1876 French legislative election

Legislative elections were held in France to on 20 February and 5 March 1876 to elect the members of the Chamber of Deputies, the lower chamber of the National Assembly. They were the first elections under the French Constitutional Laws of 1875.

1876 French legislative election

← 1871 20 February and 5 March 1876 1877 →
All 533 seats in the Chamber of Deputies 267 seats needed for a majority
Turnout	75.90%
First party Second party Third party   Leader Jules Dufaure Léon Gambetta Napoléon-Jérôme Bonaparte Party Republican Left Republican Union Bonapartists Seats won 193 98 76
Results by district
Prime Minister before election Louis Buffet Monarchist Elected Prime Minister Jules Dufaure Republican Left

The result was a victory for the Republicans. President Patrice MacMahon subsequently invited Jules Simon, who declared himself "resolutely republican and resolutely conservative", to form a government, but dismissed him on 16 May 1877, precipitating the Seize Mai crisis and further elections.^[1]

Results

193 98 76 48 40 24 22 17 15
Party		Votes	%	Seats
	Republican Left			193
	Republican Union			98
	Bonapartists			76
	Centre-left			48
	Orléanist			40
	Legitimists			24
	Constitutionals			22
	Moderate Republicans			17
	Independents			15
Total				533
Total votes		7,388,234	–
Registered voters/turnout		9,733,734	75.90
Source: Rois et Presidents

See also

• 1876 French legislative election in Algeria
• Alleged military conspiracy of 1877