1919 Luxembourg general election

General elections were held in Luxembourg on 26 October 1919.[1] They were the first held after several constitutional amendments were passed on 15 May of the same year.[2] The reforms had introduced universal suffrage and proportional representation, increased the electorate from 6% of the population to 42%,[3] 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.

1919 Luxembourg general election

26 October 1919
48 seats in the Chamber of Deputies 24 seats needed for a majority
Party Leader % Seats ± Party of the Right Émile Reuter 52.8 27 +4 Socialist Party 15.6 8 -4 Radical Party 14.2 7 -3 IPP 6.2 2 -3 PNI Pierre Prüm 6.6 3 +1 Cartel Othon Decker 3.0 1 New This lists parties that won seats. See the complete results below.
Prime Minister before Prime Minister after Émile Reuter Party of the Right Émile Reuter Party of the Right

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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.