1970 Agrestiumontian general election

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1970 Agrestiumontian general election
← 1966 12 February 1970 1974 →

All 376 seats in the National Assembly
188 seats needed for a majority
Turnout90.0% (Decrease 2.0 pp)
  First party Second party Third party
 
Party PU/RPP Social Democrats Communist
Leader's seat Middle Mountains The Suburbs Thousand Lakes
Last election 45.7%, 179 seats 42.8%, 164 seats 6.0%, 21 seats
Seats won 160 154 34
Seat change Decrease 19 Decrease 10 Increase 13
Percentage 41.8% 40.6% 8.6%
Swing Decrease 3.9% Decrease 2.2% Increase 2.6%

Map 1970 Agrestiumontian general election.png
Largest political party by municipality
  SD   PU   RPP   Communist   LSR

The 1970 election was influenced by the May 68-protests in France. The incumbent centre-right government lost heavily. The Communists won their best result ever, winning 34 seats. The Communists became the largest party in the Thousands Lakes-region, winning 32.3% of votes (up from 16.2% in 1966).

The Social Democrats were able to form a left-wing majority government with the Communists and the Radical Left.

Results

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1970 Agrestiumontian general election
Party % Seats +/–
People's Union PU 34.1% 131 Decrease 19
Regionalist People's Party RPP 7.7% 29 Steady
'62 Alliance 41.8% 160 Decrease 19
Social Democrats SD 40.6% 154 Decrease 10
Communist Party KPA 8.6% 34 Increase 13
League of Independents and Regionalists LSR 5.3% 20 Increase 11
National Bloc NB 2.3% 5 Increase 4
Radical Left RM 1.2% 3 Increase 1
Others 0.2% 0
Total 100% 376

By Region

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Regions SD PU RPP KPA LSR NB RM Others
Region of the Capital 50.4 25.1 - 7.0 10.0 0.6 6.6 0.3
The Suburbs 54.3 31.0 - 6.6 6.2 1.2 0.4 0.3
Middle Mountains 30.7 50.0 - 3.4 5.2 10.0 0.4 0.3
Spitsberg 30.4 - 61.7 3.4 3.8 0.1 0.2 0.4
Northern Pass 43.2 45.0 - 5.1 4.6 1.5 0.3 0.3
Southern Pass 40.4 48.0 - 4.6 4.8 1.6 0.4 0.2
Thousand Lakes 31.0 30.7 - 32.3 4.3 1.6 - 0.2
Yellow Mountain 44.5 42.6 - 6.4 3.3 2.0 1.0 0.2