Nord (Chamber of Deputies of Luxembourg constituency)

Circonscription Nord is an electoral constituency for Luxembourg's national legislature, the Chamber of Deputies. It includes the cantons of Clervaux, Diekirch, Redange, Vianden, and Wiltz, making it coterminous with the former district of Diekirch. As of 2005, Nord has an estimated population of 70,826, or 16% of Luxembourg's total population.

Circonscription Nord within Luxembourg.

Nord currently elects 9 deputies. Under Luxembourg's electoral system, which is a form of the Hagenbach-Bischoff System, that means that each voter can cast votes for up to 9 different candidates. Voting in Luxembourg is compulsory. Together, these two factors mean that there are far more votes cast than there are members of the electorate.

2009 election
 Summary of the 7 June 2009 Luxembourg Chamber of Deputies election results for Circonscription Nord
Party Votes % Seats
Christian Social People's Party 114,658 39.60 4
Democratic Party 52,653 18.18 2
Luxembourg Socialist Workers' Party 50,408 17.41 1
The Greens 31,223 10.78 1
Alternative Democratic Reform Party 29,710 10.26 1
The Left 5,785 2.00 -
Communist Party 2,836 0.98 -
Citizens' List 2,286 0.79 -
Total 289,559   9
Source: Centre Informatique de l'État

2004 election

Results Summary
 Summary of the 13 June 2004 Luxembourg Chamber of Deputies election results for Circonscription Nord
Party Votes % Seats
Christian Social People's Party 100,922 36.3 4
Democratic Party 56,246 20.2 2
Luxembourg Socialist Workers' Party 43,819 15.8 1
Action Committee for Democracy and Pensions Justice 40,991 14.7 1
The Greens 30,294 10.9 1
The Left 3,725 1.3 -
Free Party of Luxembourg 1,916 0.7 -
Total 277,913   9
Source: Centre Informatique de l'État

Action Committee for Democracy and Pensions Justice

Christian Social People's Party

Democratic Party

Socialist Workers' Party

The Greens

1999 election

Results Summary
 Summary of the 13 June 1999 Luxembourg Chamber of Deputies election results for Circonscription Nord
Party Votes % Seats
Christian Social People's Party 80,682 31.3 3
Democratic Party 62,371 24.3 2
Action Committee for Democracy and Pensions Justice 43,146 16.7 2
Luxembourg Socialist Workers' Party 42,643 16.5 1
The Greens 23,640 9.2 1
The Left 3,656 1.4 -
Green and Liberal Alliance 1,986 0.8 -
Total 258,124   9
Source: Centre Informatique de l'État

Action Committee for Democracy and Pensions Justice

Christian Social People's Party

Democratic Party

Socialist Workers' Party

The Greens
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