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Legislative elections were held in France on 29 February and 14 March 1852, electing the first legislature of the French Second Empire.

Emperor Napoleon III's Bonapartists won a huge majority consisting of 258 of the 261 seats (five Royalists allied with the Bonapartists). The Party of Order that had won a majority in the 1849 election was banned following their opposition to the 1851 coup by President Louis Napoleon Bonaparte.

Results

Party		Votes	%	Seats
	Bonapartists			253
	Monarchists			7
	Republicans			3
Total				263
Total votes		6,029,564	–
Registered voters/turnout		9,836,043	61.30
Source: Rois et Presidents

References

• Roi et President