1815 French legislative election

French legislative elections were held from 8 May to 24 August for the first legislature of the Bourbon Restoration.

1815 French legislative election
18–24 August 1815
All 400 seats of the Chamber of Deputies
201 seats were needed for a majority
Turnout40,400
  First party Second party
 
Leader François-Régis de La Bourdonnaye Pierre Paul Royer-Collard
Party Ultras Doctrinaires
Leader's seat Maine-et-Loire Pas-de-Calais
Seats won 350 50
Popular vote 35,200 5,200
Percentage 87.5% 12.5%
Prime Minister before election

Joseph Fouché
Independent

 Elected Prime Minister

Charles Maurice de Talleyrand
Independent

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
Total 40,400[1] 100% 400

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


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