French legislative election, 1830
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The 1830 general election organized the first legislature of the July Monarchy
but was meant to organize the sixth legislature of the Bourbon Restoration
. The election was held on 5 and 13 July, with the second round held on 19 July.
Only citizens paying taxes were eligible to vote.
Oddly, the election was organized under the Restoration (the first round being held before the July Revolution
), but the legislature was entirely under the new July Monarchy
. A quarter of the seats (119) were submitted to by-elections in autumn 1830 (see Administrative epuration).
The legislature was immediately dissolved by Charles X of France
, but continued its term under Louis-Philippe
.
July Monarchy
The July Monarchy , officially the Kingdom of France , was a period of liberal constitutional monarchy in France under King Louis-Philippe starting with the July Revolution of 1830 and ending with the Revolution of 1848...
but was meant to organize the sixth legislature of the Bourbon Restoration
Bourbon Restoration
The Bourbon Restoration is the name given to the period following the successive events of the French Revolution , the end of the First Republic , and then the forcible end of the First French Empire under Napoleon – when a coalition of European powers restored by arms the monarchy to the...
. The election was held on 5 and 13 July, with the second round held on 19 July.
Only citizens paying taxes were eligible to vote.
Oddly, the election was organized under the Restoration (the first round being held before the July Revolution
July Revolution
The French Revolution of 1830, also known as the July Revolution or in French, saw the overthrow of King Charles X of France, the French Bourbon monarch, and the ascent of his cousin Louis-Philippe, Duke of Orléans, who himself, after 18 precarious years on the throne, would in turn be overthrown...
), but the legislature was entirely under the new July Monarchy
July Monarchy
The July Monarchy , officially the Kingdom of France , was a period of liberal constitutional monarchy in France under King Louis-Philippe starting with the July Revolution of 1830 and ending with the Revolution of 1848...
. A quarter of the seats (119) were submitted to by-elections in autumn 1830 (see Administrative epuration).
Results
| Party | Seats | |
|---|---|---|
| Left | 274 | |
| Ultra-royalists | 104 | |
The legislature was immediately dissolved by Charles X of France
Charles X of France
Charles X was known for most of his life as the Comte d'Artois before he reigned as King of France and of Navarre from 16 September 1824 until 2 August 1830. A younger brother to Kings Louis XVI and Louis XVIII, he supported the latter in exile and eventually succeeded him...
, but continued its term under Louis-Philippe
Louis-Philippe of France
Louis Philippe I was King of the French from 1830 to 1848 in what was known as the July Monarchy. His father was a duke who supported the French Revolution but was nevertheless guillotined. Louis Philippe fled France as a young man and spent 21 years in exile, including considerable time in the...
.