1819 French legislative election

1819 French legislative election

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49 seats in the Chamber of Deputies
First party Second party   Party Liberal Party Ministerials Seats won 37 5   Third party Fourth party   Party Ultra-royalist Doctrinaires Seats won 3 1

Partial legislative elections were held in France on 11 September 1819, during the Second Restoration, to choose delegates to the French Chamber of Deputies. It was the third of three elections (the others coming in 1817 and 1818) under a new law that called for legislative elections to be held annually in one-fifth of the nation's departments. ^[1]

For the third straight election, the Liberals made a strong showing, winning 37 seats. ^[2] The election of Henri Grégoire caused a scandal, as he was a famous member of the convention, which forced the government of Decazes to cancel this election. Nevertheless, the liberal group represented nearly one-third of the Lower House after this partial election, whereas the Ultras were reduced to 30 MPs.

Results

Party		Seats
	Liberal Party	37
	Ministerials	5
	Ultra-royalists	5
	Doctrinaires	1
	Affiliation unclear	1
Total		49
Source: Journal des débats [3]

References

1. Thomas D. Beck, French Legislators, 1800-1834: A Study in Quantitative History (University of California Press, 1974), pp. 63-71.
2. (in French) Journal des débats politiques et littéraires , 20 September 1819, p. 2. Accessed 17 April 2014.
3. "France". Journal des débats politiques et littéraires. 20 September 1819. p. 2.