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If someone could find better sources then that would be great, the ones that I have not only contradict eachother but also themselvies, so I had to make a best guess out of the pieces provided. I used page's references, as well as the sources appropriately provided under "Sources", and the French wiki.
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Minor fixes, clarification of the situation of the Bloc des Gauches, formatting
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| image1 = [[File:Sarrien.jpg|160x160px]]
| image1 = [[File:Sarrien.jpg|160x160px]]
| leader1 = [[Ferdinand Sarrien]]
| leader1 = [[Ferdinand Sarrien]]
| party1 = ''[[Bloc des gauches]]''<br />
| party1 = [[Bloc des gauches]]<br />
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| before_election = [[Ferdinand Sarrien]]
| before_election = [[Ferdinand Sarrien]]
| before_party = [[Radical Party (France)|Radical-Socialist Party]]
| before_party = [[Radical Party (France)|Radical-Socialist Party]]
| after_election = [[Georges Clemenceau]]
| after_election = [[Ferdinand Sarrien]]
| after_party = [[Radical Party (France)|Radical-Socialist Party]]
| after_party = [[Radical Party (France)|Radical-Socialist Party]]
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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.
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.


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 [[List of French Prime Ministers by longevity|one of the longest-serving French Prime Ministers]].
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 [[List of French Prime Ministers by longevity|one of the longest-serving French Prime Ministers]]. The [[Bloc des gauches]] formally dissolved with Clemenceau's coming to power.


==Results==
==Results==


===Popular Vote===
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===Popular Vote<ref>{{Cite web |author1=[[Laurent de Boissieu]] |title=Chambre des députés 1906 |url=https://www.france-politique.fr/assemblee-nationale-1906.htm |website=france-politique.fr}}.</ref>===


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| colspan="3" style="text-align:left;"| '''Bloc des Gauches'''<ref>The [[Bloc des gauches]] had been formed as a coalition of the French [[Left-wing politics|parliamentary left]] to contend the [[1902 French legislative election]]. The [[French Socialist Party (1902)|Socialist Party]] left the alliance in 1904, but the coalition continued to function until the ascension of [[Georges Clemenceau]] in October 1906.</ref>
| colspan="3" style="text-align:left;"| '''Bloc des Gauches'''
|'''4,320,611'''
|'''4,320,611'''
|'''49.03'''
|'''49.03'''
|'''357'''<ref>Governments during the [[French Third Republic]] were very unstable, and this number would fluctuate wildly over the course of the government's tenure.</ref>
|'''357'''<ref>The [[Independent Socialists (France)|Independent Socialists]] are not always included, so this number may also be cited as 337.</ref>
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|Nationalists {{small|['''[https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Parti_nationaliste_(Troisi%C3%A8me_R%C3%A9publique) fr]''']}}
|Nationalists {{small|['''[[:fr:Parti nationaliste (Troisième République)|fr]]''']}}
|512,056
|512,056
|5.81
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|'''96'''
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|bgcolor={{Republican Federation/meta/color}}| 
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|[[Republican Federation]]
|colspan=2|[[Republican Federation]]
|1,864,557
|1,864,557
|21.16
|21.16
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|bgcolor={{French Section of the Workers' International/meta/color}}| 
|bgcolor={{French Section of the Workers' International/meta/color}}| 
|[[French Section of the Workers International]]
|colspan=2|[[French Section of the Workers International]]
|877,221
|877,221
|9.95
|9.95

Revision as of 16:45, 3 January 2021

1906 French legislative election
← 1902 6–20 May 1906 1910 →
Alle 585 seats to the Chamber of Deputies
293 seats needed for a majority
Registered11,341,062
Turnout8,607,412 (75.9%)
  Majority party Minority party Third party
 
Leader Ferdinand Sarrien Auguste Isaac Jacques Piou
Party Bloc des gauches
Parties
 Republican Federation Right-wing coalition
Parties
Leader's seat Charente-Maritime Rhône Lozère
Seats won 357 78 96
Seat change Increase 19 new party Decrease 28
Popular vote 4,320,611 1,864,557 1,750,104
Prozentualer Anteil 49.03% 21.16% 19.86%
Swing Decrease 8.37% Decrease 1.14%
Prime Minister before election

Ferdinand Sarrien
Radical-Socialist Party

Elected Prime Minister

Ferdinand Sarrien
Radical-Socialist Party

The 1906 general election was held 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.

Results

Party Votes[1] % Seats
bgcolor=Template:Radical Party (France)/meta/color|  Republican, Radical and Radical-Socialist Party 2,514,508 28.53 132
bgcolor=Template:Independent Radicals/meta/color|  Independent Radicals 692,029 7.85 115
bgcolor=Template:Democratic Alliance (France)/meta/color|  Democratic Republican Alliance 908,993 10.31 90
  Independent Socialists 205,081 2.33 20
Bloc des Gauches[2] 4,320,611 49.03 357[3]
bgcolor=Template:Popular Liberal Action/meta/color|  Popular Liberal Action 1,238,048 14.05 66
  Nationalists [fr] 512,056 5.81 30
Right-wing coalition 1,750,104 19.86 96
bgcolor=Template:Republican Federation/meta/color|  Republican Federation 1,864,557 21.16 78
bgcolor=Template:French Section of the Workers' International/meta/color|  French Section of the Workers International 877,221 9.95 54
Total 8,812,493 100 585
Popular vote
PRRRS
 
 28.53%
FR
 
 21.16%
ALP
 
 14.05%
ARD
 
 10.31%
SFIO
 
 9.95%
RI
 
 7.85%
Nationalistes
 
 5.81%
SI
 
 2.33%

References

  1. ^ Laurent de Boissieu. "Chambre des députés 1906". france-politique.fr..
  2. ^ The Bloc des gauches had been formed as a coalition of the French parliamentary left to contend the 1902 French legislative election. The Socialist Party left the alliance in 1904, but the coalition continued to function until the ascension of Georges Clemenceau in October 1906.
  3. ^ The Independent Socialists are not always included, so this number may also be cited as 337.

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