Data / National Assembly elections / 2006–2026
Districts & Seats.
Compare French Legislative Elections, 2006–2026
This archive is separate from presidential results and from the other parliamentary election series.
Is this France’s equivalent of a US House election?
These elections choose the 577 députés of the National Assembly, France’s lower house. Each constituency elects one deputy. They do not elect the President or Senate, or directly elect a prime minister. The President appoints the prime minister; the government is accountable to the Assembly.
National vote shares do not proportionally allocate all 577 seats. The contest is won district by district. Dissolution can bring an early election, as in 2024.
Why two rounds, and what is a triangulaire?
To win immediately, a candidate needs an absolute majority of valid votes and votes equal to at least 25% of registered voters in that district. Otherwise a runoff normally follows one week later. Candidates reaching 12.5% of registered voters may remain; the rules ensure at least the leading two may qualify when fewer reach that threshold.
Three-way contests are called triangulaires; four-way contests are possible. Qualifying candidates may withdraw. In a multi-candidate runoff, the highest vote count can win without an absolute majority. These are not US party primaries.
Official rules ↗Why is the round-two electorate smaller?
Districts already decided do not vote again. National runoff totals therefore cover only seats still contested. The candidates and registered electorate differ between rounds. Changes are not a direct measure of individual voter transfers.
Seats won this round, final seats and parliamentary groups
“Won this round” counts seats decided in that ballot. Final totals add both rounds to 577. An absolute majority of the full Assembly is 289 seats. These are election results, not later membership after by-elections, vacancies or party switches.
A parliamentary group can include several parties and unaffiliated deputies. An official electoral category is not necessarily a group or a complete count of everyone belonging to a party.
Party, coalition or administrative nuance?
A nuance is the Ministry’s electoral classification, not necessarily a party and not this website’s ideological judgment. Source labels such as extrême gauche, divers droite or écologiste can group different organizations.
NUPES, UG/NFP and Ensemble totals cannot be divided among member parties from this table alone. A party missing as a separate category is not a zero vote. Colors preserve documented party identity where possible, not numerical reattribution. Campaign titles may be abbreviated for display; the linked sources preserve full wording.
Vote blanc, abstention and registered-voter shares
A vote blanc is participation without choosing a candidate or list, through a blank ballot or empty envelope. It can express protest, but totals do not identify every motive. It differs from invalid ballots and from abstention.
Normal vote shares divide by valid candidate/list votes. Registered-voter mode includes abstainers and people casting votes blancs or invalid ballots in the denominator, without changing the vote count. Turnout uses registered voters; blank/invalid rates use ballots cast. Pre-2014 totals here combine blank and invalid ballots.
Vote blanc explained ↗Runoff totals cover only still-contested districts, with a different electorate. Coalition codes cannot be allocated to member parties. These graphs never include presidential results.
Round 1 · Vote share
Zero baseline. Each panel has its own labelled scale. Missing observations are gaps, not zeros; line positions use calendar years.
| Year | UMP → Les Républicains | Socialiste / PS category | Front national → RN | Ensemble coalition |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | 39.54% | 24.73% | 4.29% | Not recorded separately |
| 2012 | 27.12% | 29.35% | 13.60% | Not recorded separately |
| 2017 | 15.77% | 7.44% | 13.20% | Not recorded separately |
| 2022 | 10.42% | Not recorded separately | 18.68% | 25.75% |
| 2024 | 6.57% | Not recorded separately | 29.26% | 20.04% |
Round 2 · Vote share
Zero baseline. Each panel has its own labelled scale. Missing observations are gaps, not zeros; line positions use calendar years.
| Year | UMP → Les Républicains | Socialiste / PS category | Front national → RN | Ensemble coalition |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | 46.36% | 42.27% | 0.08% | Not recorded separately |
| 2012 | 37.95% | 40.91% | 3.66% | Not recorded separately |
| 2017 | 22.23% | 5.68% | 8.75% | Not recorded separately |
| 2022 | 6.98% | Not recorded separately | 17.30% | 38.57% |
| 2024 | 5.41% | Not recorded separately | 32.05% | 23.14% |
UMP → Les Républicains: classification and continuity
UMP was renamed LR in 2015. Separate coalition and UXD-coded candidates are not silently added to this category.
Socialiste / PS category: classification and continuity
The Socialist-coded category/list is not a complete count of every Socialist politician under an alliance label. Missing standalone entries are not 0% party support.
Front national → RN: classification and continuity
FN became RN in 2018. Separate allied categories such as UXD are not added.
Ensemble coalition: classification and continuity
Ensemble is a coalition, not Renaissance alone. Member parties may also have separately coded candidates.
Sources and snapshot definitions
Teaching and learning
Intended audience: Undergraduate students in French studies, history, political science and related fields; independent adult learners.
Suggested uses: Guided data interpretation, election comparison and evidence-based discussion.
After using this resource, learners should be able to:
- Interpret the election results, turnout figures and ballot statistics presented in this resource.
- Identify the election, round, geographic scope and denominator before comparing figures.
- Distinguish descriptive patterns in the data from claims about individual voting motives.
Use the objectives that correspond to the material available on this page. Collection pages provide entry points to individual resources; unfinished or unavailable material is not a completed learning activity.
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