1918 Luxembourg Constitutional Assembly election

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Indirect 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]

Results

Party First round Second round Total
seats
Votes %[a] Seats Votes %[a] Seats
Party of the Right 33,715 40.4 20 13,641 26.3 3 23
Liberal League 51,476 30.5 4 28,451 39.0 6 10
Socialist Party 42,728 15.2 8 14,327 19.1 4 12
Independent People's Party 17,850 4.8 3 5,455 7.4 2 5
Independent National Party 2,398 3.2 2 – – – 2
Independents 10,886 5.8 0 3,250 8.2 1 1
Total 159,093 100 37 65,394 100 16 53
Valid votes 28,420 98.7
Invalid/blank votes 363 1.3
Total 28,783 100 17,032 100
Registered voters/turnout 21,662 78.6
Source: Nohlen & Stöver, Luxemburger Wort, Luxemburger Wort

a The percentage of votes is not related to the number of votes in the table, as voters could cast more votes in some constituencies than others, and is instead calculated based on the proportion of votes received in each constituency.

References

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