IFES Election Guide | Country Profile: Luxembourg

Grand Duchy of Luxembourg

650,364
Population (as of March 1, 2023)

286,739
Registered Voters (as of Oct. 8, 2023)

89.32%
Average Turnout

8
Elections in our database

V-Dem* Score: 0.867
Regimes of the World Classification: Liberal Democracy
*Varieties of Democracy Electoral Democracy Index (2024)

CEDAW Status: Signed and Ratified
Signed Date: July 17, 1980
Ratified Date: Feb. 2, 1989

SIGI Score: N/A

CRPD Status: Signed and Ratified
Signed Date: March 30, 2007
Ratified Date: Sept. 26, 2011

HDI* Score: 0.922
Category: Very High
*UNDP Human Development Index (2023)

Name	Official Name	Type
Luxembourg Chamber of Deputies	Chambre des Députés	Assembly

Description of government structure:

Chief of State: Grand Duke HENRI (since 7 October 2000)
Head of Government: Prime Minister Xavier BETTEL (since 4 December 2013)
Assembly: Luxembourg has a unicameral Chamber of Deputies (Chambre des Députés) with 60 seats.

Description of electoral system:

The Grand Duke is hereditary head of state.
Prime Minister (typically the majority party leader) is appointed by the Grand Duke.
In the Chamber of Deputies, 60 members are elected by open list proportional representation in multi-member constituencies to serve 5-year terms. There are four multi-member districts with seats apportioned in proportion to their populations. Voters may vote for party lists, or they may cast preference votes within party lists. This open list system allows for panachage. That is, each voter has a fixed number of preference votes to cast, and the voter may distribute them among multiple parties' lists.

Elections

2023-10-08
Luxembourg Chamber of Deputies
Votes 249,968
Registered 286,739
Turnout 87.18

2018-10-14
Luxembourg Chamber of Deputies
Votes 233,014
Registered 259,887
Turnout 89.66

2015-06-07
Referendum
Votes 214,835
Registered 246,974
Turnout 86.99

2013-10-20
Luxembourg Chamber of Deputies
Votes 218,453
Registered 239,668
Turnout 91.15

2009-06-07
Luxembourg Chamber of Deputies
Votes 203,535
Registered 223,842
Turnout 90.93

2005-07-10
Referendum
Votes 199,609
Registered 220,717
Turnout 90.44

2004-06-13
Luxembourg Chamber of Deputies
Votes 199,846
Registered 217,979
Turnout 91.68

1999-06-13
Luxembourg Chamber of Deputies
Votes 191,267
Registered 221,103
Turnout 86.51

Election For	Date	Votes	Registered Voters	Turnout
Luxembourg Chamber of Deputies	2023-10-08	249,968	286,739	87.18
Luxembourg Chamber of Deputies	2018-10-14	233,014	259,887	89.66
Referendum	2015-06-07	214,835	246,974	86.99
Luxembourg Chamber of Deputies	2013-10-20	218,453	239,668	91.15
Luxembourg Chamber of Deputies	2009-06-07	203,535	223,842	90.93
Referendum	2005-07-10	199,609	220,717	90.44
Luxembourg Chamber of Deputies	2004-06-13	199,846	217,979	91.68
Luxembourg Chamber of Deputies	1999-06-13	191,267	221,103	86.51

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