1918 Luxembourg Constitutional Assembly election
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]
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53 seats in the Constitutional Assembly 27 seats needed for a majority | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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This lists parties that won seats. See the complete results below. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| This article is part of a series on the politics and government of Luxembourg |
Results
Summary
| Party | First round | Second round | Total seats | |||||
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| 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.
By canton
| Canton | Seats | Party | Candidate | 1st round | 2nd round | |
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| Votes | Votes | |||||
| Capellen | 3 | Liberal League | Jacques Schmitz | 1,219 | ||
| Party of the Right | Nicolas Wirtgen | 1,152 | ||||
| Liberal League | Edouard Hemmer | 1,132 | 1,193 | |||
| Party of the Right | Pierre Dupong | 1,125 | 1,133 | |||
| Party of the Right | Kirsch | 1,121 | ||||
| Liberal League | Jeitz | 1,037 | ||||
| Turnout | 2,305 | 2,349 | ||||
| Electorate | 2,497 | 2,474 | ||||
| Clervaux | 3 | Independent National Party | Pierre Prüm | 1,249 | ||
| Independent National Party | Théodore Boever | 1,149 | ||||
| Party of the Right | J.-P. Jérôme Thinnes | 821 | 742 | |||
| Party of the Right | Hubert Loutsch | 791 | 495 | |||
| Liberal League | Théodore Arthur Bouvier | 746 | ||||
| Party of the Right | Kesseler | 542 | ||||
| Turnout | 1,871 | 1,251 | ||||
| Electorate | 2,074 | 2,056 | ||||
| Diekirch | 4 | Party of the Right | Antoine Hansen | 1,462 | ||
| Party of the Right | Matthias Jungers | 1,350 | ||||
| Party of the Right | Jean Gérard | 1,304 | ||||
| Independent | Nicolas Kellen | 1,185 | 1,258 | |||
| Party of the Right | Jean Pierre Schmit | 1,187 | 1,170 | |||
| Liberal League | Auguste Hein | 1,066 | ||||
| Liberal League | Peter John | 757 | ||||
| Liberal League | Nicolas Fressch | 720 | ||||
| Turnout | 2,478 | 2,452 | ||||
| Electorate | 2,744 | 2,728 | ||||
| Echternach | 2 | Party of the Right | Matthias Huss | 988 | ||
| Party of the Right | Lamoral de Villers | 828 | ||||
| Liberal League | Salentiny | 595 | ||||
| Turnout | 1,418 | |||||
| Electorate | 1,636 | |||||
| Esch-sur-Alzette | 15 | Socialist Party | Joseph Thorn | 3,974 | ||
| Socialist Party | Pierre Krier | 3,949 | ||||
| Socialist Party | Émile Mark | 3,899 | ||||
| Independent People's Party | Bernard Herschbach | 3,882 | ||||
| Independent People's Party | Pierre Kappweiler | 3,861 | ||||
| Socialist Party | René Blum | 3,817 | ||||
| Independent People's Party | Théodore Noesen | 3,700 | ||||
| Socialist Party | Adolphe Krieps | 3,393 | ||||
| Socialist Party | Jean Schaack-Wirth | 3,291 | ||||
| Socialist Party | Joseph Kieffer | 3,237 | 3,212 | |||
| Socialist Party | Jacques Schaack | 3,266 | 3,181 | |||
| Socialist Party | Edouard Leon | 2,925 | 3,014 | |||
| Independent People's Party | Jean-Pierre Glesener | 3,255 | 2,806 | |||
| Socialist Party | Jacques Thilmany | 2,895 | 2,657 | |||
| Independent People's Party | Matthias Vinandy | 3,152 | 2,649 | |||
| Liberal League | Charles-Léon Metz | 2,286 | 2,531 | |||
| Liberal League | Aloyse Kayser | 2,589 | 2,520 | |||
| Liberal League | Albert Clemang | 2,341 | 2,298 | |||
| Independent | Baron Charles Jacquinot | 2,299 | 2,262 | |||
| Liberal League | François Theisen | 2,272 | 2,181 | |||
| Liberal League | Charles Krombach | 2,216 | 2,173 | |||
| Liberal League | Auguste Flesch | 2,153 | ||||
| Liberal League | Jacques Laux | 2,027 | ||||
| Liberal League | Charles Hoffmann | 2,004 | ||||
| Independent | Antoine Gilles | 1,987 | ||||
| Independent | Jean-Pierre Bour | 1,967 | ||||
| Liberal League | Edmond Müller | 1,963 | ||||
| Liberal League | Jean Witry | 1,443 | ||||
| Liberal League | Pierre Deloos | 1,349 | ||||
| Liberal League | Victor Wilhelm | 1,251 | ||||
| Turnout | 6,668 | 6,198 | ||||
| Electorate | 8,452 | 8,589 | ||||
| Grevenmacher | 3 | Party of the Right | François Altwies | 1,230 | ||
| Party of the Right | Albert Dühr | 1,172 | ||||
| Party of the Right | Joseph Bech | 1,095 | ||||
| Independent | Auguste Keiffer | 1,085 | ||||
| Turnout | 2,091 | |||||
| Electorate | 2,350 | |||||
| Luxembourg-Ville | 4 | Socialist Party | Jean-Pierre Probst | 1,365 | ||
| Socialist Party | Luc Housse | 1,341 | ||||
| Liberal League | Robert Brasseur | 1,204 | ||||
| Liberal League | Léandre Lacroix | 1,156 | ||||
| Socialist Party | Eugène Welter | 786 | ||||
| Turnout | 1,988 | |||||
| Electorate | 2,618 | |||||
| Luxembourg-Campagne | 8 | Liberal League | Maurice Pescatore | 2,406 | ||
| Liberal League | Gaston Diderich | 2,284 | 2,460 | |||
| Liberal League | Joseph Palgen | 2,183 | 2,431 | |||
| Liberal League | Jacques Gallé | 2,108 | 2,414 | |||
| Liberal League | Paul Koch | 2,079 | 2,408 | |||
| Liberal League | Léon Naval | 1,876 | 2,161 | |||
| Party of the Right | Nicolas Mackel | 2,042 | 2,154 | |||
| Party of the Right | Nicolas Jacoby | 2,044 | 2,153 | |||
| Party of the Right | Jean-Pierre Colling | 1,862 | 2,003 | |||
| Party of the Right | Jean Thill | 1,799 | 1,936 | |||
| Liberal League | Jean-Pierre Schiltz | 1,604 | 1,869 | |||
| Party of the Right | Pierre Entringer | 1,717 | 1,855 | |||
| Liberal League | Jean Nickels | 1,433 | 1,812 | |||
| Socialist Party | Louis Emeringer | 1,163 | 1,164 | |||
| Socialist Party | Jean-Pierre Rasquin | 1,204 | 1,099 | |||
| Socialist Party | Henri Schreiber | 1,149 | ||||
| Socialist Party | Michel Schettlé | 1,114 | ||||
| Independent | Jean Schambourg | 796 | ||||
| Independent | Joseph Kayser | 733 | ||||
| Independent | Clerf | 508 | ||||
| Turnout | 4,777 | 4,782 | ||||
| Electorate | 5,724 | 5,815 | ||||
| Mersch | 2 | Party of the Right | Alphonse Eichhorn | 971 | ||
| Party of the Right | Jean-Pierre Ecker | 889 | ||||
| Liberal League | Leibfried | 718 | ||||
| Liberal League | Pescatore | 657 | ||||
| Turnout | 1,669 | |||||
| Electorate | ||||||
| Redange | 3 | Party of the Right | Eugène Hoffmann | |||
| Party of the Right | Nicolas Klein | |||||
| Party of the Right | Pierre Schiltz | |||||
| Remich | 2 | Party of the Right | Adolphe Klein | 1,145 | ||
| Party of the Right | Auguste Thorn | 1,091 | ||||
| Liberal League | Jules Kohn | 437 | ||||
| Party of the Right | Théodore Flammang | 379 | ||||
| Turnout | 1,692 | |||||
| Electorate | 1,915 | |||||
| Vianden | 1 | Party of the Right | Egide Petges | 216 | ||
| Liberal League | Sinner | 164 | ||||
| Turnout | 389 | |||||
| Electorate | 407 | |||||
| Wiltz | 3 | Party of the Right | Nicolas Meyers | 1,172 | ||
| Party of the Right | Émile Reuter | 1,125 | ||||
| Party of the Right | Charles Buffet | 1,095 | ||||
| Independent | Albert Meyer | 326 | ||||
| Turnout | 1,437 | |||||
| Electorate | 1,872 | |||||
| Source: Luxemburger Wort, 29 July 1918; Luxemburger Wort, 30 July 1918; Luxemburger Wort, 5 August 1918 | ||||||
References
- Dieter Nohlen & Philip Stöver (2010) Elections in Europe: A data handbook, p1234 ISBN 978-3-8329-5609-7
- Nohlen & Stöver, p1253
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