1985 French cantonal elections
Cantonale elections to renew canton general councillors were held in France on 10 and 17 March 1985. The left, in power since 1981, lost 10 departments. As a result, the right controlled 69 out of 95 departments.The cantonales elections use the same system as the regional or legislative elections. There is a 10% threshold needed to proceed to the second round.Runoff results missing
