1798 French Legislative Election

9–18 April 1798 · Revolution and Empire · 298 seats

Legislative elections were held in France between 9 and 18 April 1798 to elect one-third of the members of the Council of Five Hundred and the Council of Ancients, the lower and upper houses of the legislature, as well as 201 vacant seats. They marked the beginning of the end of the French far-left and rise of the anti-Montagnard and anti-Jacobin groupings.

Held in wartime. This election took place while the country was engaged in War of the Second Coalition (1798–1802). Conflicts →

Prime Minister before

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Prime Minister (continued)

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Largest force

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Turnout

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The result

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Thermidorians

Paul Barras · +107 seats

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seats

Jacobins

Marie-Joseph Chénier · +105 seats

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seats

				Share of the chamber
Thermidorians	Paul Barras	—	+107		—	—	—
Jacobins	Marie-Joseph Chénier	—	+105		—	—	—

298 further seats went to parties and independents outside the main contenders listed above.