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1846 French legislative election

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1846 French legislative election

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1 August 1846
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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

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168
290
PartyVotes%Seats
Resistance Party290
Movement Party168
Total458
Total votes199,827
Registered voters/turnout240,98382.92
Source: Rois et Presidents,[1] Sternberger et al.[2]

Aftermath

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The legislature ended with the French Revolution of 1848.

References

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  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.