1871 French legislative election

none French Third Republic parliamentary 1869 French legislative election 1869 1871 02 08 y French legislative election, 1876 1876 All 758 seats in the National Assembly 320 130x130px Portrait Jules Grévy (cropped 2).jpg Jules Grévy Republican Left no 249 Prince Henri, Duke of Aumale.jpg Henri d'Orléans Orléanists 223 Étienne Neurdein - Comte de Chambord (demi-chiffre ca 1870).jpg Henri of Artois Legitimists 185 Republican Union no 78 Bonapartists 23 Prime Minister Louis-Jules Trochu Independent politician Jules Dufaure 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 #f8f9fa 249 Republicans 223 Orléanist 185 Legitimists 78 Liberals 23 Bonapartists (political party) Won By-election Total Republican Left 150 99 249 Orléanists 214 9 223 Legitimists 182 3 185 Republican Union 78 0 78 Bonapartists 20 3 23 Rois et Presidentshttp://www.roi-president.com/elections_legislatives/legislatives_1871.php Elections Législatives 1871 https://web.archive.org/web/20110927024844/http://www.roi-president.com/elections_legislatives/legislatives_1871.php 27 September 2011 Rois et Presidentshttps://books.google.com/books?id=79QlAAAAMAAJ&q=99 Histoire de l'Assemblée: des élections de 1789 aux élections de 1967 Henry Bergasse 1967 240 Payot Google Books See also 1871 French legislative election in Algeria References Category:Legislative elections in France Legislative France Category:Henri, Count of Chambord Category:Aftermath of the Franco-Prussian War