French legislative election, 1849

French legislative election, 1849

13 and 14 May 1849

First party Second party Third party   Leader Odilon Barrot Alexandre Auguste Ledru-Rollin Louis-Eugène Cavaignac Party Party of Order Democratic Socialist Moderate Republican Seats won 450 180 75 Popular vote 3,310,000 1,955,000 834,000 Percentage 50.2% 29.6% 12.6%

Prime Minister before election Odilon Barrot Party of Order Subsequent Prime Minister Alphonse Henri d'Hautpoul Party of Order

Parliamentary elections were held in France on 13 and 14 May 1849.^[1] Voters elected the first National Assembly of the Second Republic. The conservative Parti de l'Ordre won an overall majority of 450 seats.The Parti de l'Ordre was a bourgeois, traditionalist, and conservative party opposed to the Presidency of Louis Napoleon Bonaparte and the subsequent 1851 coup.

Results

Party		Votes	%	Seats
	Monarchists	3,310,000	50.2%	450
	Democratic Socialists	1,955,000	29.6%	180
	Constitutionalist Republicans	834,000	12.6%	75
	Independents and others	495,000	7.5%	0
	Invalid/blank votes	171,000	–	–
Total		6,765,000	100%	705
Registered voters/turnout		9,936,000	68.1%	–
Source: Nohlen & Stöver, Kings and Presidents

References

1. Nohlen, D & Stöver, P (2010) Elections in Europe: A data handbook, p673 ISBN 978-3-8329-5609-7