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.^[1]

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1848 French Constituent Assembly election

← 1846 23 and 24 April 1848 1849 →
All 880 seats in the National Assembly 441 seats needed for a majority
First party Second party Third party   Leader Louis Eugène Cavaignac Nicolas Changarnier Alexandre Ledru-Rollin Party Moderate Republicans Party of Order Montagnard Seats won 600 200 80
Prime Minister before election Jacques-Charles Dupont Moderate Republicans Elected Prime Minister Jacques-Charles Dupont Moderate Republicans

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