French legislative election, 1857

French legislative election, 1857

← 1852 28 February and 5 March 1857 1863 →
First party Second party   Leader Charles de Morny Michel Goudchaux Party Bonapartist Opposition Leader's seat Puy-de-Dôme Seine Seats won 276 7 Popular vote 5,471,000 665,000 Percentage 89.1% 10.9%
Composition of the Corps législatif
Prime Minister before election Jules Baroche Bonapartist Subsequent Prime Minister Jules Baroche Bonapartist

Jules Baroche
Bonapartist

Jules Baroche
Bonapartist

Parliamentary elections were held in France on 28 February 1857, with a second round on 5 March. According to the constitution of the empire, partisans of the regime ran as "official candidates" of the regime in often gerrymandered circonscriptions. As official candidates, their campaign expenditures were paid by the government and their campaigns led by the local government.