1846 French legislative election

1846 French legislative election

1 August 1846
  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

PartyVotes%Seats
Resistance Party290
Movement Party168
Total458
Total votes246,000
Source: Rois et Presidents[1]

Aftermath

The legislature ended with the French Revolution of 1848.

References

  1. ^ "Elections Législatives 1846". Rois et Presidents. Archived from the original on 27 September 2011.