Legislative elections of 1831 July Monarchy

in second half of may 1831, louis-philippe, accompanied marshal soult, started official visit normandy , picardy, received. 6 june 1 july 1831, traveled in east, there stronger republican , bonapartist activity, along 2 elder sons, prince royal , duke of nemours, comte d argout. king stopped in meaux, château-thierry, châlons-sur-marne (renamed châlons-en-champagne in 1998), valmy, verdun , metz. there, in name of municipal council, mayor made political speech in expressed wish have peerages abolished, adding france should intervene in poland assist november uprising against russia. louis-philippe flatly rejected of these aspirations, stating municipal councils , national guard had no standing in such matters. king continued visit nancy, lunéville, strasbourg, colmar, mulhouse, besançon , troyes, , visits were, on whole, occasions re-affirm authority.

louis-philippe decided in château de saint-cloud, on 31 may 1831, dissolve chamber of deputies, fixing legislative elections 5 july 1831. however, signed ordinance on 23 june in colmar in order have elections put 23 july 1831, avoid risk of republican agitation during commemorations of july revolution. general election of 1831 took place without incident, according new electoral law of 19 april 1831. however, results disappointed king , president of council, perier: more half of outgoing deputies re-elected, , political positions unknown. legitimists obtained 104 seats, orleanist liberals 282 , republicans 73.

on 23 july 1831, king set out casimir perier s program in speech throne: strict application of charter @ home , strict defense of interests of france , independence abroad.

the deputies in chamber voted president, electing baron girod de l ain, government s candidate, on second round. gained 181 votes banker laffitte s 176. dupont de l eure gained first vice presidency 182 voices out of total of 344, defeating government s candidate, andré dupin, had 153 votes. casimir perier, considered parliamentary majority not strong enough, decided resign.

louis-philippe thereafter turned towards odilon barrot, refused assume governmental responsibilities, pointing out had hundred deputies in chamber. however, during 2 , 2 august 1831 elections of questeurs , secretaries, chamber elected government candidates such andré dupin , benjamin delessert, obtained strong majority against far-left candidate, eusèbe de salverte. finally, william of netherlands s decision invade belgium – belgian revolution had taken place preceding year – on 2 august 1831, constrained casimir perier remain in power in order respond belgians request help.

during parliamentary debates concerning france s imminent intervention in belgium, several deputies, led baron bignon, unsuccessfully requested similar intervention support polish independence. however, @ domestic level, casimir perier decided down before dominant opposition, , satisfied old demand of left abolishing hereditary peerages. finally, 2 march 1832 law on louis-philippe s civil list fixed @ 12 million francs year, , 1 million prince royal, duke of orléans. 28 april 1832 law, named after justice minister félix barthe, reformed 1810 penal code , code d instruction criminelle.