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1848 French Constituent Assembly election
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| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| country | French Republic |
| election_date | 23 and 24 April 1848 |
| type | Parliamentary |
| previous_election | 1846 French legislative election |
| previous_year | 1846 |
| next_election | 1849 French legislative election |
| next_year | 1849 |
| seats_for_election | All 880 seats in the National Assembly |
| majority_seats | 441 |
| image_size | 130x130px |
| image1 | Général Cavaignac - photo Pierre Petit (3x4 cropped).jpg |
| leader1 | Louis Eugène Cavaignac |
| party1 | Moderate Republicans |
| seats1 | **600** |
| image2 | Assemblée nationale, galerie des représentants du peuple - Nicolas Changarnier (général) (3x4 cropped).jpg |
| leader2 | Nicolas Changarnier |
| party2 | Party of Order |
| seats2 | 200 |
| image3 | Ledru-Rollin (3x4 cropped).jpg |
| leader3 | Alexandre Ledru-Rollin |
| party3 | The Mountain (1849) |
| color3 | E34234 |
| seats3 | 80 |
| title | Prime Minister |
| before_election | Jacques-Charles Dupont |
| before_party | Moderate Republicans |
| after_election | Jacques-Charles Dupont |
| after_party | Moderate Republicans |
Constituent Assembly elections were held in France on 23 and 24 April 1848 to elect the Constituent Assembly of the new Second Republic. Over nine million citizens were eligible to vote in the first French election since 1792 held under male universal suffrage.
Results
Due to the lack of party organisation, seat counts by faction are not definitive, with several authors drawing up different counts. One of the counts is listed below.{{Election results
References
References
- Sylvie Aprile. (2000). "La IIe République et le Second Empire". Pygmalion.
- "Elections Législatives 1848".
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