1824 French legislative election

25 February 1824 (first round)
6 March 1824 (second round)

All 428 seats in the Chamber of Deputies
215 seats needed for a majority

	First party	Second party

Leader		Benjamin Constant
Party	Rightists	Liberal
Seats won	411	17

Prime Minister before election

Jean-Baptiste de Villèle
Ultra-royalist

Elected Prime Minister

Jean-Baptiste de Villèle
Ultra-royalist

Legislative elections were held in France on 25 February and 6 March 1824. The election was an overwhelming victory for Villèle and rightists, as only 17 MPs of the opposition were re-elected (including Royer-Collard, Cécile Stanilas de Girardin, Benjamin Constant and Maximilien Sébastien Foy).

Electoral system

Only male citizens paying taxes were eligible to vote.

Results


Party		Seats
	Rightists	411
	Liberal Party	17
Total		428

Source: Election Politique

References

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