1877 French Legislative Election
After the Seize Mai crisis14–28 October 1877 · The Third Republic · 521 seats, 261 for a majority
President Patrice de MacMahon dissolved the Chamber of Deputies elected in 1876, in the hope of a conservative and royalist victory. Although royalists lost seats, Bonapartists increased their seat total over 1876; the Republicans lost 80 seats, but retained a majority.
Prime Minister before
Gaëtan de Rochebouët
Independent
Prime Minister after
Jules Dufaure
Republican Left
Largest force
Republican Union
313 of 521 seats
Turnout
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The result
| Share of the chamber | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican Union | Jules Dufaure | 313 | — | — | — | — | |
| Bonapartists | Georges-Eugène Haussmann | 104 | — | — | — | — | |
| Legitimists | Albert de Broglie | 44 | — | — | — | — | |
| Orléanist | — | 11 | — | — | — | — |
49 further seats went to parties and independents outside the main contenders listed above.