Grevenmacher was a constituency, centred on the town of
Grevenmacher, used to elect a single member of the Belgian
Chamber of Representatives between 1831 and 1839. It also sent two deputies to the
National Congress of Belgium in 1830. It was initially one of eight constituencies in the
Province of Luxembourg
Luxembourg (french: Luxembourg ; nl, Luxemburg ; german: Luxemburg ; lb, Lëtzebuerg ; wa, Lussimbork), also called Belgian Luxembourg, is the southernmost province of Wallonia and of Belgium. It borders on the country of Luxembourg to the ea ...
to take part in the
1831 Belgian general election
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, the others being
Arlon,
Bastogne,
Diekirch
Diekirch ( lb, Dikrech or (locally) ; from ''Diet-Kirch'', i.e. "people's church") is a commune with town status in north-eastern Luxembourg, capital city of the canton Diekirch and, until its abolition in 2015, the district of Diekirch. The t ...
, Luxembourg,
Marche
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,
Neufchâteau, and
Virton – each electing one member. In 1839, however, under the stipulations of the
Treaty of London The Treaty of London or London Convention or similar may refer to:
*Treaty of London (1358), established a truce between England and France following the Battle of Poitiers
*Treaty of London (1359), which ceded western France to England
*Treaty of ...
, Grevenmacher, along with the constituencies of
Diekirch
Diekirch ( lb, Dikrech or (locally) ; from ''Diet-Kirch'', i.e. "people's church") is a commune with town status in north-eastern Luxembourg, capital city of the canton Diekirch and, until its abolition in 2015, the district of Diekirch. The t ...
and Luxembourg, became parts of the
Grand Duchy of Luxembourg.
Representatives
References
{{Former Parliamentary Constituencies in Belgium
Defunct constituencies of the Chamber of Representatives (Belgium)