1878 Luxembourg general election

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Partial general elections were held in Luxembourg on 11 June 1878, electing members of the Chamber of Deputies. The elections took place in Echternach, Esch-sur-Alzette, Luxembourg-Campagne, Mersch, Remich, and Wiltz.[1][2]

Under the election law at the time, any second-round run-off votes took place on the same day as the first round.

Results[edit]

Candidates who were successful are in bold.

Canton Seats Candidate First round Second round
Votes Votes
Echternach Jean-Mathias Föhr[a] 219
Theisen[a] 163
Joseph Brincour[b] 154 176
Emile Lefort 131 134
Jean-Pierre Even 119
Turnout 320
Esch-sur-Alzette Pierre Kirsch 599
Léon Metz 595
Théodore Willibrord de Wacquant 551
De Brasseur 548
De Tornaco 386
Klensch 376
Claude 289
Turnout 917
Luxembourg-Campagne J.-P. Pescatore[a] 533
Adolphe Fischer[a] 502
Auguste Laval-Metz[a] 491
P. de Lafontaine[a] 385
Collart[a] 343
Welbes 252
Klein 179
Turnout 681
Mersch Schröder[a] 197
Knaff[a] 196
Emile Servais 184 109
Jean Souvignier[b] 181 244
Jurion 173
Ruth 168
Turnout 371
Remich Knepper[a] 313
Alfred Welter[a] 272
Jacques-Guillaume Lessel[a] 233
Majerus 222
Ulveling 167
Turnout 464
Wiltz Michel Weinandy[a] 438
Jean-Joseph-Georges Faber-Knepper[a] 325
Mertens[b] 241 293
Pletschette 217 219
Servais 169
Turnout 525

Notes[edit]

  1. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n Elected in the first round
  2. ^ a b c Elected in the run-off

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Élections législatives du 11 juin". L'indépendance luxembourgeoise (in French). 11 June 1878. p. 2. Retrieved 4 January 2024.
  2. ^ "Elections du 11 juin". Gazette du Grand-Duché de Luxembourg (in French). 13 June 1878. p. 2. Retrieved 4 January 2024.
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