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1918 Luxembourg Constitutional Assembly election

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53 seats in the Constitutional Assembly 27 seats needed for a majority

Party Leader Vote % Seats +/– Liberal League 32.36 10 New Socialist Party 26.86 12 New Party of the Right Émile Reuter 21.20 23 −2 IPP 11.22 5 New PNI Pierre Prüm 1.51 2 New Independents – 6.84 1 +1 This lists parties that won seats. See the complete results below.

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Constitutional Assembly elections were held in Luxembourg on 28 July and 4 August 1918. The Party of the Right emerged as the largest party, winning 23 of the 53 seats. The Assembly was tasked with revising the constitution to democratise the country's political structure. The amendments were promulgated on 15 May 1919, introducing proportional representation and the option of holding referendums.

Results

Party		First round			Second round			Total seats
		Votes	%	Seats	Votes	%	Seats
	Liberal League	51,476	32.36	4	28,451	43.51	6	10
	Socialist Party	42,728	26.86	8	14,327	21.91	4	12
	Party of the Right	33,715	21.20	20	13,641	20.86	3	23
	Independent People's Party	17,850	11.22	3	5,455	8.34	2	5
	Independent National Party	2,398	1.51	2				2
	Independents	10,886	6.84	0	3,520	5.38	1	1
Total		159,053	100.00	37	65,394	100.00	16	53
Valid votes		28,420	98.74
Invalid/blank votes		363	1.26
Total votes		28,783	100.00		17,032	–
Registered voters/turnout		34,078	84.46		21,662	78.63
Source: Nohlen & Stöver, Luxemburger Wort, Luxemburger Wort

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References

1. ^ 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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