1837 French legislative election

Legislative elections were held in France on 4 November 1837.

1837 French legislative election

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All 459 seats in the National Assemnbly 230 seats needed for a majority
Leader Louis-Mathieu Molé André Dupin François Guizot Alliance Pro-Molé Ministry Center left Center right Seats won 163 142 64   Leader Odilon Barrot Étienne Garnier-Pagès Pierre-Antoine Berryer Alliance Third Party[1] Republicans[1] Legitimists Seats won 56 19 15
Prime Minister before election Louis-Mathieu Molé Elected Prime Minister Louis-Mathieu Molé

Only citizens paying taxes were eligible to vote. 151,720 of the 198,836 registered voters voted.^[1]

Results

Party		Votes	%	Seats
	Pro-Molé Ministry			163
	Center left			142
	Center right			64
	Third Party			56
	Republicans			19
	Legitimists			15
Total				459
Total votes		151,720	–
Registered voters/turnout		198,836	76.30
Source: [1][2]

Aftermath

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