Luxembourg voted in partial elections, with cantons' votes staggered, and Luxembourg-Campagne was grouped with Echternach, Esch-sur-Alzette, Mersch, Remich, and Wiltz.[3] The inhabitants of Luxembourg-Campagne elected a number of deputies proportionate to its population. In 1860, this amount was set to three deputies.[3] In 1868, this was increased to five deputies, and this was accomplished with a by-election on 17 December 1868.[4] Another one deputy was added in 1906, to reflect population growth in the outskirts of Luxembourg City.[5]
Footnotes
↑ (in French and German)"Mémorial A, 1913, No. 47"(PDF). Service central de législation. Retrieved 31 August 2009.
↑ (in French and German)"Mémorial A, 1918, No. 18"(PDF). Service central de législation. Retrieved 31 August 2009.
Luxembourg is a parliamentary representative democratic monarchy, whereby the prime minister is the head of government, and the multi-party system. Executive power is under the constitution of 1868, as amended, exercised by the government, by the grand duke and the Council of Government (cabinet), which consists of a prime minister and several other ministers. Usually, the prime minister is the leader of the political party or coalition of parties having the most seats in parliament. Legislative power is vested in both the government and parliament. The judiciary is independent of the executive and the legislature.
Elections in Luxembourg are held to determine the political composition of the representative institutions of the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg. Luxembourg is a liberal representative democracy, with universal suffrage guaranteed under its constitution. Elections are held regularly, and are considered to be fair and free.
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Luxembourg is a canton in the south of the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg. Its name, like the name of the Grand Duchy itself, derives from the name of its principal city, Luxembourg. It is not to be confused with the former district of Luxembourg, one of three administrative units in Luxembourg abolished in October 2015.
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North is one of the four multi-member constituencies of the Chamber of Deputies, the national legislature of Luxembourg. The constituency was established in 1919 following the introduction of proportional representation for elections to the Chamber of Deputies. It consists of the cantons of Clervaux, Diekirch, Redange, Vianden and Wiltz. The constituency currently elects nine of the 60 members of the Chamber of Deputies using the open party-list proportional representation electoral system. At the 2023 general election it had 52,922 registered electors.
Centre is one of the four multi-member constituencies of the Chamber of Deputies, the national legislature of Luxembourg. The constituency was established in 1919 following the introduction of proportional representation for elections to the Chamber of Deputies. It consists of the cantons of Luxembourg and Mersch. The constituency currently elects 21 of the 60 members of the Chamber of Deputies using the open party-list proportional representation electoral system. At the 2023 general election it had 81,687 registered electors.
Constituencies are used to elect representatives ('deputies') to Luxembourg's unicameral national legislature, the Chamber of Deputies.
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