1837 French legislative election

1837 French legislative election

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All 459 seats in the National Assembly 230 seats needed for a majority
Leader Louis-Mathieu Molé André Dupin François Guizot Alliance Pro-Molé Ministry Center left Center right Seats won 163 142 64   Leader Odilon Barrot Étienne Garnier-Pagès Pierre-Antoine Berryer Alliance Third Party [1] Republicans [1] Legitimists Seats won 56 19 15
Prime Minister before election Louis-Mathieu Molé Elected Prime Minister Louis-Mathieu Molé

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]

Results

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]

Aftermath

Louis-Philippe of France dissolved the legislature in the absence of a majority on 2 February 1839.

References

1. Frémy, Dominique (2000). Quid. Paris: R. Laffont. p. 755. Retrieved 17 June 2023.
2. "Résumé des Élections de 1837". La Presse (in French). No. 136. 1837-11-14. Retrieved 18 June 2023.