Centre (Chamber of Deputies of Luxembourg constituency)

Circonscription Centre is an electoral constituency for Luxembourg's national legislature, the Chamber of Deputies. It includes the cantons of Luxembourg and Mersch, both of which are in the former district of Luxembourg. As of 2005, Centre has an estimated population of 151,166, or 33% of Luxembourg's total population.

Circonscription Centre within Luxembourg.

Centre currently elects 21 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 21 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 Centre
Party Votes % Seats
Christian Social People's Party 390,057 38.60 9
Democratic Party 196,469 19.44 4
Luxembourg Socialist Workers' Party 180,196 17.83 4
The Greens 133,490 13.21 3
Alternative Democratic Reform Party 63,790 6.31 1
The Left 35,411 3.50 -
Communist Party 11,037 1.09 -
Total 1,010,450   21
Source: Centre Informatique de l'État

2004 election

Results summary
 Summary of the 13 June 2004 Luxembourg Chamber of Deputies election results for Circonscription Centre
Party Votes % Seats
Christian Social People's Party 365,372 35.5 8
Democratic Party 219,700 21.3 5
Luxembourg Socialist Workers' Party 193,327 18.8 4
The Greens 140,547 13.6 3
Action Committee for Democracy and Pensions Justice 81,233 7.9 1
The Left 20,451 2.0 -
Communist Party of Luxembourg 8,887 0.9 -
Total 1,029,517   21
Source: Centre Informatique de l'État

Deputies elected

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 Centre
Party Votes % Seats
Democratic Party 298,629 30.1 7
Christian Social People's Party 278,570 28.0 6
Luxembourg Socialist Workers' Party 171,107 17.2 4
The Greens 95,973 9.7 2
Action Committee for Democracy and Pensions Justice 94,343 9.5 2
The Left 28,015 2.8 -
Green and Liberal Alliance 14,232 1.4 -
The Taxpayer 12,543 1.3 -
Total 993,400   21
Source: Centre Informatique de l'État

Deputies elected

Action Committee for Democracy and Pensions Justice

Christian Social People's Party

Democratic Party

Socialist Workers' Party

The Greens
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