1837 French legislative election

1837 French legislative election

4 November 1837

First party Second party   Leader Louis-Mathieu Molé Adolphe Thiers Party Ministerial Centre-left Leader's seat Saône-et-Loire Bouches-du-Rhône Seats won 168 142 Popular vote 54,922 46,426 Percentage 36.2% 30.6%

Composition of the Chamber of Deputies

Prime Minister before election Louis-Mathieu Molé Ministerial Elected Prime Minister Louis-Mathieu Molé Ministerial

The 1837 general election organized the fourth legislature of the July Monarchy. The election was held on 4 November.

Only citizens paying taxes were eligible to vote.

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

Results

Party		Leader	Votes	%	Seats
bgcolor="Template:Orleanist/meta/color"|	Ministerial centre	Louis-Mathieu Molé	54,922	36.2%	168
	Centre-left	Adolphe Thiers	46,426	30.6%	142
bgcolor="Template:Resistance Party (France)/meta/color"|	Centre-right	François Guizot	20,937	13.8%	64
	Third Party	André Dupin	18,358	12.1%	56
	Republicans	Alexandre Ledru-Rollin	6,220	4.1%	19
bgcolor="Template:Legitimist/meta/color"|	Legitimists	Pierre-Antoine Berryer	4,855	3.2%	15
Total			151,720	100%	464