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1871 French legislative election
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| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| country | French Third Republic |
| type | parliamentary |
| previous_election | 1869 French legislative election |
| previous_year | 1869 |
| election_date | |
| next_election | French legislative election, 1876 |
| next_year | 1876 |
| seats_for_election | All 758 seats in the National Assembly |
| majority_seats | 320 |
| image_size | 130x130px |
| image1 | Portrait Jules Grévy (cropped 2).jpg |
| leader1 | Jules Grévy |
| party1 | Republicans |
| party1_name | no |
| seats1 | 249 |
| image2 | Prince Henri, Duke of Aumale.jpg |
| leader2 | Henri d'Orléans |
| party2 | Orléanists |
| seats2 | 223 |
| image3 | Étienne Neurdein - Comte de Chambord (demi-chiffre ca 1870).jpg |
| leader3 | Henri of Artois |
| party3 | Legitimists |
| seats3 | 185 |
| party4 | Liberals |
| party4_name | no |
| seats4 | 78 |
| party5 | Bonapartists (political party) |
| seats5 | 23 |
| title | Prime Minister |
| before_election | Louis-Jules Trochu |
| before_party | Independent politician |
| after_election | Jules Dufaure |
| after_party | Independent politician |
Legislative elections were held in France on 8 February 1871 to elect the first legislature of the Third French Republic, the unicameral National Assembly. The elections were held during a situation of crisis in the country, as following the Franco-Prussian War, 43 departments were occupied by Prussian forces. As a result, all public meetings were outlawed and Paris was the only city where an election campaign took place.
The electoral law allowed candidates to run in more than one seat at a time. As a result, several candidates were elected in more than one seat, with Adolphe Thiers elected in 86 constituencies. By-elections were subsequently held on 2 July to elect representatives for the 114 vacant seats.
The elections saw the victory of monarchists (Legitimists and Orleanists), who were favourable to a restoration of the monarchy and peace with the German Empire, with the two groups winning a large majority.
Results
References
References
- "Elections Législatives 1871".
- Bergasse, Henry. (1967). "Histoire de l'Assemblée: des élections de 1789 aux élections de 1967". Payot.
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