1798 French Directory election
The French Directory election, 1798 renewed 150 deputies (one-third) of the French Council of Five Hundred.
The election was held in April and May and only citizens paying taxes were eligible to vote
Directory election
Name | Tasks | Party | |
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Jean-François Rewbell | Secretary (Foreign & Financial Affairs) | Thermidorian | |
Paul Barras | Internal Affairs | Thermidorian | |
Philippe-Antoine Merlin | War Affairs | Montagnard | |
Louis Marie de La Révellière-Lépeaux | Culture and Religion Affairs | Thermidorian | |
Jean Baptiste Treilhard | Junior Affairs | Maraisard |
Legislative election
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Turnout | 20% | |||||||||||||||
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This lists parties that won seats. See the complete results below. |
Party | % | Seats won | Prior seats | Tot. Seats | |
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Montagnards | 70.7% | 106 | 0 | 106 | |
Thermidorians | 29.3% | 44 | 28 | 16 | |
Maraisards | 44 | 44 | |||
Royalists | 105 | 105 | |||
Total | 100% | 150 | 177 |
Sources
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