Charles de Gaulle Independent Charles de Gaulle Independent Legislative elections were held in France on 21 October 1945 to elect a Constituent Assembly to draft a constitution for a Fourth French Republic.

A total of 522 seats were elected through proportional representation; women were allowed to vote for the first time.

De Gaulle and the "Three parties alliance" called for a "Yes" vote, whereas the Radicals and the Conservatives campaigned for a "No".

They appeared as being the forces of the past, as symbols of capitulation to Nazi Germany and the regime which collapsed in 1940.

The French Communist Party, which had already doubled its score in the previous 1936 elections, came out on top with around 26% of the vote and 159 seats.