1922 Luxembourg general election explained

Country:Luxembourg
Previous Election:1919
Next Election:1925
Election Date:28 May 1922
Election Name:1922 Luxembourg general election
Seats For Election:25 out of 48 seats in the Chamber of Deputies
Majority Seats:25
Ongoing:no
Party1:Party of the Right
Leader1:Émile Reuter
Percentage1:50.12
Seats1:26
Last Election1:27
Party2:Liberal–Democratic List
Percentage2:23.81
Seats2:9
Last Election2:7
Party3:Socialist Party
Percentage3:10.82
Seats3:6
Last Election3:8
Party4:PNI
Leader4:Pierre Prüm
Percentage4:14.24
Seats4:4
Last Election4:3
Party5:IPP
Leader5:
Seats5:2
Last Election5:2
Party6:Independent Left
Leader6:Othon Decker
Percentage6:
Seats6:1
Last Election6:1
Prime Minister
Before Election:Émile Reuter
Before Party:Party of the Right
After Election:Émile Reuter
After Party:Party of the Right

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]

Results

By constituency

ConstituencySeatsTurnoutPartyVotesSeats
won
Centre1329,960bgcolor=Party of the Right166,0846
Liberal–Democratic List162,7906
bgcolor=Socialist Party49,0841
Communist Party6,9760
Nord12Party of the Right176,6707
Independent National Party97,2714
Socialist Party24,8791
Source: Escher Tageblatt, 31 May 1922

Notes and References

  1. [Dieter Nohlen]
  2. Nohlen & Stöver, p1260