1846 French legislative election

1846 French legislative election

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First party Second party   Leader François Guizot Adolphe Thiers Party Resistance Party Movement Party Seats won 290 168

Prime Minister before election Jean-de-Dieu Soult Resistance Party Elected Prime Minister Jean-de-Dieu Soult Resistance Party

Legislative elections were held in France on 1 August 1846. Only citizens paying taxes were eligible to vote.

Results

168 290
Party		Votes	%	Seats
	Resistance Party			290
	Movement Party			168
Total				458
Total votes		199,827	–
Registered voters/turnout		240,983	82.92
Source: Rois et Presidents, [1] Sternberger et al. [2]

Aftermath

The legislature ended with the French Revolution of 1848.

References

1. "Elections Législatives 1846". Rois et Presidents. Archived from the original on 27 September 2011.
2. Dolf Sternberger, Bernhard Vogel & Dieter Nohlen (1969). Die Wahl der Parlamente: Band I: Europa - Erster Halbband. p. 514.