1820 French legislative election

1820 French legislative election

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4–13 November 1820
All 434 seats of the Chamber of Deputies 218 seats were needed for a majority
Registered	96,525
Turnout	94,000 (97.4%)
First party Second party Third party   160x160px 160x160px Leader Armand-Emmanuel de Vignerot du Plessis, duc de Richelieu Jean-Baptiste de Villèle Benjamin Constant Party Doctrinaires Ultras Liberals Seats won 194 160 80 Seat change 144 190 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

See also

• Elections in France
• Referendums in France
• Voting system