1918 Luxembourg Constitutional Assembly election
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53 seats in the Constitutional Assembly 27 seats needed for a majority | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
This lists parties that won seats. See the complete results below. |
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Constitutional Assembly elections were held in Luxembourg on 28 July and 4 August 1918.[1] The Party of the Right emerged as the largest party, winning 23 of the 53 seats.[2] The Assembly was tasked with revising the constitution to democratise the country's political structure.[1] The amendments were promulgated on 15 May 1919, introducing proportional representation and the option of holding referendums.[1]
Results
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Party | First round | Second round | Total seats | |||||
Votes | % | Seats | Votes | % | Seats | |||
Liberal League | 51,476 | 32.36 | 4 | 28,451 | 43.51 | 6 | 10 | |
Socialist Party | 42,728 | 26.86 | 8 | 14,327 | 21.91 | 4 | 12 | |
Party of the Right | 33,715 | 21.20 | 20 | 13,641 | 20.86 | 3 | 23 | |
Independent People's Party | 17,850 | 11.22 | 3 | 5,455 | 8.34 | 2 | 5 | |
Independent National Party | 2,398 | 1.51 | 2 | 2 | ||||
Independents | 10,886 | 6.84 | 0 | 3,520 | 5.38 | 1 | 1 | |
Total | 159,053 | 100.00 | 37 | 65,394 | 100.00 | 16 | 53 | |
Valid votes | 28,420 | 98.74 | ||||||
Invalid/blank votes | 363 | 1.26 | ||||||
Total votes | 28,783 | 100.00 | 17,032 | – | ||||
Registered voters/turnout | 34,078 | 84.46 | 21,662 | 78.63 | ||||
Source: Nohlen & Stöver, Luxemburger Wort, Luxemburger Wort |
By canton
[edit]Canton | Seats | Party | Candidate | First round | Second round | |
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Votes | Votes | |||||
Capellen | 3 | Liberal League | Jacques Schmitz | 1,219 | ||
Party of the Right | Nicolas Wirtgen | 1,152 | ||||
Liberal League | Edouard Hemmer | 1,132 | 1,193 | |||
Party of the Right | Pierre Dupong | 1,125 | 1,133 | |||
Party of the Right | Kirsch | 1,121 | ||||
Liberal League | Jeitz | 1,037 | ||||
Turnout | 2,305 | 2,349 | ||||
Electorate | 2,497 | 2,474 | ||||
Clervaux | 3 | Independent National Party | Pierre Prüm | 1,249 | ||
Independent National Party | Théodore Boever | 1,149 | ||||
Party of the Right | J.-P. Jérôme Thinnes | 821 | 742 | |||
Party of the Right | Hubert Loutsch | 791 | 495 | |||
Liberal League | Théodore Arthur Bouvier | 746 | ||||
Party of the Right | Kesseler | 542 | ||||
Turnout | 1,871 | 1,251 | ||||
Electorate | 2,074 | 2,056 | ||||
Diekirch | 4 | Party of the Right | Antoine Hansen | 1,462 | ||
Party of the Right | Matthias Jungers | 1,350 | ||||
Party of the Right | Jean Gérard | 1,304 | ||||
Independent | Nicolas Kellen | 1,185 | 1,258 | |||
Party of the Right | Jean Pierre Schmit | 1,187 | 1,170 | |||
Liberal League | Auguste Hein | 1,066 | ||||
Liberal League | Peter John | 757 | ||||
Liberal League | Nicolas Fressch | 720 | ||||
Turnout | 2,478 | 2,452 | ||||
Electorate | 2,744 | 2,728 | ||||
Echternach | 2 | Party of the Right | Matthias Huss | 988 | ||
Party of the Right | Lamoral de Villers | 828 | ||||
Liberal League | Salentiny | 595 | ||||
Turnout | 1,418 | |||||
Electorate | 1,636 | |||||
Esch-sur-Alzette | 15 | Socialist Party | Joseph Thorn | 3,974 | ||
Socialist Party | Pierre Krier | 3,949 | ||||
Socialist Party | Émile Mark | 3,899 | ||||
Independent People's Party | Bernard Herschbach | 3,882 | ||||
Independent People's Party | Pierre Kappweiler | 3,861 | ||||
Socialist Party | René Blum | 3,817 | ||||
Independent People's Party | Théodore Noesen | 3,700 | ||||
Socialist Party | Adolphe Krieps | 3,393 | ||||
Socialist Party | Jean Schaack-Wirth | 3,291 | ||||
Socialist Party | Joseph Kieffer | 3,237 | 3,212 | |||
Socialist Party | Jacques Schaack | 3,266 | 3,181 | |||
Socialist Party | Edouard Leon | 2,925 | 3,014 | |||
Independent People's Party | Jean-Pierre Glesener | 3,255 | 2,806 | |||
Socialist Party | Jacques Thilmany | 2,895 | 2,657 | |||
Independent People's Party | Matthias Vinandy | 3,152 | 2,649 | |||
Liberal League | Charles-Léon Metz | 2,286 | 2,531 | |||
Liberal League | Aloyse Kayser | 2,589 | 2,520 | |||
Liberal League | Albert Clemang | 2,341 | 2,298 | |||
Independent | Baron Charles Jacquinot | 2,299 | 2,262 | |||
Liberal League | François Theisen | 2,272 | 2,181 | |||
Liberal League | Charles Krombach | 2,216 | 2,173 | |||
Liberal League | Auguste Flesch | 2,153 | ||||
Liberal League | Jacques Laux | 2,027 | ||||
Liberal League | Charles Hoffmann | 2,004 | ||||
Independent | Antoine Gilles | 1,987 | ||||
Independent | Jean-Pierre Bour | 1,967 | ||||
Liberal League | Edmond Müller | 1,963 | ||||
Liberal League | Jean Witry | 1,443 | ||||
Liberal League | Pierre Deloos | 1,349 | ||||
Liberal League | Victor Wilhelm | 1,251 | ||||
Turnout | 6,668 | 6,198 | ||||
Electorate | 8,452 | 8,589 | ||||
Grevenmacher | 3 | Party of the Right | François Altwies | 1,230 | ||
Party of the Right | Albert Dühr | 1,172 | ||||
Party of the Right | Joseph Bech | 1,095 | ||||
Independent | Auguste Keiffer | 1,085 | ||||
Turnout | 2,091 | |||||
Electorate | 2,350 | |||||
Luxembourg-Ville | 4 | Socialist Party | Jean-Pierre Probst | 1,365 | ||
Socialist Party | Luc Housse | 1,341 | ||||
Liberal League | Robert Brasseur | 1,204 | ||||
Liberal League | Léandre Lacroix | 1,156 | ||||
Socialist Party | Eugène Welter | 786 | ||||
Turnout | 1,988 | |||||
Electorate | 2,618 | |||||
Luxembourg-Campagne | 8 | Liberal League | Maurice Pescatore | 2,406 | ||
Liberal League | Gaston Diderich | 2,284 | 2,460 | |||
Liberal League | Joseph Palgen | 2,183 | 2,431 | |||
Liberal League | Jacques Gallé | 2,108 | 2,414 | |||
Liberal League | Paul Koch | 2,079 | 2,408 | |||
Liberal League | Léon Naval | 1,876 | 2,161 | |||
Party of the Right | Nicolas Mackel | 2,042 | 2,154 | |||
Party of the Right | Nicolas Jacoby | 2,044 | 2,153 | |||
Party of the Right | Jean-Pierre Colling | 1,862 | 2,003 | |||
Party of the Right | Jean Thill | 1,799 | 1,936 | |||
Liberal League | Jean-Pierre Schiltz | 1,604 | 1,869 | |||
Party of the Right | Pierre Entringer | 1,717 | 1,855 | |||
Liberal League | Jean Nickels | 1,433 | 1,812 | |||
Socialist Party | Louis Emeringer | 1,163 | 1,164 | |||
Socialist Party | Jean-Pierre Rasquin | 1,204 | 1,099 | |||
Socialist Party | Henri Schreiber | 1,149 | ||||
Socialist Party | Michel Schettlé | 1,114 | ||||
Independent | Jean Schambourg | 796 | ||||
Independent | Joseph Kayser | 733 | ||||
Independent | Clerf | 508 | ||||
Turnout | 4,777 | 4,782 | ||||
Electorate | 5,724 | 5,815 | ||||
Mersch | 2 | Party of the Right | Alphonse Eichhorn | 971 | ||
Party of the Right | Jean-Pierre Ecker | 889 | ||||
Liberal League | Leibfried | 718 | ||||
Liberal League | Pescatore | 657 | ||||
Turnout | 1,669 | |||||
Electorate | 1,789 | |||||
Redange | 3 | Party of the Right | Eugène Hoffmann | Elected unopposed | ||
Party of the Right | Nicolas Klein | |||||
Party of the Right | Pierre Schiltz | |||||
Remich | 2 | Party of the Right | Adolphe Klein | 1,145 | ||
Party of the Right | Auguste Thorn | 1,091 | ||||
Liberal League | Jules Kohn | 437 | ||||
Party of the Right | Théodore Flammang | 379 | ||||
Turnout | 1,692 | |||||
Electorate | 1,915 | |||||
Vianden | 1 | Party of the Right | Egide Petges | 216 | ||
Liberal League | Sinner | 164 | ||||
Turnout | 389 | |||||
Electorate | 407 | |||||
Wiltz | 3 | Party of the Right | Nicolas Meyers | 1,172 | ||
Party of the Right | Émile Reuter | 1,125 | ||||
Party of the Right | Charles Buffet | 1,095 | ||||
Independent | Albert Meyer | 326 | ||||
Turnout | 1,437 | |||||
Electorate | 1,872 | |||||
Source: Luxemburger Wort, Luxemburger Wort, Luxemburger Wort |
References
[edit]- ^ a b c Dieter Nohlen & Philip Stöver (2010) Elections in Europe: A data handbook, p1234 ISBN 978-3-8329-5609-7
- ^ Nohlen & Stöver, p1253