1820 French legislative election
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Partial legislative elections were held in France on 4 and 13 November 1820.
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4 November 1820 (first round)
13 November 1820 (second round) | ||||||||||||||||
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Process
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 around 94,000 people were eligible to vote.[1]
Results
| Party | Seats | |
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| Rightists | 187 | |
| Liberal Party | 33 | |
| Total | 220 | |
| Source: Election Politique[2] | ||