Legislative elections were held in France on 29 February and 14 March 1852, electing the first legislature of the French Second Empire.
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Registered | 9,836,043 | ||||||||||||
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Turnout | 61.30% | ||||||||||||
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Emperor Napoleon III's Bonapartists won a huge majority consisting of 258 of the 261 seats (five Royalists allied with the Bonapartists). The Party of Order that had won a majority in the 1849 election was banned following their opposition to the 1851 coup by President Louis Napoleon Bonaparte.
Party | Votes | % | Seats | |
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Bonapartists | 253 | |||
Monarchists | 7 | |||
Republicans | 3 | |||
Total | 263 | |||
Total votes | 6,029,564 | – | ||
Registered voters/turnout | 9,836,043 | 61.30 | ||
Source: Rois et Presidents |