption = <ref>http://www.france-politique.fr/elections-legislatives-1906.htm</ref> |
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==Electoral system== |
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| title = Government |
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By the {{ill|law of 13 February 1889|fr|Loi du 13 février 1889 rétablissant le scrutin uninominal pour l'élection des députés}}, French legislative elections would take place utilising a [[first past the post]] system to elect one deputy in each constituency to the [[Chamber of Deputies (France)|Chamber of Deputies]], with some [[arrondissements]] being divided into multiple constituencies, though most containing only one.<ref>[https://fr.wikisource.org/wiki/Loi_du_13_f%C3%A9vrier_1889 Law of 13 February, 1889]</ref> |
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| before_election = [[Ferdinand Sarrien]] |
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| before_party = [[PRRRS]] (Radical/Republican Coalition) |
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| after_election = [[Ferdinand Sarrien]] |
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| after_party = [[PRRRS]] (Radical/Republican Coalition) |
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}} |
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{{Politics of France}} |
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[[File:France Chambre des deputes 1906.png|thumb|200px|Chamber of Deputies after the election.]] |
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The '''1906 general election''' was held on 6 and 20 May 1906. |
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The elections produced an increased majority for the governing coalition between the [[PRRRS|Radicals]] and the [[Democratic Alliance (France)|left Republicans]], which had held power under the premierships of [[Maurice Rouvier]] and [[Ferdinand Sarrien]] since January 1905. |
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Sarrien resigned on 20 October for reasons of health. [[Georges Clemenceau]], also a Radical, replaced him, and remained premier until July 1909. |
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==Results== |
==Results== |
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{{Election results |
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|party1=[[Miscellaneous right|Conservatives]] (incl. [[Popular Liberal Action|ALP]])|votes1=2571765|vspan1=2|seats1=78|color1=#1F497D |
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|party2=[[:fr:Parti nationaliste (Troisième République)|Nationalist Party]]|seats2=30|color2=black |
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|party3=[[Radical Party (France)|Radical-Socialist Party]]|votes3=2514508|seats3=132 |
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|party4=[[Republican Federation|Progressives]]|votes4=1238048|seats4=66|color4=#8080C0 |
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|party5=[[French Section of the Workers' International]]|votes5=877221|seats5=54 |
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|party6=[[Democratic Republican Alliance]]|votes6=703912|seats6=90|color6=#EAB200 |
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|party7=[[Independent Radicals]]|votes7=692029|seats7=115 |
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|party8=[[Independent Socialists (France)|Independent Socialists]]|votes8=205081|seats8=20|color8=#ff7d8e |
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|party9=Others|votes9=9924|seats9=0 |
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|electorate=11341062 |
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|source=[https://web.archive.org/web/20130215034439/http://www.roi-president.com/elections_legislatives/legislatives_1906.php Rois et Presidents], [https://www.france-politique.fr/elections-legislatives-1906.htm France-Politique] |
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}} |
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==Notes== |
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<ref name=Note01>By 1906, the Progressive Republicans and conservative Moderate Republicans had reconciled into a single political party, called the [[Republican Federation]], though candidates elected from the party sat in the Chamber of Deputies as Progressive Republicans until 1914.</ref> |
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{| class="wikitable" style="font-size: 95%" |
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!colspan=2|Party |
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!Votes |
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!% Vote |
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|[[Republican, Radical and Radical-Socialist Party (historical)|Republican, Radical and Radical-Socialist Party]] |
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|2,514,508 |
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|28.53% |
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|bgcolor="#0000C8"| |
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|[[Republican Federation]] |
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|1,864,557 |
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|21.16% |
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|bgcolor="darkblue"| |
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|[[Popular Liberal Action]] |
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|1,238,048 |
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|14.05% |
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|bgcolor="#E75480"| |
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|[[French Section of the Workers International]] |
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|877,221 |
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|9.95% |
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|bgcolor="#003366"| |
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|Nationalists |
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|717,137 |
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|8.14% |
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|bgcolor="#0080FF"| |
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|[[Democratic Republican Alliance]] |
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|703,912 |
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|7.99% |
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|bgcolor="#FBEC5D"| |
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|[[Independent Radicals]] |
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|692,029 |
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|7.85% |
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|bgcolor="pink"| |
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|[[Independent Socialists (France)|Independent Socialists]] |
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|205,081 |
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|2.33% |
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{{Bar box |
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|title=Popular vote |
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|titlebar=#ddd |
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|width=600px |
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|barwidth=350px |
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|bars= |
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{{bar percent|PRRRS|{{Radical Party (France)/meta/color}}|28.53}} |
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{{bar percent|FR|blue|21.16}} |
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{{Bar percent|ALP|#3300B2|14.05}} |
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{{bar percent|SFIO|{{French Section of the Workers' International/meta/color}}|9.95}} |
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{{bar percent|Nationalists|#333333|8.14}} |
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{{bar percent|ARD|#1E90FF|7.99}} |
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{{bar percent|RI|#FFE566|7.85}} |
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{{bar percent|SI|#FF6666|2.33}} |
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}} |
}} |
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===Parliamentary Groups=== |
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{| class="wikitable" style="font-size: 95%" |
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!Affiliation |
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!colspan=2|Party |
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!Seats |
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|rowspan=3| [[Left-wing politics|Left]] |
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|bgcolor="#E75480"| |
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| style="text-align: left" | [[French Section of the Workers' International]] (SFIO) |
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| 54 |
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|bgcolor="pink"| |
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| style="text-align: left" | [[Independent Socialists (France)|Independent Socialists]] |
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| 20 |
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|rowspan=4| Centre-Left and [[Political center|Centre]] |
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|bgcolor="#FFBF00"| |
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| style="text-align: left" | [[Radical Party (France)|Republican, Radical and Radical-Socialist Party]] (PRRRS) |
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| 132 |
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|bgcolor="#FBEC5D"| |
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| style="text-align: left" | [[Independent Radicals]] |
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| 115 |
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|bgcolor="#0080FF"| |
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| style="text-align: left" | [[Democratic Republican Alliance|Republicans of the Left]] |
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| 90 |
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|rowspan=4| Right |
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|bgcolor="#0000C8"| |
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| style="text-align: left" | Conservatives and Right |
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| 78 |
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|bgcolor="darkblue"| |
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| style="text-align: left" | [[Popular Liberal Action]] |
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| 66 |
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|bgcolor="#003366"| |
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| style="text-align: left" | Nationalists |
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| 30 |
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|colspan=3| '''Total''' |
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|'''585''' |
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==References== |
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{{Reflist}} |
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== Sources == |
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*[http://www.roi-president.com/elections_legislatives/legislatives_1906.php Roi et President] |
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{{French elections}} |
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[[Category:1906 elections in France]] |
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[[Category:1906 elections in France|Legislative]] |
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Legislative elections were held in France on 6 and 20 May 1906. The elections produced an increased majority for the governing coalition between the Radicals (PRRRS) and the left Republicans (ARD), which had held power under the premierships of Maurice Rouvier and Ferdinand Sarrien since January 1905.
Sarrien resigned on 20 October for reasons of health. Georges Clemenceau, also a Radical, replaced him, and remained premier until July 1909, after which he went on to become one of the longest-serving French Prime Ministers. The Bloc des gauches formally dissolved with Clemenceau's coming to power.
Electoral system
[edit]By the law of 13 February 1889 , French legislative elections would take place utilising a first past the post system to elect one deputy in each constituency to the Chamber of Deputies, with some arrondissements being divided into multiple constituencies, though most containing only one.[1]
Results
[edit]Party | Votes | % | Seats | |
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Conservatives (incl. ALP) | 2,571,765 | 29.18 | 78 | |
Nationalist Party | 30 | |||
Radical-Socialist Party | 2,514,508 | 28.53 | 132 | |
Progressives | 1,238,048 | 14.05 | 66 | |
French Section of the Workers' International | 877,221 | 9.95 | 54 | |
Democratic Republican Alliance | 703,912 | 7.99 | 90 | |
Independent Radicals | 692,029 | 7.85 | 115 | |
Independent Socialists | 205,081 | 2.33 | 20 | |
Others | 9,924 | 0.11 | 0 | |
Total | 8,812,488 | 100.00 | 585 | |
Registered voters/turnout | 11,341,062 | - | ||
Source: Rois et Presidents, France-Politique |
Notes
[edit]- ^ By 1906, the Progressive Republicans and conservative Moderate Republicans had reconciled into a single political party, called the Republican Federation, though candidates elected from the party sat in the Chamber of Deputies as Progressive Republicans until 1914.
References
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