French legislative election, 1820
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The 1820 general election organized the second legislature of the Second Restoration. The election was held on 4 and 13 November.
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 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 | Seats | |
|---|---|---|
| Royalists Legitimists Legitimists are royalists in France who adhere to the rights of dynastic succession of the descendants of the elder branch of the Bourbon dynasty, which was overthrown in the 1830 July Revolution. They reject the claim of the July Monarchy of 1830–1848, whose kings were members of the junior... |
187 | |
| Liberal left | 33 | |