1918 Luxembourg Constitutional Assembly election

1918 Luxembourg Constitutional Assembly election

28 July 1918 (first round) 4 August 1918 (second round)

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.

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

By canton

Canton	Seats	Party		Candidate	First round	Second round
					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			1,789
Redange	3		Party of the Right	Eugène Hoffmann	Elected unopposed
			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, Luxemburger Wort, Luxemburger Wort