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| Turnout | 96.3% | |
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Cantonal elections to renew the general councillors of cantons were held in France on 20 and 27 April 1958.
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Cantonal elections to renew the general councillors of cantons were held in France on 20 and 27 April 1958.
In the context of a governmental crisis linked to the Algerian War, these elections highlighted the continued decline of the French Communist Party since the Hungarian uprising of 1956. Both the Radicals, following the failure of Mendésism, and the Gaullists lost voter support. [1] The victory primarily went to the Popular Republican Movement (MRP). [2]
| Party | Votes | % | Seats | |
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| Moderates and Independents | 1,802,691 | 24.79 | 522 | |
| Rally of Republican Lefts | 1,172,968 | 16.13 | 387 | |
| French Section of the Workers' International | 1,355,705 | 18.64 | 267 | |
| Popular Republican Movement | 813,699 | 11.19 | 147 | |
| Miscellaneous left | 214,637 | 2.95 | 74 | |
| Social Republicans | 272,534 | 3.75 | 60 | |
| French Communist Party | 1,316,701 | 18.11 | 50 | |
| Far-left | 84,512 | 1.16 | 7 | |
| Miscellaneous | 40,725 | 0.56 | 6 | |
| Union et fraternité française | 168,636 | 2.32 | 3 | |
| Far-right | 29,138 | 0.40 | 3 | |
| Total | 7,271,946 | 100.00 | 1,526 | |
| Valid votes | 7,271,946 | 69.73 | ||
| Invalid/blank votes | 3,157,445 | 30.27 | ||
| Total votes | 10,429,391 | 100.00 | ||
| Registered voters/turnout | 10,830,431 | 96.30 | ||
| Source: Le Monde [3] | ||||
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