1869 Luxembourg general election

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Partial general elections were held in Luxembourg on 8 June 1869, electing 20 members of the Chamber of Deputies. The elections took place in Capellen, Clervaux, Diekirch, Grevenmacher, Luxembourg City, Redange, and Vianden. [1] [2] [3] [4]

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Results

Candidates who were successful are in bold.

Under the election system at the time, any second-round run-off votes took place on the same day as the first round.

The election brought some changes to the Chamber's composition, with the election of 9 new Deputies: Simons, Funck, Hamelius, Pauly, Salentiny, Salentiny, Tschiderer, Hess, and Berger. [4]

CantonSeatsCandidateFirst roundSecond round
VotesVotes
CapellenRisch319
Norbert Metz308
Camile Funck305
Kirpach240
Turnoutn/a
ClervauxConzemius [a] 313
Toutsch [a] 221
Hamelius [a] 191
Fallis102
Arens73
Turnout323
Diekirch Félix de Blochausen 431
Victor Tschiderer357
Ernest François333
J. P. Salentiny281
Schmit268
Turnout520
GrevenmacherN. Salentiny [a] 243
Hess [a] 233
De Muyser170186
Klein [b] 164188
Clasen126
André87
Turnoutn/a
Luxembourg-VilleAntoine Pescatore [a] 307
Charles Théodore André [a] 254
Charles J. Simons [a] 245
Charles Simonis197
E. Aschman191
A. Fischer27
E. Fischer12
Ch. Kuntgen3
N. Metz1
Ch. Kiefer1
Godart1
Turnout436
RedangeBerger [a] 369
Leopold Bian [a] 286
Jacques [b] 245303
Hippert229134
Gläsener155
Turnoutn/a
ViandenAdolphe Pauly65
Sinner25
Turnoutn/a

Notes

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Elected at the first round
  2. 1 2 Elected after a run-off round

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References

  1. ↑ "Deputirten-Wahlen vom 8. Juni". Volksfreund (in German). 10 June 1869. p. 1. Retrieved 8 January 2024.
  2. ↑ "Le résultat des élections". L'Avenir du Grand-Duché de Luxembourg (in French). 9 June 1869. p. 1. Retrieved 8 January 2024.
  3. ↑ "Uebersicht der politischen Tagesereignisse". Luxemburger Wort (in German). 10 June 1869. p. 1. Retrieved 8 January 2024.
  4. 1 2 "Uebersicht der politischen Tagesereignisse". Luxemburger Wort (in German). 11 June 1869. p. 1. Retrieved 9 January 2024.
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