1877 French legislative election

none French Third Republic parliamentary 1876 French legislative election 1876 14–28 October 1877 1881 French legislative election 1881 All 521 seats in the Chamber of Deputies 261 Jules Armand Dufaure.jpg Jules Dufaure Republican Union 313 Georges-Eugène Haussmann - BNF Gallica.jpg Georges-Eugène Haussmann Bonapartists (political party) 104 Broglie Albert.JPG Albert de Broglie Legitimists 44 Orléanist 11 France électorale - députés élus de 1877.jpg Results by district (republicans in red, monarchists in blue) Prime Minister Gaëtan de Rochebouët Independent politician Jules Dufaure Republican Left Legislative elections were held in France on 14 and 28 October 1877 to elect members of the Chamber of Deputies. They were held during the Seize Mai crisis. President Patrice de MacMahon dissolved the Chamber of Deputies elected in 1876, in the hope of a conservative and royalist victory. Although royalists lost seats, Bonapartists increased their seat total over 1876; the Republicans lost 80 seats, but retained a majority. The elections proved a serious setback for those hoping for a restoration of the monarchy, such as MacMahon. In the Senate elections of January 1879, the monarchists also lost control of the Senate. MacMahon resigned, and the Republican Jules Grévy was elected president by the National Assembly.R. Gildea Children of the Revolution 2008 253–254 Along with the 1997 election and 2024 election, it is a rare case of an election in which the sitting President's party lost a general election which he had called. Results Republican Union 313 Bonapartists 104 Legitimists 44 Orléanist 11 Others 49 8087323 9948449 Rois et Presidentshttp://www.roi-president.com/elections_legislatives/legislatives_1877.php Elections Législatives 1877 https://web.archive.org/web/20110927024748/http://www.roi-president.com/elections_legislatives/legislatives_1877.php 27 September 2011 Rois et Presidents See also 1877 French legislative election in Algeria Purge of the French Civil Service (1879-1884) References External links Map of Deputies elected in 1877 according to their group in the House, including overseas (in french) Category:Legislative elections in France Legislative France