French cantonal elections, 1979

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

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.

National results

Runoff results missing

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

Sources

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

Elections and referendums in France

Presidential	1848 1965 1969 1974 1981 1988 1995 2002 2007 2012 2017

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Municipal	1959 1965 1971 1977 1983 1989 1995 2001 2008 2014

European	1979 1984 1989 1994 1999 2004 2009 2014

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See also: Indirect presidential and Senate elections Elections in French Guiana French Polynesia Guadeloupe Martinique Mayotte New Caledonia Saint Barthélemy Saint Martin Saint Pierre and Miquelon Wallis and Futuna

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