1918 Luxembourg Constitutional Assembly election

1918 Luxembourg Constitutional Assembly election

28 July 1918 (first round) 4 August 1918 (second round)

53 seats in the Constitutional Assembly 27 seats needed for a majority

Party Leader Vote % Seats +/– Liberal League 32.36 10 New Socialist Party 26.86 12 New Party of the Right Émile Reuter 21.20 23 −2 IPP 11.22 5 New PNI Pierre Prüm 1.51 2 New Independents – 6.84 1 +1 This lists parties that won seats. See the complete results below.

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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]

Party		First round			Second round			Total seats
		Votes	%	Seats	Votes	%	Seats
	Liberal League	51,476	32.36	4	28,451	43.51	6	10
	Socialist Party	42,728	26.86	8	14,327	21.91	4	12
	Party of the Right	33,715	21.20	20	13,641	20.86	3	23
	Independent People's Party	17,850	11.22	3	5,455	8.34	2	5
	Independent National Party	2,398	1.51	2				2
	Independents	10,886	6.84	0	3,520	5.38	1	1
Total		159,053	100.00	37	65,394	100.00	16	53
Valid votes		28,420	98.74
Invalid/blank votes		363	1.26
Total votes		28,783	100.00		17,032	–
Registered voters/turnout		34,078	84.46		21,662	78.63
Source: Nohlen & Stöver, Luxemburger Wort, Luxemburger Wort