1816 French legislative election

1816 French legislative election

← 1815 25 September and 4 October 1816 1817 →
258 of 309 seats of the Chamber of Deputies 155 seats were needed for a majority
Turnout	94,940
First party Second party   Leader Armand-Emmanuel de Vignerot du Plessis, duc de Richelieu François-Régis de La Bourdonnaye Party Doctrinaires Ultra-royalist Leader's seat Maine-et-Loire Seats won 136 92 Seat change 86 258 Popular vote 49,820 33,840 Percentage 52.7% 35.7%   Third party Fourth party   Leader Jacques-Charles Dupont de l'Eure Marc-René de Voyer de Paulmy d'Argenson Party DVG Liberals Seats won 20 10 Seat change 20 10 Popular vote 7,520 3,760 Percentage 7.8% 3.9%
Composition of the Chamber of Deputies
Prime Minister before election The Duke of Richelieu Independent Elected Prime Minister The Duke of Richelieu Independent

The 1816 French general election organized the first legislature of the Second Restoration. The election was held on 25 September and 4 October.

Only citizens paying taxes were eligible to vote.

All electors elected three-fifths of all deputies in the first round. In the second round, the most heavily taxed voted again to elect the remaining two-fifths of deputies.

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