National Assembly
France elections · 1956-01-02 · held
National Assembly: 544 seats in the recorded source scope.
Results: final · partial coverage · Valid votes (21,300,844); first round
Turnout: 81.98%
| Party / candidate | Votes | Vote share | Seats | Electoral votes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| French Communist Party | 5514403 | 25.89% | 147 | — |
| Moderates | 3259782 | 15.3% | 95 | — |
| French Section of the Workers' International | 3247431 | 15.25% | 88 | — |
| Union for the Defense of Tradesmen and Artisans | 2483813 | 11.66% | 51 | — |
| Republican Front (Radical Party–UDSR) | 2389163 | 11.22% | 73 | — |
| Radical Party–RGR–UDSR (non-Front) | 838231 | 3.94% | — | — |
| Popular Republican Movement | 2366321 | 11.11% | 71 | — |
| National Centre of Social Republicans (non-Front) | 585764 | 2.75% | 16 | — |
| National Centre of Social Republicans | 256587 | 1.2% | — | — |
| Far-right | 260749 | 1.22% | 0 | — |
| Miscellaneous | 98600 | 0.46% | 3 | — |
Popular votes refer to the first round; seats are the final distribution after all rounds. Figures retain the cited table’s historical groupings and territory; they should not be treated as a reconciled modern nationwide party dataset.