French legislative election, 1871 (Algeria)

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Elections to the National Assembly of France were held in Algeria in February 1871. Two members were elected from each of the three départements, Algiers, Constantine and Oran. However, two winning candidates (who both stood in Algiers and one also in Oran) also won seats in mainland France,[1][2] and by-elections were held in Algiers on 11 July and Oran on 12 July.[3][4]

Results

Département Candidate Votes % Notes
AlgiersLéon Gambetta[a]12,300 Elected
Joseph Garibaldi[a]10,680 Elected
Auguste Warnier5,058 –
ConstantineMarcel Lucet4,303 Elected
Claude Colas3,845 Elected
OranJoseph Andrieu[b]7,028 Elected
Léon Gambetta[b]5,993 Elected
Rémy Jacques2,175 –
Source: National Assembly of France

[a] Gambetta and Garibaldi were both also won seats in mainland France. By-elections were held in Algiers on 11 July in which Auguste Warnier (6,038 votes) and Benoît Vuillermoz (6,371 votes) were elected.[5][6] Vuillermoz later resigned and was replaced by Adolphe Crémieux, who defeated Bertholon by 5,552 votes to 4,446.[7]

[b] Andrieu resigned shortly after winning his seat.[8] With Gambetta also having resigned his Oran seat due to winning elsewhere, a by-election for both seats was held on 12 July in which Alexis Lambert and Rémy Jacques were elected. However, their election was annulled by the National Assembly (the totals won by the two candidates - 5,059 and 2,288 - exceeded the total number of votes - 7,193) but were both re-elected in January 1872.[3][9]

References

  1. ↑ Joseph Garibaldi National Assembly of France
  2. ↑ Léon Michel Gambetta National Assembly of France
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 Auguste Hubert Warnier National Assembly of France
  4. ↑ Alexis Lambert National Assembly of France
  5. ↑ Alexis Lambert National Assembly of France
  6. ↑ Benoît François Désiré Romuald Vuillermoz National Assembly of France
  7. ↑ Isaac Adolphe Crémieux National Assembly of France
  8. ↑ Joseph Andrieu National Assembly of France
  9. ↑ Rémy Jacques National Assembly of France