Chamber:
	Sénat
Dates of elections / renewal (from/to):
	24 September 1995
Purpose of elections:
	Elections were held for one-third of the seats in the Senate on the normal expiry of the members' term of office. This time, 117 seats were renewed.
Background and outcome of elections:
	In the 1995 triennial elections, 117 seats were up for renewal; they were contested by 696 candidates. While polling results did not significantly alter the political make-up of the Senate, the left as a whole and the Socialists in particular benefited from their results in the municipal elections of 1989 and 1995, with the latter reinforcing their second-ranking position. Among the right-wing groups, only the Rally for the Republic (RPR) gained seats. The total of independent Senators remained at eight. Altogether 49 Senators were re-elected and a record high of 68 entered the Upper House for the first time, as the average age of members became markedly younger. On 2 October, Mr. René Monory (Centrist Union) was re-elected Senate President by a wide margin.

STATISTICS

Round no 1: Distribution of seats
Political Group	Total	Gain/Loss
Rally for the Republic (RPR)	94	+2
Socialist Party	75	+8
Centrist Union	59	-4
Union of Republicans and Independents	46	-2
Democratic, Social and European Rally	24	-4
Communist Party	15	=
Unattached	8	=

Distribution of seats according to sex:
Men:	303
Women:	18

Distribution of seats according to age:
35-40 years	1
41-50 years	47
51-60 years	103
61-70 years	109
71-80 years	59
Over 80 years	2
Distribution of seats according to profession:
Teaching	12%
Medical professions	16%
Salaried employees	13%
Agricultural professions	12%
Commerce and industry	11%
Legal and liberal professions	9%
Civil servants	12%
Undeclared	6%