French cantonales elections, 1979

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Cantonale elections to renew canton general councillors were held in France on March 18 and 15, 1979. The left gained 9 presidencies but lost 2.

[edit] 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.

[edit] National Results

Runoff results missing

Party/Alliance		% (first round)	Seats
	PS	26.9%	539
	PCF	22.5%	236
	UDF	21.1%	347
	RPR	12.3%	172
	Miscellaneous Right-Wing	10.7%	350
	Miscellaneous Left-Wing	3.2%	54
	MRG	1.9%	78
	Far-Left	0.9%	0
	Ecologists	0.5%	0

[edit] Sources

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

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