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The French Chamber of Deputies; A Study of Party Allegiance, Attitudes, and Cohesion

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  02 September 2013

Ralph Burton
Ralph Burton
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University of Chicago
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While it is quite true that French political life is characterized by its individualism, a question arises as to the degree of vacillation and cohesiveness evidenced by the various political groupings. With a view to answering this query, an analysis is herein undertaken of the vote behavior in the Chamber of Deputies during the year 1930.

The story of 1930 tells of the uncertain rule and fall of Tardieu and his cabinet. The Chamber with which he dealt had been elected during the period of the Poincaré coalition cabinet, which was supported by Right-Center forces and the Radical Socialists. The Radical Socialists withdrew their support in the fall of 1928, and Poincaré had to remake his cabinet with Right-Center support. In the fall of 1929, ill health forced Poincaré to resign, and, after others failed, Tardieu formed a cabinet with a majority support. Like Poincaré's 1929 cabinet, it was maintained by Right-Center forces.

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Foreign Government and Politics
Information
American Political Science Review , Volume 30 , Issue 3 , June 1936 , pp. 549 - 556
Copyright
Copyright © American Political Science Association 1936

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References

1 Scrutins (votes) nos. 285, 289, 290, 291, 292, 293, 298, 309, 332, 349, 382, 383, 385, 392, 443, 450, 453, 457. For others, see later footnotes.

2 A 50 per cent split on an issue indicates an absolute lack of cohesion. If 90 per cent of a party voted alike, subtract 50 from 90 and multiply the difference by two, the result, 80, being the index of cohesion. See further S. Rice, Quantitative Methods in Politics.

3 1930 Journal Officiel, pp. 1040, 6964Google Scholar; 1931 Journal Officiel, p. 1084Google Scholar.

4 A. Siegfried, France; A Study in Nationality, Appendix I.

5 Ibid., pp. 83, 89.

6 Scrutin no. 321, 381, 433.

7 Scrutin no. 314, 395, 405.

8 Scrutin no. 322.

9 Scrutin no. 327, 340.

10 Scrutin no. 301, 368, 369, 372, 373.

11 Scrutin no. 305, 307, 428.

12 Scrutin no. 282, 441.

13 Scrutin no. 402, 426.

14 Scrutin no. 433, 445.

15 This is a variation from the Rice technique of measuring attitude.

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