1879 French Senate election

1879 French Senate election
January 5, 1879 (1879-01-05)
82 of the 300 seats in the Senate
151 seats needed for a majority
  Majority party Minority party
 
Leader Léon Gambetta (non-candidate) Camille de Meaux
Party Republican Monarchist
Seats before 149 151
Seats won 66 16
Seats after 174 126
Seat change 25 25
President of the Senate before election

Gaston d'Audiffret-Pasquier
Monarchist

Elected President of the Senate

Louis Martel
Republican

Senate elections were held in France on January 5, 1879 as part of the triennial renewal for Series B, marking the first partial renewal of the Senate under the Third Republic.


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