1876 French legislative election

none French Third Republic parliamentary 1871 French legislative election 1871 20 February and 5 March 1876 1877 French legislative election 1877 All 533 seats in the Chamber of Deputies 267 75.90% 130x130px Jules Armand Dufaure.jpg Jules Dufaure Republican Left no E6AF00 193 Léon Gambetta 1871.jpg Léon Gambetta Republican Union 98 Napoléon-Jérôme Bonaparte.jpg Napoléon-Jérôme Bonaparte Bonapartists (political party) 76 Législative1876carte.svg Results by district Prime Minister Louis Buffet Monarchist Jules Dufaure Republican Left no Legislative elections were held in France 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. 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.R. Gildea Children of the Revolution 2008 252–253 Results 193 Opportunist Republicans 98 Republican Union (France) 48 Miscellaneous left 17 #E6AF00 15 Independents 22 Miscellaneous right 40 Orléanist 24 Legitimists 76 Bonapartists (political party) Republican Left 193 #E6AF00 Republican Union 98 Centre-left 48 Moderate Republicans 17 Independents 15 Constitutionals 22 Orléanist 40 Legitimists 24 Bonapartists 76 7388234 9733734 Rois et Presidents See also 1876 French legislative election in Algeria Alleged military conspiracy of 1877 References External links Map of Deputies elected in 1876 according to their group in the House, including overseas (in french) Category:Legislative elections in France Legislative France France