August 1815 French legislative election

1815 French legislative election
All 400 seats of the Chamber of Deputies ; 201 seats were needed for a majority
Turnout	40,400 / 56.1%
	Composition of the Chamber of Deputies
Prime Minister before election; Joseph Fouché; Independent	Elected Prime Minister ; Charles Maurice de Talleyrand; Independent

French legislative elections were held on 18 and 24 August for the first legislature of the Bourbon Restoration.

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 Chambre introuvable.

Results[]

Party		Leader	Votes	%	Seats
	Ultra-royalists	François-Régis de La Bourdonnaye	35,200	87.5%	350
	Doctrinaires	Pierre Paul Royer-Collard	5,200	12.5%	50
	Liberals^[a]	Gilbert du Motier, Marquis de La Fayette	N/A	N/A	0
Total			40,400^[1]	100%	400

^ The "Liberal Party" wasn't organised officially until the 1816 election. Any elections before this would consistent "Liberal Politicians", and not the party.

References[]

^ "Roi et President". Archived from the original on 24 July 2008. Retrieved 6 January 2008.

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[Liberals-1] The "Liberal Party" wasn't organised officially until the 1816 election. Any elections before this would consistent "Liberal Politicians", and not the party.

[2] "Roi et President". Archived from the original on 24 July 2008. Retrieved 6 January 2008.

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