1885 French legislative election

none French Third Republic parliamentary 1881 French legislative election 1881 4–18 October 1885 1889 French legislative election 1889 All 584 seats in the Chamber of Deputies 293 130x130px Eugene Henri Brisson young (cropped).jpg Henri Brisson Opportunist Republicans 200 3x4.svg Moderates FFC0C0 83 Armand de Mackau (1832-1918).jpg Armand de Mackau Monarchists 1F497D 73 Prime Minister Henri Brisson Republican Union Henri Brisson Opportunist Republicans Legislative elections were held in France on 4 and 18 October 1885. Following the deaths of Louis-Napoléon, Prince Imperial and the Comte de Chambord, the monarchists and Bonapartists formed a conservative electoral alliance under the leadership of Baron Armand de Mackau. In the first round of the election, the conservatives won 176 seats, whereas the Opportunist Republicans – partly because radical and moderate Republicans ran against each other, underestimating the danger from the right - only won 127. However, in the second round the radical and moderate Republicans agreed that the worse-placed Republican candidates would withdraw, and Republicans won 244 seats to the conservatives' 25, leading to a Republican victory.Gildea, R., Children of the Revolution, London, 2008, p. 257 Henri Brisson remained prime minister immediately after the elections, but resigned in December following his defeat in the presidential election to the incumbent, Jules Grévy. Brisson was replaced by Charles de Freycinet. Results File:French Chamber of Deputies 1885.svg Opportunist Republicans 200 Moderates 83 #FFC0C0 Monarchists 73 #1F497D Bonapartists 65 Conservatives 63 Radical Socialists 60 #DE0000 Independent Radicals 40 7929503 10278979 Rois et Presidentshttp://www.roi-president.com/elections_legislatives/legislatives_1885.php Elections Législatives 1885 https://web.archive.org/web/20110927024727/http://www.roi-president.com/elections_legislatives/legislatives_1885.php Rois et Presidents 27 September 2011 References Category:Legislative elections in France Legislative France