Luxembourg communal elections, 2017

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The 2017 Luxembourg communal elections were held on 8 October to elect the communal councils of the 102 municipalities of Luxembourg. [1]

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Electoral system

Luxembourg citizens aged over 18 and living in the country were able to vote. Citizens from any EU country could vote if they were registered on the electoral list, the requirements for which were to have lived in Luxembourg for at least 5 years and to be living in Luxembourg during the election. Citizens from any other country could vote subject to the same requirements as for EU citizens, plus the requirement of holding valid visa or residence permit. [2]

European Union Economic and political union of European states

The European Union (EU) is a political and economic union of 28 member states that are located primarily in Europe. It has an area of 4,475,757 km2 (1,728,099 sq mi) and an estimated population of about 513 million. The EU has developed an internal single market through a standardised system of laws that apply in all member states in those matters, and only those matters, where members have agreed to act as one. EU policies aim to ensure the free movement of people, goods, services and capital within the internal market, enact legislation in justice and home affairs and maintain common policies on trade, agriculture, fisheries and regional development. For travel within the Schengen Area, passport controls have been abolished. A monetary union was established in 1999 and came into full force in 2002 and is composed of 19 EU member states which use the euro currency.

The number of seats in each communal council was determined by the population of the commune. The population-seat ratio on each communal council was established on the following scale: [3]

Population Seats
<999 7
1,000–2,999 9
3,000–5,999 11
6,000–9,999 13
10,000–14,999 15
15,000–19,999 17
>20,000 19
Luxembourg City 27

Plurality-at-large voting was used in municipalities with a population of under 2,999 inhabitants. In municipalities with a population of over 3,000 inhabitants, proportional representation with open lists was used. Voters could vote for a party list or cast multiple votes for as many candidates as there are seats. Seat allocation was calculated in accordance with the Hagenbach-Bischoff quota. [2] On 1 January 2018, 6 municipalities will be merged and 3 new municipalities will be created as a result. The councillors will be elected in different constituencies, which correspond to the old boundaries. [4]

Plurality-at-large voting, also known as block vote or multiple non-transferable vote (MNTV), is a non-proportional voting system for electing several representatives from a single multimember electoral district using a series of check boxes and tallying votes similar to a plurality election. Multiple winners are elected simultaneously to serve the district. Block voting is not a system for obtaining proportional representation; instead the usual result is that where the candidates divide into definitive parties the most popular party in the district sees its full slate of candidates elected, resulting in a landslide.

Proportional representation (PR) characterizes electoral systems in which divisions in an electorate are reflected proportionately in the elected body. If n% of the electorate support a particular political party, then roughly n% of seats will be won by that party. The essence of such systems is that all votes contribute to the result - not just a plurality, or a bare majority. The most prevalent forms of proportional representation all require the use of multiple-member voting districts, as it is not possible to fill a single seat in a proportional manner. In fact, the implementations of PR that achieve the highest levels of proportionality tend to include districts with large numbers of seats.

The Hagenbach-Bischoff quota is a formula used in some voting systems based on proportional representation (PR). It is used in some elections held under the largest remainder method of party-list proportional representation as well as in a variant of the D'Hondt method known as the Hagenbach-Bischoff system. The Hagenbach-Bischoff quota is named for its inventor, Swiss professor of physics and mathematics Eduard Hagenbach-Bischoff (1833–1910)

Candidates

There were a total of 3,575 candidates. The total number of councillors elected with proportional representation was 600, corresponding to 45 municipalities plus the section of Hobscheid (future municipality of Habscht). [5]

Hobscheid is a town in western Luxembourg. It is part of the commune of Habscht, in the canton of Capellen, which is part of the district of Luxembourg.

The different political parties ran in the following number of municipalities:

Christian Social Peoples Party political party in Luxembourg

The Christian Social People's Party, abbreviated to CSV or PCS, is the largest political party in Luxembourg. The party follows a Christian-democratic ideology and, like most parties in Luxembourg, is strongly pro-European. The CSV is a member of the European People's Party (EPP) and the Centrist Democrat International (CDI).

Democratic Party (Luxembourg) political party in Luxembourg

The Democratic Party, abbreviated to DP, is the major liberal political party in Luxembourg. One of the three major parties, the DP sits on the centre to centre-right, holding moderate market liberal views combined with a strong emphasis on civil liberties, human rights, and internationalism.

Luxembourg Socialist Workers Party political party in Luxembourg

The Luxembourg Socialist Workers' Party, abbreviated to LSAP or POSL, is a social-democratic political party in Luxembourg. The LSAP is the second-largest party in the Chamber of Deputies, having won 13 of 60 seats at the 2013 general election, and has one seat in the European Parliament. The LSAP is currently part of the Bettel–Schneider government, with Etienne Schneider of the LSAP serving as Deputy Prime Minister. Since March 2014, the party's President has been Claude Haagen.

Results

Overall

Municipalities where PR is used
PartyVotesSeats
Votes % +/- Seats +/-
Christian Social People's Party (CSV) 769,109 30.4 +5.5 209 +47
Luxembourg Socialist Workers' Party (LSAP) 606,525 24.0 -4.8 155 -10
Democratic Party (DP) 458,811 18.2 -2.7 108 +2
The Greens (dei Gréng) 413,093 16.4 +0.6 77 +3
The Left (dei Lénk) 102,347 4.1 +0.4 8 +1
Alternative Democratic Reform Party (ADR) 65,687 2.6 -0.4 4 0
Pirate Party (Pirate Partei) 33,556 1.3New 3New
Communist Party of Luxembourg (KPL) 25,055 1.0 -0.3 2 -1
Others 52,360 2.1 +0.4 34 +11
Total 2,526,543 100 – 600 +56
Source: Gouvernement du Grand-Duché de Luxembourg
Municipalities where majoritarian system is used
Party Votes % Seats
Independents 100 522
Total 100 522

Detailed results

Commune CSV LSAP DP dei gréng dei Lénk ADR Piraten KPL Others Total
Bertrange 3 1 7 2 – – – – – 13
Bettembourg 5 6 1 2 – 1 – – – 15
Betzdorf 3 3 2 3 – – – – – 11
Bissen 6 – – – – – – – 5 11
Clervaux 6 – 2 2 – 0 0 – 1 11
Contern 5 2 2 2 – – – – – 11
Diekirch 4 7 1 1 – – – – – 13
Differdange 4 4 2 7 1 0 – 1 – 19
Dippach 2 5 2 – – – – – 2 11
Dudelange 5 10 – 2 1 1 – – – 19
Echternach 3 3 2 3 – – – – – 11
Esch-sur-Alzette 6 6 2 3 2 0 0 0 – 19
Ettelbruck 5 4 2 2 – – – – – 13
Frisange 3 2 1 – – – – – 5 11
Grevenmacher 5 2 3 1 – – – – – 11
Habscht-Hobscheid 8 1 2 – – – – – – 11
Hesperange 8 1 3 3 0 – – – – 15
Junglinster 5 2 4 2 – – – – – 13
Käerjeng 7 5 1 2 – 0 – – – 15
Kayl 4 5 2 2 – – – – – 13
Kehlen 5 3 1 2 – – 0 – – 11
Kopstal 4 – 3 – – – – – 4 11
Lorentzweiler 2 – 1 2 – – – – 6 11
Luxembourg City 7 3 9 5 2 1 0 0 – 27
Mamer 6 3 1 3 – – – – – 13
Mersch 4 1 5 3 – – – – – 13
Mertert 3 6 2 – – – – – – 11
Mondercange 5 5 2 1 – – – – – 13
Mondorf-les-Bains 3 1 6 1 – – – – – 11
Niederanven 6 3 2 2 – – – – – 13
Pétange 8 4 1 2 0 0 2 – 0 17
Rambrouch 6 3 2 – – – – – – 11
Remich 3 1 4 2 – – 1 – – 11
Roeser 3 6 2 2 – – – – – 13
Rumelange 4 5 1 – – – – 1 – 11
Sandweiler 4 2 2 3 – – – – – 11
Sanem 5 7 1 2 2 0 – 0 – 17
Schifflange 6 6 1 2 – – – – – 15
Schuttrange 1 1 4 1 – – – – 4 11
Steinfort 4 5 1 1 – – – – – 11
Steinsel 2 5 4 – – – – – – 11
Strassen 3 4 4 2 0 – – – – 13
Troisvierges 4 – – – – – – – 7 11
Walferdange 5 2 4 2 – – – – – 13
Wiltz 5 6 2 – – – – – – 13
Wincrange 4 4 2 – – 1 – – – 11
Total 209 155 108 77 8 4 3 2 34 600

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References

  1. ↑ Site officiel des élections // Grand-Duché de Luxembourg
  2. 1 2 Loi électorale du 18 février 2003
  3. ↑ Texte coordonné de la loi communale du 13 décembre 1988
  4. ↑ Fusion des communes — Site officiel des élections // Grand-Duché de Luxembourg
  5. ↑ Elections communales 2017 — Site officiel des élections // Grand-Duché de Luxembourg
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