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Independent People's Party (Luxembourg)
The Independent People's Party (german: Unabhängige Volkspartei) was a political party in Luxembourg. History The party won five of the 53 seats in the 1918 Constitutional Assembly elections.Dieter Nohlen & Philip Stöver (2010) ''Elections in Europe: A data handbook'', p1253 In the general elections the following year it ran lists under different names in the different regions; in the Centre and Est it ran as "Independent People's Party", in Nord it ran as "Free People's Party", whilst in Sud it ran as "People's Party". In total it won two of the 48 seats in 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 .... The party did not contest any further elections. References Defunct political parties in Luxembourg {{Luxembourg-party-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Luxembourg
Luxembourg ( ; lb, Lëtzebuerg ; french: link=no, Luxembourg; german: link=no, Luxemburg), officially the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg, ; french: link=no, Grand-Duché de Luxembourg ; german: link=no, Großherzogtum Luxemburg is a small landlocked country in Western Europe. It borders Belgium to the west and north, Germany to the east, and France to the south. Its capital and most populous city, Luxembourg, is one of the four institutional seats of the European Union (together with Brussels, Frankfurt, and Strasbourg) and the seat of several EU institutions, notably the Court of Justice of the European Union, the highest judicial authority. Luxembourg's culture, people, and languages are highly intertwined with its French culture, French and German culture, German neighbors; while Luxembourgish is legally the only national language of the Luxembourgers, Luxembourgish people, French language, French and German language, German are also used in administrative and judicial ma ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Luxembourg Constitutional Assembly Election, 1918
Constitutional Assembly elections were held in Luxembourg on 28 July and 4 August 1918.Dieter Nohlen & Philip Stöver (2010) ''Elections in Europe: A data handbook'', p1234 The Party of the Right emerged as the largest party, winning 23 of the 53 seats.Nohlen & Stöver, p1253 The Assembly was tasked with revising the constitution to democratise the country's political structure. The amendments were promulgated on 15 May 1919, introducing proportional representation and the option of holding referendums. Results By canton References {{Luxembourgian elections Luxembourg Luxembourg ( ; lb, Lëtzebuerg ; french: link=no, Luxembourg; german: link=no, Luxemburg), officially the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg, ; french: link=no, Grand-Duché de Luxembourg ; german: link=no, Großherzogtum Luxemburg is a small land ... 1918 in Luxembourg Elections in Luxembourg Constitution of Luxembourg History of Luxembourg (1890–1945) July 1918 events August 1918 events Election ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dieter Nohlen
Dieter Nohlen (born 6 November 1939) is a German academic and political scientist. He currently holds the position of Emeritus Professor of Political Science in the Faculty of Economic and Social Sciences of the University of Heidelberg. An expert on electoral systems and political development, he has published several books. IDEA Bibliography Books published by Nohlen include: *''Electoral systems of the world'' (in German, 1978) *''Lexicon of politics'' (seven volumes) *''Elections and Electoral Systems'' (1996) *''Elections in Africa: A Data Handbook'' (1999 with Michael Krennerich and Bernhard Thibaut) *''Elections in Asia and the Pacific: A Data Handbook'' (2001 with and Christof Hartmann) ** ''Volume 2: South East Asia, East Asia, and the Pacific'' (2002), *''Vo ...[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Luxembourg General Election, 1919
General elections were held in Luxembourg on 26 October 1919.Dieter Nohlen & Philip Stöver (2010) ''Elections in Europe: A data handbook'', p1234 They were the first held after several constitutional amendments were passed on 15 May of the same year. The reforms had introduced universal suffrage and proportional representation, increased the electorate from 6% of the population to 42%, and vested national sovereignty in the people, as opposed to the Grand Duke. They were also the first elections held after the German occupation during World War I. The election saw the beginning of conservative dominance of Luxembourgian politics, ending seventy years of liberal dominance that had begun to crumble after the death of Paul Eyschen. With the constitutional reforms and the birth of the modern political order, the elections are considered the first in the modern political history of Luxembourg. Results The election was an overwhelming victory for the Party of the Right, led ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Centre (Chamber Of Deputies Of Luxembourg Constituency)
Centre ( lb, Zentrum; french: Centre; german: Zentrum) is one of the four multi-member constituencies of the Chamber of Deputies, the national legislature of Luxembourg. The constituency was established in 1919 following the introduction of proportional representation for elections to the Chamber of Deputies. It consists of the cantons of Luxembourg and Mersch. The constituency currently elects 21 of the 60 members of the Chamber of Deputies using the open party-list proportional representation electoral system. At the 2018 general election it had 72,986 registered electors. Electoral system Centre currently elects 21 of the 60 members of the Chamber of Deputies using the open party-list proportional representation electoral system. Electors votes for candidates rather than parties and may cast as many votes as the number of deputies to be elected from the constituency. They may vote for an entire party list or individual candidates and may cast up to two votes for an individual ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Est (Chamber Of Deputies Of Luxembourg Constituency)
East ( lb, Osten; french: Est; german: Osten) is one of the four multi-member constituencies of the Chamber of Deputies, the national legislature of Luxembourg. The constituency was established in 1919 following the introduction of proportional representation for elections to the Chamber of Deputies. It consists of the cantons of Echternach, Grevenmacher and Remich. The constituency currently elects seven of the 60 members of the Chamber of Deputies using the open party-list proportional representation electoral system. At the 2018 general election it had 36,595 registered electors. Electoral system East currently elects seven of the 60 members of the Chamber of Deputies using the open party-list proportional representation electoral system. Electors votes for candidates rather than parties and may cast as many votes as the number of deputies to be elected from the constituency. They may vote for an entire party list or individual candidates and may cast up to two votes for an i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nord (Chamber Of Deputies Of Luxembourg Constituency)
North ( lb, Norden; french: Nord; german: Norden) is one of the four multi-member constituencies of the Chamber of Deputies, the national legislature of Luxembourg. The constituency was established in 1919 following the introduction of proportional representation for elections to the Chamber of Deputies. It consists of the cantons of Clervaux, Diekirch, Redange, Vianden and Wiltz. The constituency currently elects nine of the 60 members of the Chamber of Deputies using the open party-list proportional representation electoral system. At the 2018 general election it had 47,223 registered electors. Electoral system North currently elects nine of the 60 members of the Chamber of Deputies using the open party-list proportional representation electoral system. Electors votes for candidates rather than parties and may cast as many votes as the number of deputies to be elected from the constituency. They may vote for an entire party list or individual candidates and may cast up t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sud (Chamber Of Deputies Of Luxembourg Constituency)
South ( lb, Süden; french: Sud; german: Süden) is one of the four multi-member constituencies of the Chamber of Deputies, the national legislature of Luxembourg. The constituency was established in 1919 following the introduction of proportional representation for elections to the Chamber of Deputies. It consists of the cantons of Capellen and Esch-sur-Alzette. The constituency currently elects 23 of the 60 members of the Chamber of Deputies using the open party-list proportional representation electoral system. At the 2018 general election it had 103,083 registered electors. Electoral system South currently elects 23 of the 60 members of the Chamber of Deputies using the open party-list proportional representation electoral system. Electors votes for candidates rather than parties and may cast as many votes as the number of deputies to be elected from the constituency. They may vote for an entire party list or individual candidates and may cast up to two votes for an individ ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chamber Of Deputies (Luxembourg)
french: Chambre des Députés german: Abgeordnetenkammer , coa_pic = , coa_res = , foundation = , session_room = Joint meeting with the Members of the Standing Committee, the Members of the Luxembourg delegation to the OSCE PA and the Members of the Committee on Foreign and European Affairs, Cooperation, Immigration and Asylum, 25 March 2019 -1.jpg , house_type = Unicameral , houses = , leader1_type = President , leader1 = Fernand Etgen ( DP) , leader2_type = Deputy Presidents , leader2 = Mars Di Bartolomeo (LSAP) Marc Spautz ( CSV)Djuna Bernard ( Déi Gréng) , members = 60 , structure1 = File:D'Chamber 2018.svg , structure1_res = 280px , political_groups1 = Government (31) * Democratic Party (12) * * The Greens (9) Opposition (29) * Christian Social People's Party (21) * Alternative Democratic Reform Party (4) * Pirate Party (2) * The Left (2) , voting_s ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
