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President

France elections · 1920-09-23 · held

Alexandre Millerand was elected by parliament.

Indirect election — selection through an electoral body rather than a direct national popular vote. The record notes explain the selection process.

Results: final · partial coverage · 786 valid parliamentary votes

President — recorded results
Party / candidateElector ballotsElector ballot shareSeatsElectoral votes
Alexandre Millerand69588.4224%——
Gustave Delory698.7786%——
Other candidates222.799%——

Decisive constitutional ballot; preliminary party meetings and unsuccessful earlier ballots are not separate elections. Published percentages may use participating members rather than valid candidate votes; no popular turnout is inferred. MJP records 892 voters and 786 valid votes; the compilation’s 88.92% for Millerand is corrected to 695/786.

Sources & further reading

Historical results and cited source bibliography

Official ballot transcription: Perpignan Digithèque MJP