1857 Luxembourg general election

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Partial general elections were held in Luxembourg on Thursday 17 September 1857, electing members of the Assembly of Estates. [1] [2] [3] [4] [5]

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Results

CantonSeatsAffiliationCandidateFirst roundSecond round
VotesVotes
Luxembourg6Liberal Théodore Pescatore [lower-alpha 1] 155
Liberal Norbert Metz [lower-alpha 1] 108
Liberal Victor de Tornaco [lower-alpha 1] 104
LiberalMichel Jonas [lower-alpha 1] 95
LiberalEugène Fischer [lower-alpha 2] 8396
LiberalDominique Stifft [lower-alpha 2] 7694
ClericalFerdinand Pescatore7162
ClericalJean-Pierre David Heldenstein6963
ClericalDe Wacquant69
ClericalSimonis68
ClericalGabriel de Marie64
Turnout169
Mersch2LiberalMichel Clément45
LiberalJacques44
ClericalHippert17
ClericalGengler16
Turnout
Grevenmacher3ClericalFaber30
ClericalLessel30
LiberalWitry29
ClericalAndré28
LiberalJoseph Ritter25
LiberalWelter22
Turnout
DiekirchLiberalUlrich109
LiberalMathieu108
LiberalArens99
LiberalGreisch97
ClericalThilges38
ClericalJean Juttel34
ClericalDe la Porte29
ClericalD'Olimart28
Turnout136

Footnotes

  1. 1 2 3 4 Elected in the first round with an absolute majority
  2. 1 2 Elected in a run-off vote in the second round

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References

  1. ↑ "RÉSULTAT DES ÉLECTIONS". Courrier du Grand-Duché de Luxembourg (in French). 18 September 1857. p. 1. Retrieved 13 November 2023.
  2. ↑ "Wahlresultat des Distriktes Luxemburg". Luxemburger Wort (in German). 18 September 1857. p. 1. Retrieved 13 November 2023.
  3. ↑ "Ergebniß der Wahlen". Wächter an der Sauer (in German). 19 September 1857. p. 1. Retrieved 13 November 2023.
  4. ↑ "Wahlresultat der Distriktwahlen". Luxemburger Wort (in German). 20 September 1857. p. 1. Retrieved 13 November 2023.
  5. ↑ "Elections du 17 seplembre". Le gratis luxembourgeois (in French). 19 September 1857. p. 4. Retrieved 11 January 2024.
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