French legislative election, 1876

French legislative election, 1876

← 1871 20 February and 5 March 1876 1877 →
All 533 seats to the Chamber of Deputies
Majority party Minority party Third party   Leader Jules Favre Léon Gambetta Eugène Rouher Party Republican Left Republican Union Bonapartist Leader's seat Rhône Paris Corse-du-Sud Seats won 193 98 76 Seat change 81 60 56 Percentage 36.21% 18.39% 14.26% Swing 19.62% 12.76% 11.30%
Composition of the Chamber of Deputies
Prime Minister before election Louis Buffet Independent (Legitimist) Elected Prime Minister Jules Armand Dufaure Independent

Louis Buffet
Independent (Legitimist)

Jules Armand Dufaure
Independent

The 1876 general election to the Chamber of Deputies, the lower chamber of the National Assembly of the French Third Republic under the French Constitutional Laws of 1875, was held on 20 February and 5 March 1876.

The result was a victory for the Republicans. President Patrice MacMahon subsequently invited Jules Simon, who declared himself "resolutely republican and resolutely conservative", to form a government, but dismissed him on 16 May 1877, precipitating the Seize Mai crisis and further elections.

75.90% of eligible voters voted.