1857 French legislative election

1857 French legislative election

←  1852 28 February 1857 (first round) 5 March 1857 (second round) 1863  →

First party Second party   Leader Charles de Morny Michel Goudchaux Party Bonapartists Republicans Seats won 276 7 Popular vote 5,471,000 665,000 Percentage 89.16% 10.84%

Prime Minister before election Jules Baroche Bonapartist Subsequent Prime Minister Jules Baroche Bonapartist

Parliamentary elections were held in France on 28 February 1857, with a second round on 5 March. ^[1] According to the constitution of the empire, partisans of the regime ran as "official candidates" of the regime in often gerrymandered circonscriptions . As official candidates, their campaign expenditures were paid by the government and their campaigns were led by the local government.

Results

Party		Votes	%	Seats
	Bonapartists	5,471,000	89.16	276
	Republicans	665,000	10.84	7
Total		6,136,000	100.00	283
Registered voters/turnout		9,490,206	–
Source: Nohlen & Stöver, Kings and Presidents

References

1. Dieter Nohlen & Philip Stöver (2010) Elections in Europe: A data handbook, p673 ISBN   978-3-8329-5609-7