1919 Luxembourg general election

General elections were held in Luxembourg on 26 October 1919. 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.

1919 Luxembourg general election

26 October 1919

48 seats in the Chamber of Deputies
24 seats needed for a majority
PartyLeader % Seats +/–
Party of the Right Émile Reuter 49.72 27 +4
Socialist Party 17.57 8 −4
Radical Party 15.96 7 −3
IPP 6.83 2 −3
PNI Pierre Prüm 6.24 3 +1
Cartel Othon Decker 1.67 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

The election saw the beginning of conservative dominance of Luxembourgish 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.

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