French legislative election, 1863

French legislative election, 1863
21 and 22 June and 5 and 6 July 1863

  First party Second party Third party
 
Leader Charles de Morny Émile Ollivier Pierre-Antoine Berryer
Party Bonapartist Republican Monarchist
Leader's seat Puy-de-Dôme Seine Bouches-du-Rhône
Seats won 251 17 15
Popular vote 5,355,000 794,640 361,200
Percentage 74.2% 10.7% 5.0%
Composition of the Corps législatif
Prime Minister before election

Jules Baroche
Bonapartist

 Elected Prime Minister

Eugène Rouher
Bonapartist

Parliamentary elections were held in France on 21 and 22 June 1863, with a second round on 5 and 6 July.[1] Pro-government candidates won a majority of seats.[2]

Results

Party Votes % Seats
Government candidates5,355,00074.2251
Opposition candidates (Republicans)1,860,00025.817
Opposition candidates (Royalists)15
Invalid/blank votes75,000––
Total7,290,000100283
Registered voters/turnout10,004,02872.9–
Source: Nohlen & Stöver, Kings and Presidents

References

  1. ↑ Dieter Nohlen & Philip Stöver (2010) Elections in Europe: A data handbook, p673 ISBN 978-3-8329-5609-7
  2. ↑ Legislative elections 1863 Kings and Presidents
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.