French legislative election, 1839
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The 1839 general election organized the fifth legislature of the July Monarchy
. The election was held on 2 March and 6 July.
Only citizens paying taxes were eligible to vote. The left won the election with a majority of 240 seats over the right.
Louis-Philippe of France
did not have a majority and dissolved the legislature on 16 June 1842.
July Monarchy
The July Monarchy , officially the Kingdom of France , was a period of liberal constitutional monarchy in France under King Louis-Philippe starting with the July Revolution of 1830 and ending with the Revolution of 1848...
. The election was held on 2 March and 6 July.
Only citizens paying taxes were eligible to vote. The left won the election with a majority of 240 seats over the right.
Results
| Party | Seats | |
|---|---|---|
| Republican and 'third party' coalition | 240 | |
| Conservatives | 199 | |
| Legitimists Legitimists Legitimists are royalists in France who adhere to the rights of dynastic succession of the descendants of the elder branch of the Bourbon dynasty, which was overthrown in the 1830 July Revolution. They reject the claim of the July Monarchy of 1830–1848, whose kings were members of the junior... |
20 | |
Louis-Philippe of France
Louis-Philippe of France
Louis Philippe I was King of the French from 1830 to 1848 in what was known as the July Monarchy. His father was a duke who supported the French Revolution but was nevertheless guillotined. Louis Philippe fled France as a young man and spent 21 years in exile, including considerable time in the...
did not have a majority and dissolved the legislature on 16 June 1842.