Elections 1840
The list of elections in 1840 includes parliamentary elections, presidential elections, referendums and other national and sub-national votes that were held worldwide in 1840.
The suffrage at that time typically did not correspond to the suffrage principles of direct, secret and equal voting. Typically at the time, only small parts of the population were entitled to vote, and women were not entitled to vote .
Events
| country | date | Link to election 1840 | Link to the last election | comment |
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.svg){kind=small} Saxony-Altenburg
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Choice of the landscape of the Duchy of Saxony-Altenburg | 1836 | Election of a third of the MPs | |
.svg){kind=small} United States
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from July 6th | Election to the United States House of Representatives | 1838 | |
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United States
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Oct 30 - Dec 2 | Presidential election in the United States | 1836 | |
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United States
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2-4 Nov | New York gubernatorial election | 1838 |
Individual evidence
- ^ State and address manual of the Duchy of Saxony-Altenburg . Altenburg 1843, p. 81 ff . ( Text archive - Internet Archive ).