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| type = Parliamentary | type = Parliamentary
| previous_election = May 1815 French legislative election | previous_election = May 1815 French legislative election
| previous_year = May 1815 | previous_year = May 1815
| next_election = 1816 French legislative election | next_election = 1816 French legislative election
| next_year = 1816 | next_year = 1816
| seats_for_election = All 400 seats of the ] <br /> 201 seats were needed for a majority | seats_for_election = All seats in the ]

| turnout = 40,400 / 56.1% {{Increase}}
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| image1 = François-Régis de La Bourdonnaye.jpg
| leader1 = ]
| leaders_seat1 = ]
| party1 = ]
| seats1 = '''350'''
| popular_vote1 = '''35,200'''
| percentage1 = '''87.5%'''
| image2 = Pierre-Paul Royer-Collard.jpg
| leader2 = ]
| leaders_seat2 = ]
| color2 = 87CEFA
| seats2 = 50
| popular_vote2 = 5,200
| percentage2 = 12.5%
| map_image = France Parliament August 1815.svg
| map_size = 300px
| map_caption = Composition of the Chamber of Deputies
| title = ] | title = ]
| before_election = ] | before_election = ]
| before_party = ]
| after_election = ] | after_election = ]
| after_party = ]
| ongoing = no
| flag_image = Royal flag of France during the Bourbon Restoration.svg | flag_image = Royal flag of France during the Bourbon Restoration.svg
| party2 = ]
}} }}


French legislative elections were held on 18 and 24 August for the first legislature of the ]. Legislative elections were held in France on 18 and 24 August 1815 for the first ] of the ].


==Electoral system==
Electoral colleges elected a number of candidates equal to the number of deputies. Electoral colleges of the departments chose half of the deputies from these candidates and the other half were chosen freely. Electoral colleges elected a number of candidates equal to the number of deputies. Electoral colleges of the departments chose half of the deputies from these candidates and the other half were chosen freely.

The name of this chamber was the '']''.


==Results== ==Results==
The ]s won 350 seats.<ref>René Rémond (1966) University of Pennsylvania Press, p39</ref> The parliament later became known as the '']''.

{| class="wikitable" style="font-size: 95%"
|-
! colspan=2 | Party
! Leader
! Votes
! %
! Seats
|-
|bgcolor="{{party color|Legitimist}}"|&nbsp;
| ]s
| ]
| 35,200
| 87.5%
| 350
|-
|bgcolor="{{party color|Doctrinaires}}"|&nbsp;
| ]
| ]
| 5,200
| 12.5%
| 50
|-
| bgcolor="#FDEE00" |
|]{{Efn|The "Liberal Party" wasn't organised officially until the 1816 election. Any elections before this would consistent "Liberal Politicians", and not the party.|name=Liberals}}
|]
|N/A
|N/A
|0
|-
|colspan=3| '''Total'''
| '''40,400'''<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.roi-president.com/elections_legislatives/legislatives_1815.php |title=Roi et President |access-date=6 January 2008 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080724222740/http://www.roi-president.com/elections_legislatives/legislatives_1815.php |archive-date=24 July 2008 |url-status=dead }}</ref>
| '''100%'''
| '''400'''
|}
{{notelist}}


==References== ==References==
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Revision as of 15:49, 19 February 2023

1815 French legislative election
← May 1815 18–24 August 1815 1816 →
All seats in the Chamber of Deputies
Prime Minister before election

Joseph Fouché

 Elected Prime Minister

Charles Maurice de Talleyrand

Legislative elections were held in France on 18 and 24 August 1815 for the first Chamber of Deputies of the Bourbon Restoration.

Electoral system

Electoral colleges elected a number of candidates equal to the number of deputies. Electoral colleges of the departments chose half of the deputies from these candidates and the other half were chosen freely.

Results

The Ultra-royalists won 350 seats. The parliament later became known as the Chambre introuvable.

References

  1. René Rémond (1966) The Right Wing in France: From 1815 to de Gaulle University of Pennsylvania Press, p39
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