1839 French legislative election
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The 1839 general election organized the fifth legislature of the July Monarchy. The election was held on 2 March and 6 July.
Only citizens paying taxes were eligible to vote. The left won the election with a majority of 240 seats over the right.
Results[]
Party | Leader | Votes | % | Seats | |
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Opposition | André Dupin () François Arago (Republican) |
105,265 | 52.3% | 240 | |
Ministerials | Adolphe Thiers (Centre-left) François Guizot (Centre-right) |
87,352 | 43.4% | 199 | |
Legitimists | Pierre-Antoine Berryer | 8,655 | 4.3% | 20 | |
Total | 201,271[1] | 100% | 459 |
Louis-Philippe of France did not have a majority and dissolved the legislature on 16 June 1842.
Sources[]
- ^ "Roi et President". Archived from the original on 19 October 2007. Retrieved 6 January 2008.
Categories:
- Legislative elections in France
- 1839 elections in France
- March 1839 events