1849 French Legislative Election
13 and 14 May 1849 · Second Republic and Second Empire · 705 seats, 353 for a majority
Parliamentary elections were held in France on 13 and 14 May 1849. Voters elected the first National Assembly of the Second Republic.
Prime Minister before
Odilon Barrot
Party of Order
Prime Minister after
Alphonse Henri, comte d'Hautpoul
Party of Order
Largest force
Party of Order
450 of 705 seats
Turnout
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The result
Party of Order
Odilon Barrot · 50.2% of votes
450
seats
Democratic Socialists
29.6% of votes
180
seats
Montagnard
Alexandre Auguste Ledru-Rollin · 29.6% of votes
180
seats
Constitutionalist Republicans
Louis-Eugène Cavaignac · 12.7% of votes
75
seats