1885 French legislative election
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All 584 seats in the Chamber of Deputies 293 seats needed for a majority | |||||||||||||||||
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Legislative elections were held in France on 4 and 18 October 1885. Following the deaths of
Opportunist Republicans - partly because radical and moderate Republicans ran against each other, underestimating the danger from the right - only won 127. However, in the second round the radical and moderate Republicans agreed that the worse-placed Republican candidates would withdraw, and Republicans won 244 seats to the conservatives' 25, leading to a Republican victory.[1]
Henri Brisson remained prime minister immediately after the elections, but resigned in December following his defeat in the presidential election to the incumbent, Jules Grévy. Brisson was replaced by Charles de Freycinet.
Results
Opportunist Republicans 200 | | ||||||
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| Moderates | 83 | ||||||
| Monarchists | 73 | ||||||
| Bonapartists | 65 | ||||||
| Conservatives | 63 | ||||||
| Radical Socialists | 60 | ||||||
| Independent Radicals | 40 | ||||||
| Total | 584 | ||||||
| Total votes | 7,929,503 | – | |||||
| Registered voters/turnout | 10,278,979 | 77.14 | |||||
| Source: Rois et Presidents | |||||||
References
- ^ Gildea, R., Children of the Revolution, London, 2008, p. 257
