1881 French legislative election

Legislative elections were held in France on 21 August and 4 September 1881. The elections marked the collapse of the right compared to the 1877 elections.

1881 French legislative election

← 1877 21 August and 4 September 1881 1885 →

All 545 seats in the Chamber of Deputies
273 seats needed for a majority
  First party Second party
 
Leader Léon Gambetta Jules Ferry
Party Republican Union Republican Left
Seats won 204 168

  Third party Fourth party
 
Leader Georges-Eugène Haussmann Louis Blanc
Party Bonapartists Far-left
Seats won 46 46

Prime Minister before election

Jules Ferry
Republican Left

Elected Prime Minister

Léon Gambetta
Republican Union

It was a great success for the followers of Léon Gambetta, whom President Jules Grévy appointed premier two months after the election. His government only lasted 73 days, however, before falling over the issue of electoral reform.[1] This led to three short-lived minority governments, until Jules Ferry was able to form a second government in February 1883 with the support of Gambetta's Republican Union.

Results

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PartyVotes%Seats
Republican Union204
Republican Left168
Bonapartists46
Far-left46
Monarchists42
Centre-left39
Total545
Total votes7,929,503
Registered voters/turnout10,278,97977.14
Source: Rois et Presidents

References

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  1. ^ R. Gildea (2008). Children of the Revolution. pp. 254–255.
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