1857 French Legislative Election
28 February 1857 and 5 March 1857 · Second Republic and Second Empire · 283 seats
Parliamentary elections were held in France on 28 February 1857, with a second round on 5 March. According to the constitution of the empire, partisans of the regime ran as "official candidates" of the regime in often gerrymandered circonscriptions.
Prime Minister before
Jules Baroche
Bonapartist
Prime Minister (continued)
Jules Baroche
Bonapartist
Largest force
Bonapartists
276 of 283 seats
Turnout
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The result
| Share of the chamber | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bonapartists | Charles de Morny | 276 | — | 5 471 000 | 89.2% | — | |
| Republicans | Michel Goudchaux | 7 | — | 665 000 | 10.8% | — |