1915 Luxembourg general election

none Luxembourg 1914 1918 23 December 1915 1915 Luxembourg general election yes 52 seats in the Chamber of Deputies 26 no Left Bloc orange 55.4 27 Party of the Right Party of the Right (Luxembourg) 26.5 25 General elections were held in Luxembourg on 23 December 1915.Dieter Nohlen & Philip Stöver (2010) Elections in Europe: A data handbook, p1233 978-3-8329-5609-7 The Party of the Right emerged as the largest party, winning 25 of the 52 seats in the Chamber of Deputies. Background Earlier in the year Grand Duchess Marie-Adélaïde had appointed a right-wing minority government. 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 File:1915 Luxembourg election.svg Left Bloc 92302 27 –5 orange Party of the Right 44195 25 +5 Independents 30012 0 – 0 30133 257 33643 Luxemburger WortLuxemburger Wort By canton CantonSeatsElectorateTurnoutPartyCandidateVotesCapellen32,0271,887Party of the RightPierre Dupong963Left BlocEdouard Hemmer962Party of the RightNicolas Wirtgen954Party of the RightKirsch931Left BlocSchmitz915Left BlocJeitz840Clervaux31,9951,758Party of the RightPierre Prüm1,244Party of the RightJ.-P. Jérôme Thinnes1,236Party of the RightJean Theissen1,124Left BlocGlesener578Left BlocBouvier537Left BlocHamelius533Diekirch42,5902,398Party of the RightAntoine Hansen1,403Party of the RightMatthias Jungers1,231Party of the RightJean Gérard1,226Party of the RightJean Pierre Schmit1,225Left BlocPemmers1,063Left BlocSteichen1,003Left BlocWanderscheid919IndependentKellen598Echternach31,5731,448Party of the RightMatthias Huss903Party of the RightFrançois Kries826Party of the RightLamoral de Villers733Left BlocDondelinger664Left BlocDecker560Left BlocHuss142Esch-sur-Alzette137,1046,353Left BlocLéon Metz3,998Left BlocAlbert Clemang3,958Left BlocCharles Hoffmann3,872Left BlocCharles Krombach3,861Left BlocAuguste Flesch3,840Left BlocLéon Metzer3,825Left BlocÉmile Mark3,803Left BlocEdmond Müller3,781Left BlocAloyse Kayser3,758Left BlocJean-Pierre Michels3,742Left BlocJean Schortgen3,698Left BlocJoseph Thorn3,686Left BlocMichel Welter3,555IndependentDondelinger2,644IndependentAuguste Collart2,320IndependentSteichen2,309IndependentHausemer2,245IndependentKlepper2,227IndependentThéodore Noesen2,221IndependentGehrend2,213IndependentMeintz2,196IndependentGoedert2,194IndependentSchiltz2,180IndependentMambourg2,173IndependentNicolas Müller2,146IndependentReimen2,141Grevenmacher32,3962,101Party of the RightFrançois Altwies1,292Party of the RightJoseph Bech1,203Party of the RightAlbert Dühr1,202Left BlocGodart955Luxembourg-Ville42,7182,342Left BlocLuc Housse1,676Left BlocLéandre Lacroix1,676Left BlocRobert Brasseur1,662Left BlocAlphonse Munchen1,614Party of the RightFettes663Party of the RightLessel635Party of the Rightde La Fontaine616Luxembourg-Campagne85,3744,879Left BlocMaurice Pescatore3,007Left BlocNorbert Le Gallais2,869Left BlocJoseph Palgen2,857Left BlocLéon Naval2,836Left BlocEmile Bastian2,830Left BlocPaul Koch2,815Left BlocJacques Gallé2,806Left BlocAdolphe Schmit2,728Party of the RightÉmile Reuter2,028Party of the RightNicolas Philippe1,915Party of the RightNicolas Mackel1,910Party of the RightJean-Pierre Kohner1,883Party of the RightGaston Diderich1,816Party of the RightWagener1,795Party of the RightBerens1,778Party of the RightWarken1,660IndependentGehlen158IndependentChristian Schmit27Mersch21,7331,626Party of the RightJean-Pierre Ecker855Party of the RightAlphonse Eichhorn850Left BlocLudovicy755Left BlocErpelding710Redange32,0221,848Party of the RightNicolas Klein1,220Party of the RightEugène Hoffmann1,209Party of the RightPierre Schiltz1,187Left BlocBian723Remich21,8581,655Party of the RightJoseph Faber1,104Party of the RightThéodore Flammang1,083Left BlocKohn552Left BlocGreiveldinger86Vianden1376376Party of the RightThéodore Klees207Left BlocSinner166Wiltz31,8771,719Party of the RightNicolas Meyers1,066Party of the RightMichel Weynandy1,019Left BlocCharles Mathieu886Party of the RightNeyens859Source: Luxemburger Wort 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.Nohlen & Stöver, p1234 References Luxembourg Category:1915 in Luxembourg Category:General elections in Luxembourg Category:December 1915 in Europe