1816 French Legislative Election
25 September and 4 October 1816 · The Restoration · 258 seats, 155 for a majority
Legislative elections were held in France on 25 September and 4 October 1816 to elect the first legislature of the Second Restoration. Voters elected three-fifths of all deputies in the first round.
Prime Minister before
The Duke of Richelieu
Independent
Prime Minister (continued)
The Duke of Richelieu
Independent
Largest force
Doctrinaires
136 of 258 seats
Turnout
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The result
Doctrinaires
Armand Emmanuel de Vignerot du Plessis
136
seats
Ultra-royalist
François-Régis de La Bourdonnaye
92
seats
Republicans–Bonapartists
Jacques-Charles Dupont de l'Eure
20
seats
Liberals
Marc-René de Voyer de Paulmy d'Argenson
10
seats