French presidential election, 1958
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The French presidential election of 1958, the first of the French Fifth Republic, took place on December 21, 1958. This was the only French presidential election by the electoral college (gathering the members of the French Parliament, the Conseils Généraux, the overseas assemblies, and tens of thousands of mayors, deputy mayors and city council members). To win, a candidate needed to have 50% of the votes cast in his favour. This system was used only for this election, and was changed in the 1962 referendum in time for the 1965 presidential election.
Results
Candidates | Parties | 1st round | |||
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Votes | % | ||||
Charles de Gaulle | Union for the New Republic | UNR | 62,394 | 78.51% | |
Georges Marrane | French Communist Party | PCF | 10,355 | 12.99% | |
Albert Châtelet | Union of the Democratic Forces | UFD | 6,721 | 8.43% | |
Total | 79,470 | 100% | |||
Valid votes | 79,470 | 97.76% | |||
Spoilt and null votes | 1,820 | 2.24% | |||
Turnout | 81,290 | 99.42% | |||
Abstentions | 474 | 0.58% | |||
Registered voters | 81,764 | ||||
Table of results ordered by number of votes received in first round. Official results by Constitutional Council of France.
Source: List of candidates · First round result |
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