Cantonale elections to renew canton general councillors were held in France on 18 and 25 March 1979. The left gained 9 presidencies but lost 2.
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.
Runoff results missing
Party/Alliance | % (first round) | Seats | ||
---|---|---|---|---|
PS | 26.9% | 539 | ||
PCF | 22.5% | 236 | ||
UDF | 21.1% | 347 | ||
RPR | 12.3% | 172 | ||
Miscellaneous Right | 10.7% | 350 | ||
Miscellaneous Left | 3.2% | 54 | ||
MRG | 1.9% | 78 | ||
Far-Left | 0.9% | 0 | ||
Ecologists | 0.5% | 0 |
Alain Lancelot, Les élections sous la Ve République, PUF, Paris, 1988