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1820 French legislative election

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All 434 seats of the Chamber of Deputies
218 seats were needed for a majority
Registered96,525
Turnout94,000 (97.4%)
  First party Second party Third party
 
Leader Armand-Emmanuel de Vignerot du Plessis, duc de Richelieu Jean-Baptiste de Villèle Benjamin Constant
Party Doctrinaires Ultra-royalist Liberals
Seats won 194 160 80
Seat change Increase 144 Decrease 190 Increase 80
Popular vote 42,300 34,780 16,920
Percentage 44.7% 36.9% 18.4%

Composition of the Chamber of Deputies

Prime Minister before election

The Duke of Richelieu
Doctrinaire

Elected Prime Minister

The Duke of Richelieu
Doctrinaire

The 1820 general election organized the second legislature of the Second Restoration. The election was held on 4 and 13 November.

Process

Only citizens paying taxes were eligible to vote. All electors elected three-fifths of all deputies in the first round. In the second round, the most heavily taxed voted again to elect the remaining two-fifths of deputies.

Results

Party Leader Votes % Seats
  Doctrinaires Élie Decazes 42,300 44.7% 194
  Ultra-royalists Jean-Baptiste de Villèle 34,780 36.9% 160
  Liberal Party Benjamin Constant 16,920 18.4% 80
Total 94,000 100% 434

References

  1. "Roi et President". Archived from the original on 2011-11-12. Retrieved 2008-01-06.
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