Luxembourg (European Parliament constituency)
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| Luxembourg European Parliament constituency |
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| Created | 1979 |
| MEP(s) | 6 (2004) |
| Source(s) | [1][2] |
In European elections, Luxembourg is a constituency of the European Parliament, currently represented by six MEPs. It covers the member state of Luxembourg and uses the D'Hondt method.
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[edit] Current MEPs
- Further information: MEPs for Luxembourg 2004-2009
As of September 2007
[edit] 1979
- Further information: European Parliament election, 1979 (Luxembourg)
The 1979 European election was the first direct election to be held to the European Parliament, and hence the first time Luxembourg voted for their MEPs.
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[edit] 1984
- Further information: European Parliament election, 1984 (Luxembourg)
The 1984 European election was the second election to the European Parliament.
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[edit] 1989
- Further information: European Parliament election, 1989 (Luxembourg)
The 1989 European election was the third election to the European Parliament.
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[edit] 1994
- Further information: European Parliament election, 1994 (Luxembourg)
The 1994 European election was the fourth election to the European Parliament.
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[edit] 1999
- Further information: European Parliament election, 1999 (Luxembourg)
The 1999 European election was the fifth election to the European Parliament and was held in Luxembourg on June 13. Astrid Lulling and Jacques Santer (former Commission President) were elected for the Christian Social People's Party (European People's Party), Colette Flesch for the Democratic Party (European Liberal Democrat and Reform Party) and Robert Goebbels and Jacques Poos for the Luxembourg Socialist Workers' Party (Party of European Socialists).
| Parties | % | Seats | |
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| Christian Social People's Party (Chrëschtlich Sozial Vollekspartei) |
31.7 | 2 | |
| Luxembourg Socialist Workers' Party (Lëtzebuergesch Sozialistesch Arbechterpartei) |
23.6 | 2 | |
| Democratic Party (Demokratesch Partei) |
20.5 | 1 | |
| The Greens (Déi Gréng) |
10.7 | 1 | |
| Action Committee for Democracy and Pensions Justice (Aktiounskomitee fir Demokratie an Rentengerechtigkeet) |
9.0 | - | |
| The Left (Déi Lénk) |
2.8 | - | |
| Green and Liberal Alliance (Gréng a Liberal Allianz) |
1.8 | - | |
| Total | 6 | ||
| Source: Service Information et Presse | |||
[edit] 2004
- Further information: European Parliament election, 2004 (Luxembourg)
The 2004 European election was the sixth election to the European Parliament and was held in Luxembourg on June 13. The ruling Christian Social People's Party polled strongly, while the opposition Luxembourg Socialist Workers' Party lost ground.
| Parties | % | Change | Seats | Change | |
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| Christian Social People's Party (Chrëschtlich Sozial Vollekspartei) |
37.1 | +5.4 | 3 | +1 | |
| Luxembourg Socialist Workers' Party (Lëtzebuergesch Sozialistesch Arbechterpartei) |
22.0 | -1.6 | 1 | -1 | |
| The Greens (Déi Gréng) |
15.0 | +4.3 | 1 | - | |
| Democratic Party (Demokratesch Partei) |
14.9 | -5.6 | 1 | - | |
| Alternative Democratic Reform Party (Alternativ Demokratesch Reformpartei) |
8.0 | -1.0 | 0 | - | |
| The Left (Déi Lénk) |
1.7 | -1.1 | 0 | - | |
| Communist Party of Luxembourg (Kommunistesch Partei Lëtzebuerg) |
1.2 | N/A | 0 | N/A | |
| Total | 100 | - | 6 | - | |
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- Registered voters: 229,550
- Votes cast: 208,436 (90.8% turnout)
- Valid votes: 1,081,475
The Luxembourg electoral system allows each voter to cast as many votes as there are members to be elected. These figures show the number of votes cast for each party, not the number of voters who cast them.
[edit] 2009
- Further information: European Parliament election, 2009 (Luxembourg)
The next election will be in 2009 and the number of seats will remain at 6.
[edit] References
[edit] External links
- European Election News by European Election Law Association (Eurela)
- List of MEPs europarl.europa.eu
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