French legislative election, 1839

French legislative election, 1839

← 1837 2 and 6 March 1839 1842 →
First party Second party Third party   Leader Adolphe Thiers Jean-de-Dieu Soult Antoine Pierre Berryer Party Movement Resistance Legitimist Seats won 240 199 20
Composition of the Chamber of Deputies

The 1839 general election organized the fifth legislature of the July Monarchy. The election was held on 2 March and 6 July.

Only citizens paying taxes were eligible to vote. The left won the election with a majority of 240 seats over the right.

Louis-Philippe of France did not have a majority and dissolved the legislature on 16 June 1842.