1827 French legislative election

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1827 French legislative election
Royal flag of France during the Bourbon Restoration.svg
  1824 17 November 1827 (first round)
24 November 1827 (second round)
1830  

All 430 seats in the Chamber of Deputies
216 seats needed for a majority
 First partySecond partyThird party
 
PartyLeft-wing oppositionMinisterialsRight-wing opposition
Seats won19919531

Prime Minister before election

Jean-Baptiste de Villèle

Elected Prime Minister

The Viscount of Martignac

Legislative elections were held in France on 17 and 24 November 1827. The Ultra-royalists loyal to Charles X of France lost the elections.[ citation needed ]

Contents

Electoral system

Only citizens paying taxes were eligible to vote.[ citation needed ]

Results

France National Assembly 1827.svg
PartySeats
Left-wing opposition199
Supporters of de Villèle ("Ministerials")195
Right-wing opposition31
Independents5
Total430
Source: Kent [1]

Aftermath

Charles X of France dissolved the elected Assembly in 1830 and called fresh elections.[ citation needed ]

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References

  1. Kent, Sherman (1975). The Election of 1827 in France. Cambridge, Massachusetts: Harvard University Press. p. 161. Retrieved 5 June 2023.