 | ||||||||||
| ||||||||||
All 417 seats in theChamber of Deputies 209 seats needed for a majority | ||||||||||
This lists parties that won seats. See the complete results below. | ||||||||||
Legislative elections were held inFrance on 5 and 13 July 1830, with a second round on 19 July.
TheChamber of Deputies, the lower house of theFrench Parliament, was constituted by theCharter of 1814. Deputies were elected for five years, with one-fifth being re-elected each year.
The electoral system, which was used for the last time, was theLoi du double vote ("double voting") as defined in June 1820, combiningsingle-member districts for three-fifths of the deputies, elected by 94,000 registered voters, withat-large voting in each of thedepartments of France for the remaining seats. This meant that many men could vote twice.[1]
 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Party | Seats | |
| Liberal opposition | 274 | |
| Supporters of thePolignac government | 143 | |
| Total | 417 | |
| Source: Alexander[2] | ||
On 25 July, by theJuly Ordinances published the next day, King Charles attempted to dissolve the Chamber of Deputies. However, this led to theJuly Revolution, and as a result of the king's abdication on 2 August, the Chamber was able to proclaim his cousinLouis-Philippe of Orleans as king and continued its term.
The mixed "double voting" system was abolished by theCharter of 1830, adopted on 14 August 1830, which greatly broadened the electorate and established single-member districts only.[1]
119 seats were made subject to by-elections in October 1830, leading to the defeat of many Ultra-royalists.
