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
| Share of the chamber | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Doctrinaires | Armand Emmanuel de Vignerot du Plessis | 136 | — | — | — | — | |
| Ultra-royalist | François-Régis de La Bourdonnaye | 92 | — | — | — | — | |
| Republicans–Bonapartists | Jacques-Charles Dupont de l'Eure | 20 | — | — | — | — | |
| Liberals | Marc-René de Voyer de Paulmy d'Argenson | 10 | — | — | — | — |