Luxembourg-Campagne ( en, Luxembourg Rural, german: Luxembourg-Land) was a

constituency An electoral district, also known as an election district, legislative district, voting district, constituency, riding, ward, division, or (election) precinct is a subdivision of a larger State (polity), state (a country, administrative region, ...

for elections to the

Chamber of Deputies The chamber of deputies is the lower house in many bicameral legislatures and the sole house in some unicameral legislatures. Description Historically, French Chamber of Deputies was the lower house of the French Parliament during the Bourbon R ...

, the national legislature of Luxembourg, until 1919. Until 1919, the constituencies were eleven of the twelve

cantons A canton is a type of administrative division of a country. In general, cantons are relatively small in terms of area and population when compared with other administrative divisions such as counties, departments, or provinces. Internationally, t ...

, with the remaining canton of Luxembourg divided into two: Luxembourg-Ville (covering Luxembourg City) and Luxembourg-Campagne. When the city of

Hollerich-Bonnevoie Hollerich-Bonnevoie (german: Hollerich-Bonneweg) was the legal name of a part, formally ''section'' (german: Sektion), of the then-commune of Hollerich, in southern Luxembourg. It covered the neighbourhoods of Hollerich, Bonnevoie, and Gare, which ...

was created, it became the seat of the constituency. Luxembourg voted in partial elections, with cantons' votes staggered, and Luxembourg-Campagne was grouped with Echternach, Esch-sur-Alzette, Mersch, Remich, and Wiltz. The inhabitants of Luxembourg-Campagne elected a number of deputies proportionate to its population. In 1860, this amount was set to three deputies. In 1868, this was increased to five deputies, and this was accomplished with a by-election on 17 December 1868. Another one deputy was added in 1906, to reflect population growth in the outskirts of Luxembourg City.

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