1863 French Legislative Election
5–6 July 1863 · Second Republic and Second Empire · 268 seats
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Held in wartime. This election took place while the country was engaged in French intervention in Mexico (1861–1867). Conflicts →
Prime Minister before
Jules Baroche
Bonapartist
Prime Minister after
Eugène Rouher
Bonapartist
Largest force
Bonapartists
251 of 268 seats
Turnout
—
The result
Bonapartists
Charles de Morny · 74.2% of votes
251
seats
Republicans
Émile Ollivier · 25.8% of votes
17
seats
Legitimists
Pierre-Antoine Berryer
15
seats