1816 French legislative election

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1816 French legislative election
Royal flag of France during the Bourbon Restoration.svg
  1815 25 September and 4 October 1816 1817  

258 of the 309 seats in the Chamber of Deputies
155 seats needed for a majority
 First partySecond party
  Armand Emmanuel Duke of Richelieu.jpg Francois-Regis de La Bourdonnaye.jpg
Leader Armand-Emmanuel de Vignerot du Plessis François-Régis de La Bourdonnaye
Party Doctrinaires Ultra-royalist
Seats won13692

 Third partyFourth party
  Dupont depute de l'Eure elu en 1816.jpg Portrait Marc-Rene Voyer d'Argenson (1771-1842).jpg
Leader Jacques-Charles Dupont de l'Eure Marc-René de Voyer de Paulmy d'Argenson
Party RepublicansBonapartists Liberals
Seats won2010

Prime Minister before election

The Duke of Richelieu
Independent

Elected Prime Minister

The Duke of Richelieu
Independent

Legislative elections were held in France on 25 September and 4 October 1816 to elect the first legislature of the Second Restoration. Voters elected three-fifths of all deputies in the first round. In the second round, the most heavily taxed voted again to elect the remaining two-fifths of deputies. Only citizens paying taxes were eligible to vote.

Results

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PartySeats
Moderate Royalists 136
Ultra-royalists 92
Republicans and Bonapartists 20
Liberals 10
Total258
Source: Election Politique [1]

References

  1. "Elections législatives du 04 octobre 1816". Election Politique Citoyen.