All 758 seats in the National Assembly 320 seats needed for a majority
First party
Second party
Third party
Leader
Jules Grévy
Henri d'Orléans
Henri of Artois
Party
Republicans
Orléanists
Legitimists
Seats won
249
223
182
Prime Minister before election
Louis-Jules Trochu
Independent
Elected Prime Minister
Jules Dufaure
Independent
Legislative elections were held in France on 8 February 1871 to elect the first legislature of the French Third Republic, the unicameral National Assembly. The elections were held during a situation of crisis in the country, as following the Franco-Prussian War, 43 departments were occupied by Prussian forces. As a result, all public meetings were outlawed and Paris was the only city where an election campaign took place.
The electoral law allowed candidates to run in more than one seat at a time. As a result, several candidates were elected in more than one seat, with Adolphe Thiers elected in 86 constituencies. By-elections were subsequently held on 2 July to elect representatives for the 114 vacant seats.
This election saw the victory of monarchists (Legitimists and Orleanists), favourable to peace with the German Empire, with a large majority.
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