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President

France elections · 1895-01-17 · held

Félix Faure was elected by parliament.

Indirect election — selection through an electoral body rather than a direct national popular vote. The record notes explain the selection process.

Results: final · partial coverage · Votes of parliamentarians; not a popular vote

President — recorded results
Party / candidateElector ballotsElector ballot shareSeatsElectoral votes
Félix Faure—53.75%——
Henri Brisson—45.13%——
Others—1.13%——

Decisive constitutional ballot; preliminary party meetings and unsuccessful earlier ballots are not separate elections. Published percentages may use participating members rather than valid candidate votes; no popular turnout is inferred.

Sources & further reading

Historical results and cited source bibliography