title: 1964 French cantonal elections
text: # 1964 French cantonal elections
  
  Cantonale elections to renew canton general councillors were held in France on 8 and 15 March 1964.
  
  ## Electoral system
  
  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.
  
  ## National results
  
  Runoff results missing
  
  | Party/Alliance | Seats | Change |
  | - | - | - |
  | SFIO | 286 | +15 |
  | Others | 204 | +6 |
  | Miscellaneous Left | 202 | +6 |
  | Radical Party | 199 | −39 |
  | CNIP | 165 | −44 |
  | MRP | 148 | −8 |
  | UNR | 123 | +33 |
  | PCF | 99 | +49 |
  | RI | 81 | +5 |
  | Far-Left | 40 | +11 |
  | Far-Right and Poujadists | 15 | ±0 |
  
  ## Sources
  
  Alain Lancelot, Les élections sous la Ve République, PUF, Paris, 1988
  
  