1869 French Legislative Election
and and 7 June 1869 · Second Republic and Second Empire · 161 seats
Parliamentary elections were held in France on 24 May and 1 June 1869, with a second round on 6 and 7 June. These elections resulted in a victory for the regime of the Second Empire, but the opposition strengthened its presence in the legislature.
Prime Minister before
Adolphe Vuitry
Conservative Bonapartist
Prime Minister after
Prosper de Chasseloup-Laubat
Liberal Bonapartist
Largest force
Liberal Bonapartists
120 of 161 seats
Turnout
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The result
| Share of the chamber | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal Bonapartists | Émile Ollivier | 120 | — | 4 455 000 | 55.7% | — | |
| Conservative Bonapartists | Adolphe Vuitry | 92 | — | — | — | — | |
| Legitimists | Adolphe Thiers | 41 | — | 3 543 000 | 44.3% | — | |
| Republicans | Léon Gambetta | 30 | — | — | — | — |