1871 French legislative election in Algeria

none Elections to the National Assembly of France were held in Algeria in February 1871. Two members were elected from each of the three départements, Algiers, Constantine and Oran. However, two winning candidates (who both stood in Algiers and one also in Oran) also won seats in mainland France,Joseph Garibaldi National Assembly of FranceLéon Michel Gambetta National Assembly of France and by-elections were held in Algiers on 11 July and Oran on 12 July.Auguste Hubert Warnier National Assembly of FranceAlexis Lambert National Assembly of France Electoral system The franchise was restricted to French citizens, which prevented most of the Muslim Arab population from voting; Muslims were deemed to be French subjects falling under the Muslim personal status law. Although they could request citizenship, few did as it involved committing apostasy as it required them to renounce Muslim law.Frank Tachau (1994) Political parties of the Middle East and North Africa, Greenwood Press, pp1–2 Results DépartementCandidateVotes%NotesAlgiersLéon Gambettaa Gambetta and Garibaldi were both also won seats in mainland France. By-elections were held in Algiers on 11 July in which Auguste Warnier (6,038 votes) and Benoît Vuillermoz (6,371 votes) were elected.Alexis Lambert National Assembly of FranceBenoît François Désiré Romuald Vuillermoz National Assembly of France Vuillermoz later resigned and was replaced by Adolphe Crémieux, who defeated Bertholon by 5,552 votes to 4,446.Isaac Adolphe Crémieux National Assembly of France12,300 ElectedGiuseppe Garibaldia 10,680 ElectedAuguste Warnier5,058 –ConstantineMarcel Lucet4,303 ElectedClaude Colas3,845 ElectedOranJoseph Andrieub Andrieu resigned shortly after winning his seat.Joseph Andrieu National Assembly of France With Gambetta also having resigned his Oran seat due to winning elsewhere, a by-election for both seats was held on 12 July in which Alexis Lambert and Rémy Jacques were elected. However, their election was annulled by the National Assembly (the totals won by the two candidates - 5,059 and 2,288 - exceeded the total number of votes - 7,193) but were both re-elected in January 1872.Rémy Jacques National Assembly of France7,028 ElectedLéon Gambettab5,993 ElectedRémy Jacques2,175 –Source: National Assembly of France See also 1871 French legislative election Notes References Category:French elections in Algeria French Algeria Algeria