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.
Electoral system
editThe 263 members of the Corps législatif were elected for six-year terms in single-member constituencies via the two-round system.
Results
edit| 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 | ||||
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