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August 1815 French legislative election

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1815 French legislative election

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All 400 seats in the Chamber of Deputies
201 seats needed for a majority
  First party Second party
 
Leader François-Régis de La Bourdonnaye
Party Ultra-royalist Opposition
Seats won 350 50

Prime Minister before election

Joseph Fouché

Elected Prime Minister

Charles Maurice de Talleyrand

Legislative elections were held in France on 18 and 28 August 1815 to elect members of the first Chamber of Deputies of the Bourbon Restoration.

Electoral system

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Electoral colleges elected a number of candidates equal to the number of deputies. Electoral colleges of the departments chose half of the deputies from these candidates and the other half were chosen freely.

Results

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The Ultra-royalists won 350 seats.[1] The parliament later became known as the Chambre introuvable.

PartyVotes%Seats
Ultra-royalist350
Opposition50
Total400
Total votes40,000
Source: Election-Politique, Roi et President

References

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  1. ^ "1. 1815–1830: The Ultras, Extremism and Tradition". The Right Wing in France. 1969. pp. 32–78. doi:10.9783/9781512806076-003. ISBN 9781512806076.