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1820 French legislative election

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1820 French legislative election

← 1819 4 November 1820 (first round)
13 November 1820 (second round)
1824 →
  First party Second party
 
Leader Benjamin Constant
Party Rightists Liberal
Seats won 187 33

Prime Minister before election

Armand-Emmanuel de Vignerot du Plessis
Doctrinaire

Elected Prime Minister

Armand-Emmanuel de Vignerot du Plessis
Doctrinaire

Partial legislative elections were held in France on 4 and 13 November 1820.

Process

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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. Only around 94,000 people were eligible to vote.[1]

Results

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PartySeats
Rightists187
Liberal Party33
Total220
Source: Election Politique

References

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