Luxembourg (European Parliament constituency)

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Luxembourg
European Parliament constituency
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Location among the current constituencies
Member state Luxembourg
Created 1979
MEPs 6 (2004–present)
Sources

Luxembourg is a European Parliament constituency for elections in the European Union covering the member state of Luxembourg. It is currently represented by six Members of the European Parliament. Luxembourg uses the D'Hondt method.

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Returned Members of the European Parliament

Note on European parties: the Christian Social People's Party (CSV) is a member of the centre-right European People's Party, the Luxembourg Socialist Workers' Party is a member of the centre-left Party of European Socialists (sitting with S&D) and the Democratic Party (DP) is a member of the centrist European Liberal Democrat and Reform Party (sitting with ALDE).

MEPs for Luxembourg, 1979 onwards
TermMEP
party
MEP
party
MEP
party
MEP
party
MEP
party
MEP
party
1979 (first) Colette Flesch
DP
Jean Hamilius
DP
Victor Abens
LSAP
Marc Fischbach
CSV
Jean Spautz
CSV
Nicolas Estgen
CSV
Marcelle Lentz-Cornette
CSV
1984 (second) Lydie Schmit
LSAP
Ernest Mühlen
CSV
Joseph Wohlfart
LSAP
1989 (third) Ben Fayot
LSAP
Robert Krieps
LSAP
Astrid Lulling
CSV
Viviane Reding
CSV
Lydie Polfer
DP
Marcel Schlechter
LSAP
1994 (fourth) Charles Goerens
DP
Jup Weber
Greens
1999 (fifth) Colette Flesch
DP
Robert Goebbels
LSAP
Jacques Poos
LSAP
Jacques Santer
CSV
Claude Turmes
Greens
2004 (sixth) Lydie Polfer
DP
Jean Spautz
CSV
Erna Hennicot-Schoepges
CSV
2009 (seventh) Charles Goerens
DP
Frank Engel
CSV
Georges Bach
CSV
2014 (eighth) Mady Delvaux-Stehres
LSAP
Viviane Reding
CSV
2019 (ninth) Nicolas Schmit
LSAP
Christophe Hansen
CSV
Isabel Wiseler-Santos Lima
CSV
Monica Semedo
DP
Tilly Metz
Greens
Martine Kemp
CSV

Elections

1979

The 1979 European election was the first election to the European Parliament and the first for Luxembourg.

1984

The 1984 European election was the second election to the European Parliament and the second for Luxembourg.

1989

The 1989 European election was the third election to the European Parliament and the third for Luxembourg.

1994

The 1994 European election was the fourth election to the European Parliament and the fourth for Luxembourg.

1999

The 1999 European election was the fifth election to the European Parliament and the fifth for Luxembourg. The elections were held on 13 June 1999. Astrid Lulling and Jacques Santer (former Commission President) were elected for the Christian Social People's Party (European People's Party), Colette Flesch for the Democratic Party (European Liberal Democrat and Reform Party) and Robert Goebbels and Jacques Poos for the Luxembourg Socialist Workers' Party (Party of European Socialists).

2004

The 2004 European election was the sixth election to the European Parliament and the sixth for Luxembourg. The elections were held on 13 June 2004. The ruling Christian Social People's Party polled strongly, while the opposition Luxembourg Socialist Workers' Party lost ground.

2009

The 2009 European election was the seventh election to the European Parliament and the seventh for Luxembourg. The elections were held on 7 June 2009.

2014

The 2014 European election was the eighth election to the European Parliament and the eighth for Luxembourg. The elections were held on 25 May 2014.

2019

The 2019 European election was the ninth election to the European Parliament and the ninth for Luxembourg.

2024

The 2024 European election will be the tenth election to the European Parliament and the tenth for Luxembourg.


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