French legislative Elections of 1981

The legislative elections of 1981 took place the 14 and June 21st 1981, after the dissolution of the National Assembly by the president of the Republic François Mitterrand the May 22nd 1981 (VII {{E}} legislature).

Results

|- ! style=" background-color: #E9E9E9" align=left colspan=2 valign=top|Parties and coalitions ! style=" background-color: #E9E9E9" align=right| Initials ! style=" background-color: #E9E9E9" align=right| Votes (1st turn) ! style=" background-color: #E9E9E9" align=right| % (1st turn) ! style=" background-color: #E9E9E9" align=right| Seats (2nd turn) |- |style=" background-color: #E75480" | |align=left| Socialist party |align=right| PS |align=right| 9.077.435 |align=right| 36,0 |align=right| 266 |- |style=" background-color: #FF0000" | |align=left| French Communist party |align=right| PCF |align=right| 4.065.962 |align=right| 16,1 |align=right| 44 |- |style=" background-color: #FFD1DC" | |align=left| Movement of the radical lefts |align=right| MRG |align=right| 354.632 |align=right| 1,4 |align=right| 14 |- | |align=left| Various left |align=right| DVG |align=right| 187.230 |align=right| 0.7 |align=right| 9 |- | |align=left| Total Presidential majority (left) | |align=right| 13.685.259 |align=right| 54,3 |align=right| 333 |- |style=" background-color: #0000C8" | |align=left| Gathering for the Republic |align=right| RPR |align=right| 5.258.328 |align=right| 20,9 |align=right| 85 |- |style=" background-color: #00CCCC" | |align=left| Union for the French democracy |align=right| UDF |align=right| 4.835.552 |align=right| 19,2 |align=right| 62 |- | |align=left| Various right-hand side |align=right| DVD |align=right| 706.926 |align=right| 2,8 |align=right| 11 |- | |align=left| Total Union for the new majority (right) | |align=right| 10.800.806 |align=right| 42,9 |align=right| 158 |- |style=" background-color: #960018" | |align=left| Extreme left | |align=right| 343.831 |align=right| 1,4 |align=right| - |- |style=" background-color: #2E8B57" | |align=left| Ecologists |align=right| ECO |align=right| 271.287 |align=right| 1,1 |align=right| - |- |style=" background-color: #704214" | |align=left| National front |align=right| FN |align=right| 90.392 |align=right| 0,4 |align=right| - |- | |align=left| Total | |align=right| 25.191.575 |align=right| 100 |align=right| 491 |- |align=left colspan=6| Abstentions: 29,7% (1st turn); 25,0% (2nd turn) |}

Composition of the National Assembly

Internal bonds

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