1976 French cantonal elections

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Cantonal elections to renew the general councillors of cantons were held in France on 7 and 14 March 1976. The left won a convincing victory, the PS gained 194 seats and the PCF 75. 15 presidencies also swung to the left.

## Electoral system

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The cantonales elections use the same system as the regional or legislative elections. There is a 10% threshold (10% of registered voters) needed to proceed to the second round.

## National results

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Runoff results missing

Party/Alliance  | Acronym  | % (first round)  | Seats

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| Socialist Party | PS  | 26.6%  | 513
| French Communist Party | PCF  | 22.8%  | 242
| Miscellaneous right | DVD  | 12.5%  | 269
| Reformist Movement-Centrists  | DVC  | 11.8%  | 250
| Union of Democrats for the Republic | UDR  | 10.6%  | 171
| Independent Republicans | RI  | 8.5%  | 175
| Miscellaneous left | DVG  | 4%  | 93
| Radical Party of the Left | MRG  | 2.4%  | 84
| Far-Left | –  | 0.7%  | 4

## Sources

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* Alain Lancelot, Les élections sous la Ve République, PUF, Paris, 1988

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