1964 French cantonal elections

Cantonale elections to renew canton general councillors were held in France on 8 and 15 March 1964.

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 Seats Change
  SFIO 286 +15
Others 204 +6
Miscellaneous Left 202 +6
Radical Party 199 −39
CNIP 165 −44
MRP 148 −8
  UNR 123 +33
PCF 99 +49
  RI 81 +5
Far-Left 40 +11
Far-Right and Poujadists 15 ±0

Sources

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