| Parliament name (generic / translated) |
Chambre des Députés / Chamber of Deputies |
| Structure of parliament |
Unicameral |
| BACKGROUND |
| Dates of election / renewal (from/to) |
13 June 2004 |
| Purpose of elections |
Elections were held for all the seats in Parliament on the normal expiry of the members' term of office. |
On 13 June 2004 voters in Luxembourg elected the 60 deputies of the Chamber of Deputies and the country's six representatives to the European Parliament.
The electorate, with 228,326 registered voters, had to choose among 413 candidates for the national legislature and 84 people on the European lists.
The previous Chamber of Deputies had included five political parties: the Christian Social People's Party (PCS/CVS) of Prime Minister Jean-Claude Juncker; the Democratic Party (PD/DP), a liberal coalition partner of the PCS/CVS led by the Minister for Foreign Affairs, Ms. Lydie Polfer; the Luxembourg Socialist Workers' Party (POSL/LSAP), the main social-democrat opposition party; the Action Committee for Democracy and Justice (ADR), established in 1987 as an action committee defending pension rights and advocating an end to pension scheme disparities between the private and public sectors; and the environmentalist Green Party (G).
During the election campaign, the PCS/CVS presented full employment as its absolute priority. The outgoing governing party undertook to do away with the property tax and to introduce a standard deduction of 10 per cent for capital gains. The Democratic Party promised to promote sustainable development and to foster entrepreneurship, and undertook to simplify the procedures involved in setting up companies and communications between the various administrations. Employment was the centrepiece of the election campaign of the Socialist Workers' Party, the main issue being how to reinvigorate the economy so as to defend the country's quality social policies. The Green Party focused mainly on environmental matters, while the ADR concentrated on the need for greater equity between the private and public sectors' pension schemes.
The turnout, with 91.68 per cent of registered voters taking part, was heavy, in part because voting is mandatory in Luxembourg.
The Prime Minister's PCS/CVS party won the legislative elections, receiving 36.11 per cent of the vote and securing 24 seats. The Democratic Party, with 16.05 per cent of the vote and 10 seats, was the main loser. The Socialist Workers' Party became the second largest political force, receiving 24.37 per cent of the votes and 14 seats. The Green Party advanced strongly, obtaining 11.58 per cent and seven seats. The remaining five seats went to the ADR.
After the outcome of the legislative elections was officially declared on 15 June 2004, the Grand Duke invited Mr. Jean-Claude Juncker, the incumbent Prime Minister, to form a new Government.
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| STATISTICS |
| Voter turnout |
| Round no 1 | 13 June 2004 |
Number of registered electors
Voters
Blank or invalid ballot papers
Valid votes |
217'979
199'846 (91.68%)
11'182
188'664 |
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Notes
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| Distribution of votes |
|
Round no 1
|
| Political Group |
Candidates |
Votes |
|
|
% |
|
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| Christian Social Party (PCS/CSP) |
|
1'105'630 |
|
|
36.11 |
|
|
| Socialist Workers' Party (POSL/LSAP) |
|
785'490 |
|
|
23.37 |
|
|
| Democrat Party (PD/DP) |
|
460'867 |
|
|
16.05 |
|
|
| Greens (DEI GRÉNG) |
|
356'563 |
|
|
11.58 |
|
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| Action Committee for Democracy and Justice |
|
299'718 |
|
|
9.95 |
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| Distribution of seats |
|
Round no 1
|
| Political Group |
Total
|
|
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|
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| Christian Social Party (PCS/CSP) |
24
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|
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| Socialist Workers' Party (POSL/LSAP) |
14
|
|
|
|
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| Democrat Party (PD/DP) |
10
|
|
|
|
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| Greens (DEI GRÉNG) |
7
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|
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| Action Committee for Democracy and Justice |
5
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| Distribution of seats according to sex |
Men
Women
Percent of women |
48
12
20.00%
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| Distribution of seats according to age |
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| Distribution of seats according to profession |
| Civil servant |
22 |
| Shopkeeper/industrialist/freelance/artisan |
10 |
| Other employee |
9 |
| Lawyer/notary public |
8 |
| Employee railroad |
4 |
| Fermer/viticulturalist |
2 |
| Unemployed |
2 |
| Trade Unionists |
2 |
| Doctor/ veterinary/pharmacist |
1 |
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| Comments |
Note:
Each voter may cast as many votes as the number of deputies elected from each constituency. Thus the total number of votes (and consequently, that won by each party) exceeds the number of registered voters.
Source: Luxembourg government elections website (http://www.elections.public.lu) |
A historical Archive of past election results for this chamber can be found on a separate page