1922 Luxembourg general election

Partial general elections were held in Luxembourg on 28 May 1922, electing 25 of the 48 seats in the Chamber of Deputies in the centre and north of the country.[1][2] The Party of the Right won 13 of the 25 seats, but saw its total number of seats fall from 27 to 26.[2]

1922 Luxembourg general election

28 May 1922

25 out of 48 seats in the Chamber of Deputies
25 seats needed for a majority
Party Leader % Seats ±
Party of the Right Émile Reuter 50.4 26 -1
Liberal–Democratic List 23.0 9 +2
Socialist Party 10.7 6 -2
PNI Pierre Prüm 14.9 4 +1
IPP 2 0
Independent Left Othon Decker 1 0
This lists parties that won seats. See the complete results below.
Prime Minister before Prime Minister after
Émile Reuter
Party of the Right
Émile Reuter
Party of the Right

Results

Summary

Party Votes %[a] Seats
Elected New total +/–
Party of the Right342,734 50.41326–1
Liberal–Democratic List162,79023.069+2
Independent National Party97,37114.944+1
Socialist Party73,96310.726–2
Communist Party of Luxembourg6,9761.000New
Independent People's Party20
Independent Left10
Total 683,834 100 25 48 0
Valid votes
Invalid/blank votes
Total
Registered voters/turnout
Source: Nohlen & Stöver

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.[3]

Popular Vote
Party of the Right
50.4%
Liberal-Democratic List
23.0%
Independent National Party
14.9%
Socialist Party
10.7%
Communist Party of Luxembourg
1.0%

By constituency

Constituency Seats Turnout Party Votes Seats
won
Centre 13 29,960 Party of the Right 166,084 6
Liberal–Democratic List 162,790 6
Socialist Party 49,084 1
Communist Party 6,976 0
Nord 12 Party of the Right 176,670 7
Independent National Party 97,271 4
Socialist Party 24,879 1
Source: Escher Tageblatt, 31 May 1922

References

  1. Dieter Nohlen & Philip Stöver (2010) Elections in Europe: A data handbook, p1244 ISBN 978-3-8329-5609-7
  2. Nohlen & Stöver, p1260
  3. Nohlen & Stöver, p1254
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