Legislative elections were held in France on 26 April and 10 May 1914, three months before the outbreak of World War I. The Radical Party, a radical and increasingly centre-right party, emerged as the largest party, though, with the outbreak of the First World War, many in the Chamber, ranging from Catholics to socialists, united to form the Union sacrée.
The elections saw 192 new members elected.[1]
Alexandre Ribot, a member of the Republican Democratic Party, negotiated a government on 9 June 1914, but its perceived overly-centrist leanings lead much of the left-wing of the Radical Party to rebel against it, bringing it down on the day it was presented to the chamber. Ribot was quickly succeeded by René Viviani of the Republican-Socialist Party, who formed a centre-left government on 13 June, only four days later.
Results
| Party | Votes | % | Seats | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican Union | 1,588,075 | 18.84 | 96 | |
| Republican, Radical and Radical-Socialist Party | 1,530,188 | 18.15 | 140 | |
| French Section of the Workers' International | 1,413,044 | 16.76 | 103 | |
| Independent Radicals | 1,399,830 | 16.60 | 96 | |
| ALP–PN–Reactionaries | 1,297,722 | 15.39 | 73 | |
| Republican Left | 819,184 | 9.72 | 57 | |
| Republican-Socialist Party | 326,927 | 3.88 | 27 | |
| Others | 56,086 | 0.67 | 0 | |
| Total | 8,431,056 | 100.00 | 592 | |
| Valid votes | 8,431,056 | 97.62 | ||
| Invalid/blank votes | 205,511 | 2.38 | ||
| Total votes | 8,636,567 | 100.00 | ||
| Registered voters/turnout | 11,185,078 | 77.22 | ||
| Source: Mackie & Rose,[2] Nohlen & Stöver[3] | ||||
