1881 French legislative election

none French Third Republic parliamentary 1877 French legislative election 1877 21 August and 4 September 1881 1885 French legislative election 1885 All 545 seats in the Chamber of Deputies 273 130x130px Léon Gambetta Carjat 2 (cropped).jpg Léon Gambetta Republican Union 204 Jules Ferry - The Evolution of France under the Third Republic (cropped).jpg Jules Ferry Republican Left 168 Georges-Eugène Haussmann - BNF Gallica.jpg Georges-Eugène Haussmann Bonapartists (political party) 46 Louis Blanc mid career.jpg Louis Blanc Far-left 46 Prime Minister Jules Ferry Republican Left Léon Gambetta Republican Union Monarchists 22427C 42 Centre-left 39 Legislative elections were held in France on 21 August and 4 September 1881. The elections marked the collapse of the right compared to the 1877 elections. It was a great success for the followers of Léon Gambetta, whom President Jules Grévy appointed premier two months after the election. His government only lasted 73 days, however, before falling over the issue of electoral reform.R. Gildea Children of the Revolution 2008 254–255 This led to three short-lived minority governments, until Jules Ferry was able to form a second government in February 1883 with the support of Gambetta's Republican Union. Results File:1881FrenchLegislativeElections.svg Republican Union 204 Republican Left 168 Bonapartists 46 Far-left 46 Monarchists 42 Centre-left 39 7929503 10278979 Rois et Presidentshttp://www.roi-president.com/elections_legislatives/legislatives_1881.php résultats des élections législatives française de 1881 gauche majoritaire 1881 Union républicaine Gauche républicaine centre gauche extreme gauche September 27, 2011 https://web.archive.org/web/20110927024735/http://www.roi-president.com/elections_legislatives/legislatives_1881.php 27 September 2011 References External links Map of Deputies elected in 1881 according to their group in the House, including overseas Category:Legislative elections in France Legislative France France