Constituent Assembly elections were held in France on 23 and 24 April 1848 to elect the Constituent Assembly of the new Second Republic. Over nine million citizens were eligible to vote in the first French election since 1792 held under male universal suffrage.
23 and 24 April 1848 | |||||||||||||||||||||
All 880 seats in the National Assembly 441 seats needed for a majority | |||||||||||||||||||||
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Results
Due to the lack of party organisation, seat counts by faction are not definitive, with several authors drawing up different counts. One of the counts is listed below.
| Party | Votes | % | Seats | |
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| Moderate Republicans | 600 | |||
| Party of Order | 200 | |||
| Montagnard | 80 | |||
| Total | 880 | |||
| Total votes | 7,835,327 | – | ||
| Registered voters/turnout | 9,395,035 | 83.40 | ||
| Source: Rois et Presidents | ||||
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