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.
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All 533 seats in the Chamber of Deputies 267 seats needed for a majority | |||||||||||||||||||||
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| Turnout | 75.90% | ||||||||||||||||||||
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 Results by district | |||||||||||||||||||||
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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
edit| Party | Votes | % | Seats | |
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| Republican Left | 193 | |||
| Republican Union | 98 | |||
| Bonapartists | 76 | |||
| Centre-left | 48 | |||
| Orléanist | 40 | |||
| Legitimists | 24 | |||
| Constitutionals | 22 | |||
| Opportunist Republicans | 17 | |||
| Independents | 15 | |||
| Total | 533 | |||
| Total votes | 7,388,234 | – | ||
| Registered voters/turnout | 9,733,734 | 75.90 | ||
| Source: Rois et Presidents | ||||
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ R. Gildea (2008). Children of the Revolution. pp. 252–253.