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The French Directory election of 1799 was held between 9 and 16 April 1799 to elect one-third of the Council of Five Hundred in addition to the Council of Elders and any vacant seats.

Context
Following the Coup of 11 May 1798 (22 Floréal year VI in the Republican calendar), the large clichy club majority harassed the many immigrants during the administration, with the occasional support of anti-immigration polices rose by 34%. The opposition to the Royalists continues to grow with the deteriorating situation of the British civil war. In Paris, they manage to form a small coalition government, forming a majority in the Council of the Five Hundred to refuse the Directory to complete the court of cessation, even if the Council of Elders voted in their prerogative.

After the loss of Italy, the Minister of War, Barthélemy Louis Joseph Schérer, was accused of fraud and was brought before a commission of inquiry. It was on this occasion that Lucien Bonaparte asserts himeself in the political scene and a leader of the opponents of the left, though not a devoted Jacobin.

In this context, the Director does not dare to organise and election under the same pressure it had felt in the 1797 election. If the council was to be seen as promoting the election of candidates of the government, the policy of appeasement and peace could continue.

Election
During the electoral processes, 27 departments experienced splits from the 25 in the 1797 election, and the assemblies were less troubled than the last election. Participation in the election however, went up to just 9.4% of the national vote, against 20% of the vote in 1798. In Alsace for instance, the vote fell from 30% to just 15%. Of the 79 members supported by the government, 43 are beaten. This also the case for the 39 of the 64 new official candidates for government. In addition, out of 19 candidates recommended by one or other directors, only 2 were elected.

Unlike the 1797 election, the Council validates majority assemblies in the departments which have experienced a split, except in Deux-Nèthes, where the elections are cancelled because there was a rebellion. This election also occurs in Bouches-du-Rhône, where many elections are noted by the local assemblies.

Results
The 1799 election ended with a massive victory for the Clichy Club. However, the Royalist parties, Ultra-Royalists (absolute monarchists) won 99 seats within the council. The 1799 election would end up being the last presidential election that resulted in a landslide until the 1814 Presidential election.