1918 Luxembourg Constitutional Assembly election

Indirect Constitutional Assembly elections were held in Luxembourg on 28 July and 4 August 1918.[1] The Party of the Right emerged as the largest party, winning 23 of the 53 seats.[2] The Assembly was tasked with revising the constitution to democratise the country's political structure.[1] The amendments were promulgated on 15 May 1919, introducing proportional representation and the option of holding referendums.[1]

Results

Party	First round			Second round			Total seats
	Votes	%^[a]	Seats	Votes	%^[a]	Seats
Party of the Right	33,715	40.4	20	13,641	26.3	3	23
Liberal League	51,476	30.5	4	28,451	39.0	6	10
Socialist Party	42,728	15.2	8	14,327	19.1	4	12
Independent People's Party	17,850	4.8	3	5,455	7.4	2	5
Independent National Party	2,398	3.2	2	–	–	–	2
Independents	10,886	5.8	0	3,250	8.2	1	1
Total	159,093	100	37	65,394	100	16	53
Valid votes	28,420	98.7
Invalid/blank votes	363	1.3
Total	28,783	100		17,032	100
Registered voters/turnout				21,662	78.6
Source: Nohlen & Stöver, Luxemburger Wort, Luxemburger Wort

^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.

References

1. Dieter Nohlen & Philip Stöver (2010) Elections in Europe: A data handbook, p1234 ISBN 978-3-8329-5609-7
2. Nohlen & Stöver, p1253