1976 French cantonal elections
# 1976 French cantonal elections

Cantonale elections to renew canton general councillors were held in France on 7 and 14 March 1976. The left won a convincing victory, the PS gained 194 seats and the PCF 75. 15 presidencies also swung to the left.

## 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

| Party/Alliance | % (first round) | Seats |
| - | - | - |
| PS | 26.6% | 513 |
| PCF | 22.8% | 242 |
| Miscellaneous Right | 12.5% | 269 |
| MR-Centrists | 11.8% | 250 |
| UDR | 10.6% | 171 |
| RI | 8.5% | 175 |
| Miscellaneous Left | 4% | 93 |
| MRG | 2.4% | 84 |
| Far-Left | 0.7% | 4 |

## Sources

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

