1961 French cantonal elections

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Cantonale elections to renew canton general councillors were held in France on 4 and 11 June 1961.

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Electoral system

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

Runoff results missing

Party/Alliance% (first round)Seats
Miscellaneous Right 23.5%436
PCF 18.6%52
  SFIO 16.8%271
  UNR 12.8%166
MRP 9.8%142
Radical Party 7.4%211
Miscellaneous Left 8.4%198
PSU-Far left2.7%28

Sources

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

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