1797 French legislative election

1797 French legislative election

← 1795 21 March – 2 April 1797 1798 →
One-third of the seats in the Council of Five Hundred and the Council of Elders
First party Second party   Party Constitutional monarchists Republicans Seats won 182 34
President of the Council of Five Hundred before election Pierre-Antoine Lalloy Elected President of the Council of Five Hundred Jean-Charles Pichegru

Legislative elections were held in France between 21 March and 2 April 1797 to elect one-third of the members of the Council of Five Hundred and the Council of Ancients, the lower and upper houses of the legislature, which were under the Directory