France

Election results

Data on parliamentary elections, including the background, candidates, voter turnout, results and the formation of the new legislature. By default the latest election results are displayed. Select a date to view results from previous elections.

Background

Election date(s)

The date when elections started and ended for directly or indirectly elected parliaments/chambers. The date of appointments for appointed parliaments/chambers.

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11 Jun 2017 to 18 Jun 2017

Date of dissolution of the outgoing legislature

Date at which the previous legislature (elected at the previous elections) was dissolved.

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20 Jun 2017

Timing of election

Timing of election: Upon normal expiry; Early elections; Delayed elections

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Upon normal expiry

Number of seats at stake

Number of seats contested at the elections. Where the parliament/chamber is fully renewed, this number is usually identical to the statutory number of members. Where the parliament/chamber is partially renewed or appointed, the number of seats at stake is usually less than the total number of members.

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577

Scope of elections

Scope of elections: Full renewal; Partial renewal.

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Full renewal

Candidates

Total number of candidates

Total number of people who registered as candidates for election. Does not include people who stood as candidates to become "substitute members".

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7,877

Number of male candidates

Number of male candidates

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4,535

Number of female candidates

Number of female candidates

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3,342

Percentage of women candidates

The percentage is calculated by dividing the number of women candidates by the total number of candidates.

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42.4%

Voter turnout

Registered voters

Number of people registered to vote

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47,571,319

Voters

Number of people who actually voted

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23,170,977

Voter turnout

The percentage is calculated by dividing the number of people who actually voted by the number of people registered to vote

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48.7%

Results

About the election

Short description of the context and results of the election.

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President Emmanuel Macron's Republic on the Move (REM) and its ally, the Modem, won an outright majority, taking a total of 350 seats in the 577-member National Assembly. The REM, established only in 2016, defeated two long-established parties that had dominated French politics: The Republicans (LR, formerly, the Union for a Popular Movement) took 112 seats, down from 194; the Socialist Party (PS) of former President François Hollande took only 30, down from 280. A record 224 women were elected (up from 155 recorded in 2012), of whom 143 were from REM which endorsed slightly more female candidates than male candidates. Half of REM's candidates were from civil society. During the election campaign, the major parties focused on job creation, tax reforms and anti-terrorism measures.

The 2017 parliamentary elections followed the presidential elections. In the run-off elections held in May, Mr. Macron (REM), former Minister of Economy and Finance under President Hollande (PS), defeated Ms. Marine Le Pen of the National Front (FN). President Macron subsequently appointed Mr. Edouard Philippe (LR) as his Prime Minister. The new government includes former members of the PS and the LR, members from the civil society, and has an equal number of men and women.

President Emmanuel Macron's Republic on the Move (REM) and its ally, the Modem, won an outright majority, taking a total of 350 seats in the 577-member National Assembly. The REM, established only in 2016, defeated two long-established parties that had dominated French politics: The Republicans (LR, formerly, the Union for a Popular Movement) took 112 seats, down from 194; the Socialist Party (PS) of the former President François Hollande took only 30, down from 280. A record 224 women were elected (up from 155 recorded in 2012), of whom 143 were from REM which endorsed slightly more female candidates than male candidates. Half of REM's candidates were from civil society. During the election campaign, the major parties focused on job creation, tax reforms and anti-terrorism measures.

The 2017 parliamentary elections followed the presidential elections. In the run-off elections held in May, Mr. Macron (REM), former Minister of Economy and Finance under President Hollande (PS), defeated Ms. Marine Le Pen of the National Front (FN). President Macron subsequently appointed Mr. Edouard Philippe (LR) as his Prime Minister. The new government includes former members of the PS and the LR, members from the civil society, and has an equal number of men and women.

Number of parties winning seats

The number of parties which won parliamentary representation in the given election.

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16

Percentage of seats won by largest party or coalition

The percentage is calculated by dividing the number of seats won by the largest party by the number of seats at stake in the election.

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53.4%

Alternation of power after elections

The results of the elections caused a change in the government. "Not applicable" to countries using the presidential system when parliamentary and presidential elections are held separately, to countries in political transition or where there is no party system.

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Yes

Number of parties in government

The government may be formed by one or more political parties

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2

Names of parties in government

The government may be formed by one or more political parties

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The Republic on the Move (REM), Modem (MDM)

The Government formed in May 2017 also includes former members of the Socialist Party (PS) and the Republicans (LR).

Parties or coalitions winning seats

Members elected, by sex

Number of men elected

353

Number of women elected

224

Percentage of women elected

The percentage is calculated by dividing the number of women elected by the number of seats filled.

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38.8%

Women Directly Elected

224

Other notes on the elections

Number of parties winning seats: 16 nuances

Sources

National Assembly (19.06.2017, 20.06.2017, 17.07.2017, 02.08.2018)

Ministère de l'intérieur

En Marche

Les Républicains

Le Monde

Th Guardian

New legislature

Total number of men after the election

The total number of male parliamentarians in this parliament/chamber following the election or renewal, regardless of their modes of designation.

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353

Total number of women after the election

The total number of female parliamentarians in this parliament/chamber following the election or renewal, regardless of their modes of designation.

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224

Percentage of women after the election

The percentage is calculated by dividing the total number of women in this parliament/chamber by the current number of members.

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38.8%

First-term parliamentarians

The number of members who are assuming their parliamentary mandate for the first time following the election or renewal, regardless of their mode of designation.

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415

Percentage of first-term parliamentarians

The percentage is calculated by dividing the number of first-term parliamentarians by the number of seats at stake in the election.

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71.9%

Date of the first session

The date when the newly elected parliament/chamber was convened for the first time. It may be different from the date when members were sworn in.

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27 Jun 2017

First Speaker of the new legislature

Personal details for the first Speaker of the new legislature

François de Rugy (Male)
Date of birth: 1973

Political party

The political party to which the Speaker belonged to at the moment of the election. In some parliaments, the Speaker suspends or relinquishes their party membership during their term in office and is considered as an independent member.

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The Republic on the Move (REM)

Date of election

The date of the election of the Speaker may be different from the date of the first session of the new legislature.

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27 Jun 2017