Country: | Kingdom of France |
Flag Image: | Royal flag of France during the Bourbon Restoration.svg |
Type: | Parliamentary |
Previous Election: | August 1815 French legislative election |
Previous Year: | 1815 |
Next Election: | 1817 French legislative election |
Next Year: | 1817 |
Seats For Election: | 258 of the 309 seats in the Chamber of Deputies |
Majority Seats: | 155 |
Image1: | Armand Emmanuel Duke of Richelieu.jpg |
Leader1: | Armand-Emmanuel de Vignerot du Plessis |
Party1: | Doctrinaires |
Seats1: | 136 |
Leader2: | François-Régis de La Bourdonnaye |
Party2: | Ultra-royalist |
Seats2: | 92 |
Image4: | Dupont député de l'Eure élu en 1816.jpg |
Leader4: | Jacques-Charles Dupont de l'Eure |
Seats4: | 20 |
Image5: | Portrait Marc-René Voyer d'Argenson (1771-1842).jpg |
Leader5: | Marc-René de Voyer de Paulmy d'Argenson |
Party5: | Liberals |
Seats5: | 10 |
Prime Minister | |
Before Election: | The Duke of Richelieu |
Before Party: | Independent |
After Election: | The Duke of Richelieu |
After Party: | Independent |
Legislative elections were held in France on 25 September and 4 October 1816 to elect the first legislature of the Second Restoration. Voters elected three-fifths of all deputies in the first round. In the second round, the most heavily taxed voted again to elect the remaining two-fifths of deputies. Only citizens paying taxes were eligible to vote.