French legislative election, 1816

The 1816 French general election organized the first legislature of the Second Restoration. The election was held on 25 September and 4 October. Only citizens paying taxes were eligible to vote. All electors 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.

French legislative election, 1816

The 1816 French general election organized the first legislature of the Second Restoration. The election was held on 25 September and 4 October. Only citizens paying taxes were eligible to vote. All electors 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.