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1839 French legislative election

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1839 French legislative election

← 1837 2 and 6 March 1839 1842 →
  First party Second party Third party
 
Leader François Arago François Guizot Pierre-Antoine Berryer
Party Opposition Ministerial Legitimists
Seats won 240 199 20

Prime Minister before election

Louis-Mathieu Molé
Ministerial

Elected Prime Minister

Jean-de-Dieu Soult

Legislative elections were held in France on 2 and 6 March 1839. Only citizens paying taxes were eligible to vote.

Results

PartyVotes%Seats
Opposition240
Ministerials199
Legitimists20
Total459
Total votes164,862
Registered voters/turnout201,27181.91
Source: Frémy[1] and Caramani[2]

Aftermath

Louis-Philippe of France did not have a majority and dissolved the legislature on 16 June 1842.

References

  1. ^ Frémy, Dominique (2000). Quid. Paris: R. Laffont. p. 755. Retrieved 17 June 2023.
  2. ^ Caramani, Daniel (2000). Flora, Peter; Rothenbacher, Franz; Kraus, Franz (eds.). Elections in Western Europe since 1815: Electoral Results by Constituencies. New York: Palgrave Macmillan. p. 302.