1918 Luxembourg Constitutional Assembly election

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1918 Luxembourg Constitutional Assembly election
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  1915 28 July 1918 (first round)
4 August 1918 (second round)
1919  

53 seats in the Constitutional Assembly
27 seats needed for a majority
PartyLeaderVote %Seats+/–
Liberal League 32.3610New
Socialist Party 26.8612New
Party of the Right Émile Reuter 21.2023−2
IPP 11.225New
PNI Pierre Prüm 1.512New
Independents 6.841+1
This lists parties that won seats. See the complete results below.

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]

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Results

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PartyFirst roundSecond roundTotal
seats
Votes%SeatsVotes%Seats
Liberal League 51,47632.36428,45143.51610
Socialist Party 42,72826.86814,32721.91412
Party of the Right 33,71521.202013,64120.86323
Independent People's Party 17,85011.2235,4558.3425
Independent National Party 2,3981.5122
Independents10,8866.8403,5205.3811
Total159,053100.003765,394100.001653
Valid votes28,42098.74
Invalid/blank votes3631.26
Total votes28,783100.0017,032
Registered voters/turnout34,07884.4621,66278.63
Source: Nohlen & Stöver, Luxemburger Wort, Luxemburger Wort

By canton

CantonSeatsPartyCandidateFirst roundSecond round
VotesVotes
Capellen 3 Liberal League Jacques Schmitz1,219
Party of the Right Nicolas Wirtgen1,152
Liberal League Edouard Hemmer1,1321,193
Party of the Right Pierre Dupong 1,1251,133
Party of the Right Kirsch1,121
Liberal League Jeitz1,037
Turnout2,3052,349
Electorate2,4972,474
Clervaux 3 Independent National Party Pierre Prüm 1,249
Independent National Party Théodore Boever1,149
Party of the Right J.-P. Jérôme Thinnes821742
Party of the Right Hubert Loutsch 791495
Liberal League Théodore Arthur Bouvier746
Party of the Right Kesseler542
Turnout1,8711,251
Electorate2,0742,056
Diekirch 4 Party of the Right Antoine Hansen1,462
Party of the Right Matthias Jungers1,350
Party of the Right Jean Gérard1,304
IndependentNicolas Kellen1,1851,258
Party of the Right Jean Pierre Schmit1,1871,170
Liberal League Auguste Hein1,066
Liberal League Peter John757
Liberal League Nicolas Fressch720
Turnout2,4782,452
Electorate2,7442,728
Echternach 2 Party of the Right Matthias Huss988
Party of the Right Lamoral de Villers828
Liberal League Salentiny595
Turnout1,418
Electorate1,636
Esch-sur-Alzette 15 Socialist Party Joseph Thorn3,974
Socialist Party Pierre Krier 3,949
Socialist Party Émile Mark3,899
Independent People's Party Bernard Herschbach3,882
Independent People's Party Pierre Kappweiler3,861
Socialist Party René Blum3,817
Independent People's Party Théodore Noesen3,700
Socialist Party Adolphe Krieps3,393
Socialist Party Jean Schaack-Wirth3,291
Socialist Party Joseph Kieffer3,2373,212
Socialist Party Jacques Schaack3,2663,181
Socialist Party Edouard Leon2,9253,014
Independent People's Party Jean-Pierre Glesener3,2552,806
Socialist Party Jacques Thilmany2,8952,657
Independent People's Party Matthias Vinandy3,1522,649
Liberal League Charles-Léon Metz2,2862,531
Liberal League Aloyse Kayser2,5892,520
Liberal League Albert Clemang2,3412,298
IndependentBaron Charles Jacquinot2,2992,262
Liberal League François Theisen2,2722,181
Liberal League Charles Krombach2,2162,173
Liberal League Auguste Flesch2,153
Liberal League Jacques Laux2,027
Liberal League Charles Hoffmann2,004
IndependentAntoine Gilles1,987
IndependentJean-Pierre Bour1,967
Liberal League Edmond Müller1,963
Liberal League Jean Witry1,443
Liberal League Pierre Deloos1,349
Liberal League Victor Wilhelm1,251
Turnout6,6686,198
Electorate8,4528,589
Grevenmacher 3 Party of the Right François Altwies1,230
Party of the Right Albert Dühr1,172
Party of the Right Joseph Bech 1,095
IndependentAuguste Keiffer1,085
Turnout2,091
Electorate2,350
Luxembourg-Ville 4 Socialist Party Jean-Pierre Probst1,365
Socialist Party Luc Housse 1,341
Liberal League Robert Brasseur1,204
Liberal League Léandre Lacroix 1,156
Socialist Party Eugène Welter786
Turnout1,988
Electorate2,618
Luxembourg-Campagne 8 Liberal League Maurice Pescatore2,406
Liberal League Gaston Diderich 2,2842,460
Liberal League Joseph Palgen2,1832,431
Liberal League Jacques Gallé2,1082,414
Liberal League Paul Koch2,0792,408
Liberal League Léon Naval1,8762,161
Party of the Right Nicolas Mackel2,0422,154
Party of the Right Nicolas Jacoby2,0442,153
Party of the Right Jean-Pierre Colling1,8622,003
Party of the Right Jean Thill1,7991,936
Liberal League Jean-Pierre Schiltz1,6041,869
Party of the Right Pierre Entringer1,7171,855
Liberal League Jean Nickels1,4331,812
Socialist Party Louis Emeringer1,1631,164
Socialist Party Jean-Pierre Rasquin1,2041,099
Socialist Party Henri Schreiber1,149
Socialist Party Michel Schettlé1,114
IndependentJean Schambourg796
IndependentJoseph Kayser733
IndependentClerf508
Turnout4,7774,782
Electorate5,7245,815
Mersch 2 Party of the Right Alphonse Eichhorn971
Party of the Right Jean-Pierre Ecker889
Liberal League Leibfried718
Liberal League Pescatore657
Turnout1,669
Electorate1,789
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 Klein1,145
Party of the Right Auguste Thorn1,091
Liberal League Jules Kohn437
Party of the Right Théodore Flammang379
Turnout1,692
Electorate1,915
Vianden 1 Party of the Right Egide Petges216
Liberal League Sinner164
Turnout389
Electorate407
Wiltz 3 Party of the Right Nicolas Meyers1,172
Party of the Right Émile Reuter 1,125
Party of the Right Charles Buffet1,095
IndependentAlbert Meyer326
Turnout1,437
Electorate1,872
Source: Luxemburger Wort, Luxemburger Wort, Luxemburger Wort

References

  1. 1 2 3 Dieter Nohlen & Philip Stöver (2010) Elections in Europe: A data handbook, p1234 ISBN   978-3-8329-5609-7
  2. Nohlen & Stöver, p1253