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Legislative elections were held inFrance on 25 September and 4 October 1816 to elect the firstlegislature of theSecond Restoration. Voters elected three-fifths of all deputies in the first round. In the second round, the most heavily taxed voted again to elect the remaining two-fifths of deputies. Only citizens payingtaxes were eligible to vote.
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| Party | Seats | |
| Moderate Royalists | 136 | |
| Ultra-royalists | 92 | |
| Republicans andBonapartists | 20 | |
| Liberals | 10 | |
| Total | 258 | |
| Source: Election Politique[1] | ||
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