French legislative election, 1889

French legislative election, 1889

← 1885 22 September and 6 October 1889 1893 →
All 576 seats to the Chamber of Deputies
Majority party Minority party Third party   Leader Jules Ferry Armand de Mackau Georges Boulanger Party Democratic Union Conservative Union League of Patriots Leader's seat Vosges Orne Nord Seats won 354 138 72 Seat change 71 63 new party Popular vote 4,177,464 2,914,985 709,223 Percentage 52.37 36.54% 8.89% Swing 19.89% 6.41%
Composition of the Chamber of Deputies
Prime Minister before election Charles Floquet Union of the Lefts Elected Prime Minister Pierre Tirard Independent

Charles Floquet
Union of the Lefts

Pierre Tirard
Independent

The 1889 general election was held on 22 September and 6 October 1889, during the Boulanger affair. It resulted in a victory for the Republicans, and a thorough defeat for the Boulangists.