1967 French legislative election

1967 French legislative election
5 March 1967 (first round)
12 March 1967 (second round)
All 487 seats in the French National Assembly
244 seats needed for a majority
Turnout80.90% (first round) 12.17pp
70.09% (second round) 2.21pp
  Majority party Minority party
 
Leader Georges Pompidou François Mitterrand
Party UDR FGDS
Leader's seat Cantal-2nd Nièvre-3rd
Last election 249 seats 107 seats
Seats won 240 118
Seat change 8 11
Popular vote 8,453,512 (1st round)
7,972,908 (2nd round)		 4,207,166 (1st round)
4,505,329 (2nd round)
Percentage 37.75% (1st round)
42.61% (2nd round)		 18.79% (1st round)
24.08% (2nd round)
  Third party Fourth party
 
Leader Waldeck Rochet Jean Lecanuet
Party PCF Democratic Centre
Leader's seat Seine-Saint-Denis-3rd Seine-Maritime (Senator)
Last election 41 seats 64 seats (MRP and CNIP)
Seats won 73 42
Seat change 32 22
Popular vote 5,029,808 (1st round)
3,998,790 (2nd round)		 2,864,272 (1st round)
1,328,777 (2nd round)
Percentage 22.46% (1st round)
21.37% (2nd round)		 12.79% (1st round)
7.10% (2nd round)
Results by constituency
PM before election

Georges Pompidou
UDR

 Elected PM

Georges Pompidou
UDR

Legislative elections were held in France on 5 March 1967, with a second round on 12 March, electing the third National Assembly of the Fifth Republic. Although the Gaullists retained their absolute majority, the results made it clear that Charles de Gaulle's position was weakening, as the French Communist Party and the Socialists achieved 40% representation in parliament.

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