1877 French legislative election

Legislative elections were held in France on 14 and 28 October 1877 to elect members of the Chamber of Deputies. They were held during the Seize Mai crisis.

1877 French legislative election

← 1876 14–28 October 1877 1881 →

All 521 seats in the Chamber of Deputies
261 seats needed for a majority
  First party Second party
 
Leader Jules Dufaure Georges-Eugène Haussmann
Party Republican Union Bonapartists
Seats won 313 104

  Third party Fourth party
 
Leader Albert de Broglie
Party Legitimists Orléanist
Seats won 44 11

Results by district (republicans in red, monarchists in blue)

Prime Minister before election

Gaëtan de Rochebouët
Independent

Elected Prime Minister

Jules Dufaure
Republican Left

President Patrice de MacMahon dissolved the Chamber of Deputies elected in 1876, in the hope of a conservative and royalist victory. Although royalists lost seats, Bonapartists increased their seat total over 1876; the Republicans lost 80 seats, but retained a majority.

The elections proved a serious setback for those hoping for a restoration of the monarchy, such as MacMahon. In the Senate elections of January 1879, the monarchists also lost control of the Senate. MacMahon resigned, and the Republican Jules Grévy was elected president by the National Assembly.[1]

Along with the 1997 election, it is a rare case of an election in which the sitting President's party lost a general election which he had called.

Results

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PartyVotes%Seats
Republican Union313
Bonapartists104
Legitimists44
Orléanist11
Others49
Total521
Total votes8,087,323
Registered voters/turnout9,948,44981.29
Source: Rois et Presidents

See also

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References

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  1. ^ R. Gildea (2008). Children of the Revolution. pp. 253–254.
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