1884 Luxembourg general election

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Partial general elections were held in Luxembourg on Tuesday 10 June 1884, electing members of the Chamber of Deputies. The elections took place in Echternach, Esch-sur-Alzette, Luxembourg-Campagne, Mersch, Remich, and Wiltz. [1] [2] [3]

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Results

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

Candidates who were successful are in bold.

The results did not alter the balance of power in the Chamber: liberals continued to hold the majority. [4] The newspaper L'indépendance luxembourgeoise classified the Deputies elected on 10 June as: [4]

CantonSeatsCandidateFirst roundSecond round
VotesVotes
EchternachJean-Mathias Föhr [lower-alpha 1] 204
Robert Tudor [lower-alpha 1] 200
Jean-Joseph Brincour [lower-alpha 1] 183
Theisen160
Turnout318
Esch-sur-Alzette Léon Metz [lower-alpha 1] 620
Dominique Brasseur [lower-alpha 1] 521
Jean-Nicolas Klensch [lower-alpha 1] 491
Pierre Kirsch [lower-alpha 1] 464
Théodore-Willibrord de Wacquant [lower-alpha 1] 457
Auguste Collart436
Charles de Tornaco423
Turnout874
Luxembourg-CampagneCharles Collart [lower-alpha 1] 454
Adolphe Fischer [lower-alpha 1] 447
Auguste Laval [lower-alpha 1] 380
Charles Crocius [lower-alpha 1] 346
Adolphe Schmit [lower-alpha 1] 335
Weiker324
De Colnet263
Turnout622
MerschAmaury d'Ansembourg [lower-alpha 1] 198
Jean Knaff [lower-alpha 1] 198
Joseph Servais [lower-alpha 1] 186
Cornette135
Schröder104
Lehnertz91
Turnout313
RemichJean-Pierre Knepper [lower-alpha 1] 246
Jacques-Gustave Lessel [lower-alpha 1] 245
Macher203171
Théodore Linden [lower-alpha 2] 201236
Lacroix103
Turnout420
WiltzMichel Weinandy [lower-alpha 1] 290
Charles Buffet [lower-alpha 1] 282
Edouard Wolter [lower-alpha 2] 243271
Mertens196216
Gruber154
Schmelzer139
Reiter65
Turnout499

Notes

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 Elected in the first round with an absolute majority
  2. 1 2 Elected in a run-off vote

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References

  1. ↑ "Wahlresultate". Obermosel-Zeitung (in German). 11 June 1884. p. 2. Retrieved 3 January 2024.
  2. ↑ "Résultat des élections dn 10 Juin". L'indépendance luxembourgeoise (in French). 11 June 1884. p. 3.
  3. ↑ "Resultat der Wahlen vom 10. Juni". Luxemburger Wort (in German). 11 June 1884. p. 1. Retrieved 9 January 2024.
  4. 1 2 "Intérieur". L'indépendance luxembourgeoise (in French). 12 June 1884. p. 2. Retrieved 9 January 2024.
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