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.

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.

References


The National Constituent Assembly (French Second Republic), May 1848

The National Constituent Assembly of France

National Constituent Assembly French Revolution

First French presidential election, 1848. Maps on the Web

French Revolution National Assembly