1962 French Senate election
# 1962 French Senate election

The second senatorial elections of the Fifth Republic were held in France on September 23, 1962.

## Context

This election has depended largely of the results of 1959 municipal elections.

## Results

| Group | Ideology | Seats | +/− | Percentage |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| Independent Republicans (RI) | Liberalism, Right-wing | 65 | 5 | 23,7 % |
| Socialist (SOC) | Socialism, Left-wing | 52 | 9 | 19,0% |
| Democratic Left (GD) | Radicalism, Right-wing, Left-wing | 50 | 16 | 18,2% |
| Popular Republicans (RP) | Christian democracy, Right-wing | 35 | 1 | 12,8% |
| Union for the New Republic (UNR) | Gaullism, Right-wing | 32 | 5 | 11,7% |
| Republican Centre of Rural and Social Action (CNIP) | Conservatism, Right-wing | 20 | 0 | 7,3% |
| Communist (COM) | Communism, Left-wing | 14 | 0 | 5,1% |
| Non-Registered (NI) | None | 6 | 1 | 2,2% |
| Total: | | 274 | 35 | 100,0 % |

### Senate Presidency

On October 2, 1962, Gaston Monnerville was re-elected president of the Senate.

