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Legislative elections were held in France on 4 November 1837.
Only citizens paying taxes were eligible to vote. 151,720 of the 198,836 registered voters voted. [1]
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Party | Votes | % | Seats | |
Pro-Molé Ministry | 163 | |||
Center left | 142 | |||
Center right | 64 | |||
Third Party | 56 | |||
Republicans | 19 | |||
Legitimists | 15 | |||
Total | 459 | |||
Total votes | 151,720 | – | ||
Registered voters/turnout | 198,836 | 76.30 | ||
Source: [1] [2] |
Louis-Philippe of France dissolved the legislature in the absence of a majority on 2 February 1839.
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