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1869 French legislative election
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| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| country | Second French Empire |
| type | Parliamentary |
| previous_election | 1863 French legislative election |
| previous_year | 1863 |
| next_election | 1871 French legislative election |
| next_year | 1871 |
| election_date | 24 May and 1 June 1869 (first round) |
| 6–7 June 1869 (second round) | |
| image1 | Émile Ollivier 1870.jpg |
| leader1 | Émile Ollivier |
| party1 | Liberal Bonapartists |
| color1 | 7FFF00 |
| seats1 | **120** |
| image2 | Vuitry, Adolphe.jpg |
| leader2 | Adolphe Vuitry |
| party2 | Conservative Bonapartists |
| color2 | 8F00FF |
| seats2 | 92 |
| image4 | Coubertin - The evolution of France under the third republic, 1897 (page 141 crop).jpg |
| leader4 | Adolphe Thiers |
| party4 | Legitimists |
| seats4 | 41 |
| image5 | Léon Gambetta en 1870.jpg |
| leader5 | Léon Gambetta |
| party5 | Republicans |
| seats5 | 30 |
| title | Prime Minister |
| before_election | Adolphe Vuitry |
| before_party | Conservative Bonapartist |
| after_election | Prosper de Chasseloup-Laubat |
| after_party | Liberal Bonapartist |
| ongoing | no |
6–7 June 1869 (second round)
Parliamentary elections were held in France on 24 May and 1 June 1869, with a second round on 6 and 7 June. These elections resulted in a victory for the regime of the Second Empire, but the opposition strengthened its presence in the legislature. Nationwide, the regime won 55% of the vote. In Paris, the opposition parties (mostly Republicans) won 75% of the vote; however, the regime won large majorities in the countryside.
Results
Aftermath
On the nights of 8–9 June 1869, the worst rioting in fifteen years, "the 'white overalls' riots",); but that was over in an hour. In Belleville the crowd destroyed gas street lamps and shop fronts before marching down the Boulevard du Temple, where they attacked a police van, on their way to the Place de la Bastille, where thirteen people were arrested before order was restored at 2 a.m. by the sergents-de-ville (uniformed police). Many said that the police overreacted to the natural exuberance of the crowd at the favorable showing of liberal candidates in the election, and that the further disturbances on the 9th were in consequence. The crowds reached as far as the Place du Carrousel on at least one night, disrupting a gala soirée at the Tuileries Palace, although the emperor remained impassive in the face of a stream of telegrams and Émile Waldteufel's baton was steady. On the 10th, the Prefect of Police issued a proclamation saying that such disturbances would no longer be tolerated. Cavalry and infantry units were brought in to patrol the streets. A total of 1,100 people were arrested and confined for a time in Bicêtre fortress.
Similar disturbances took place on 8 June in Bordeaux and Arles, and on 9 June in Nantes.
References
References
- [[Dieter Nohlen]] & Philip Stöver (2010) ''Elections in Europe: A data handbook'', p673 {{ISBN. 978-3-8329-5609-7
- (26 May 1869). "France. Paris, 25 Mai". [[Journal des débats]].
- Louis Girard (ed.), ''Les élections de 1869'', Paris, Marcel Rivière, 1960, p.430.
- Filon, Augustin. (1920). "Recollections of the Empress Eugénie". Cassell and Company, Ltd..
- Filon, Augustin. (1920). "Recollections of the Empress Eugénie". Cassell and Company, Ltd..
- (7 August 1869). "Election Riots in France". [[The Sydney Morning Herald]].
- (14 August 1869). "France: The riots in Paris". [[The Wanganui Herald.
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