1915 Luxembourg general election

General elections were held in Luxembourg on 23 December 1915.^[1] The Party of the Right emerged as the largest party, winning 25 of the 52 seats in the Chamber of Deputies.

1915 Luxembourg general election

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52 seats in the Chamber of Deputies 26 seats needed for a majority

Party Leader % Seats Left Bloc 55.4 27 Party of the Right 26.5 25 This lists parties that won seats. See the complete results below.

Background

Earlier in the year Grand Duchess Marie-Adélaïde had appointed a right-wing minority government.^[1] However, the government was unable to function properly due to its lack of a majority in the Chamber of Deputies. Marie-Adélaïde then dissolved the Chamber and called new elections.

Results

Party		Votes	%	Seats	+/–
	Left Bloc	92,302	55.43	27	–5
	Party of the Right	44,195	26.54	25	+5
	Independents	30,012	18.02	0	–
Total		166,509	100.00	52	0
Valid votes		30,133	99.15
Invalid/blank votes		257	0.85
Total votes		30,390	100.00
Registered voters/turnout		33,643	90.33
Source: Luxemburger Wort

By canton

Canton	Seats	Electorate	Turnout	Party		Candidate	Votes
Capellen	3	2,027	1,887		Party of the Right	Pierre Dupong	963
					Left Bloc	Edouard Hemmer	962
					Party of the Right	Nicolas Wirtgen	954
					Party of the Right	Kirsch	931
					Left Bloc	Schmitz	915
					Left Bloc	Jeitz	840
Clervaux	3	1,995	1,758		Party of the Right	Pierre Prüm	1,244
					Party of the Right	J.-P. Jérôme Thinnes	1,236
					Party of the Right	Jean Theissen	1,124
					Left Bloc	Glesener	578
					Left Bloc	Bouvier	537
					Left Bloc	Hamelius	533
Diekirch	4	2,590	2,398		Party of the Right	Antoine Hansen	1,403
					Party of the Right	Matthias Jungers	1,231
					Party of the Right	Jean Gérard	1,226
					Party of the Right	Jean Pierre Schmit	1,225
					Left Bloc	Pemmers	1,063
					Left Bloc	Steichen	1,003
					Left Bloc	Wanderscheid	919
					Independent	Kellen	598
Echternach	3	1,573	1,448		Party of the Right	Matthias Huss	903
					Party of the Right	François Kries	826
					Party of the Right	Lamoral de Villers	733
					Left Bloc	Dondelinger	664
					Left Bloc	Decker	560
					Left Bloc	Huss	142
Esch-sur-Alzette	13	7,104	6,353		Left Bloc	Léon Metz	3,998
					Left Bloc	Albert Clemang	3,958
					Left Bloc	Charles Hoffmann	3,872
					Left Bloc	Charles Krombach	3,861
					Left Bloc	Auguste Flesch	3,840
					Left Bloc	Léon Metzer	3,825
					Left Bloc	Émile Mark	3,803
					Left Bloc	Edmond Müller	3,781
					Left Bloc	Aloyse Kayser	3,758
					Left Bloc	Jean-Pierre Michels	3,742
					Left Bloc	Jean Schortgen	3,698
					Left Bloc	Joseph Thorn	3,686
					Left Bloc	Michel Welter	3,555
					Independent	Dondelinger	2,644
					Independent	Auguste Collart	2,320
					Independent	Steichen	2,309
					Independent	Hausemer	2,245
					Independent	Klepper	2,227
					Independent	Théodore Noesen	2,221
					Independent	Gehrend	2,213
					Independent	Meintz	2,196
					Independent	Goedert	2,194
					Independent	Schiltz	2,180
					Independent	Mambourg	2,173
					Independent	Nicolas Müller	2,146
					Independent	Reimen	2,141
Grevenmacher	3	2,396	2,101		Party of the Right	François Altwies	1,292
					Party of the Right	Joseph Bech	1,203
					Party of the Right	Albert Dühr	1,202
					Left Bloc	Godart	955
Luxembourg-Ville	4	2,718	2,342		Left Bloc	Luc Housse	1,676
					Left Bloc	Léandre Lacroix	1,676
					Left Bloc	Robert Brasseur	1,662
					Left Bloc	Alphonse Munchen	1,614
					Party of the Right	Fettes	663
					Party of the Right	Lessel	635
					Party of the Right	de La Fontaine	616
Luxembourg-Campagne	8	5,374	4,879		Left Bloc	Maurice Pescatore	3,007
					Left Bloc	Norbert Le Gallais	2,869
					Left Bloc	Joseph Palgen	2,857
					Left Bloc	Léon Naval	2,836
					Left Bloc	Emile Bastian	2,830
					Left Bloc	Paul Koch	2,815
					Left Bloc	Jacques Gallé	2,806
					Left Bloc	Adolphe Schmit	2,728
					Party of the Right	Émile Reuter	2,028
					Party of the Right	Nicolas Philippe	1,915
					Party of the Right	Nicolas Mackel	1,910
					Party of the Right	Jean-Pierre Kohner	1,883
					Party of the Right	Gaston Diderich	1,816
					Party of the Right	Wagener	1,795
					Party of the Right	Berens	1,778
					Party of the Right	Warken	1,660
					Independent	Gehlen	158
					Independent	Christian Schmit	27
Mersch	2	1,733	1,626		Party of the Right	Jean-Pierre Ecker	855
					Party of the Right	Alphonse Eichhorn	850
					Left Bloc	Ludovicy	755
					Left Bloc	Erpelding	710
Redange	3	2,022	1,848		Party of the Right	Nicolas Klein	1,220
					Party of the Right	Eugène Hoffmann	1,209
					Party of the Right	Pierre Schiltz	1,187
					Left Bloc	Bian	723
Remich	2	1,858	1,655		Party of the Right	Joseph Faber	1,104
					Party of the Right	Théodore Flammang	1,083
					Left Bloc	Kohn	552
					Left Bloc	Greiveldinger	86
Vianden	1	376	376		Party of the Right	Théodore Klees	207
					Left Bloc	Sinner	166
Wiltz	3	1,877	1,719		Party of the Right	Nicolas Meyers	1,066
					Party of the Right	Michel Weynandy	1,019
					Left Bloc	Charles Mathieu	886
					Party of the Right	Neyens	859
Source:

Aftermath

Although the Party of the Right increased their representation from 20 to 25 seats, they were still short of a majority. The Hubert Loutsch government lost a vote of confidence on 11 January 1916 and resigned. Marie-Adélaïde's interference in domestic politics was strongly criticised by left-wing parties, and was partially responsible for her being forced to abdicate in favour of Charlotte in 1919.^[2]

References

1. Dieter Nohlen & Philip Stöver (2010) Elections in Europe: A data handbook, p1233 ISBN 978-3-8329-5609-7
2. Nohlen & Stöver, p1234