1876 French legislative election

Legislative elections were held in France to on 20 February and 5 March 1876 to elect the members of the Chamber of Deputies, the lower chamber of the National Assembly. They were the first elections under the French Constitutional Laws of 1875.

1876 French legislative election
20 February and 5 March 1876
All 533 seats in the Chamber of Deputies
267 seats needed for a majority
Turnout75.90%
  First party Second party Third party
 
Leader Jules Dufaure Léon Gambetta Napoléon-Jérôme Bonaparte
Party Republican Left Republican Union Bonapartists
Seats won 193 98 76
Results by district
Prime Minister before election

Louis Buffet
Monarchist

 Elected Prime Minister

Jules Dufaure
Republican Left

The result was a victory for the Republicans. President Patrice MacMahon subsequently invited Jules Simon, who declared himself "resolutely republican and resolutely conservative", to form a government, but dismissed him on 16 May 1877, precipitating the Seize Mai crisis and further elections.[1]

Results
PartyVotes%Seats
Republican Left193
Republican Union98
Bonapartists76
Centre-left48
Orléanist40
Legitimists24
Constitutionals22
Opportunist Republicans17
Independents15
Total533
Total votes7,388,234–
Registered voters/turnout9,733,73475.90
Source: Rois et Presidents

See also

References
  1. Gildea, R., Children of the Revolution, London, 2008, p. 252–253
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