At stake in this election:

• 60 seats in the Chamber of Deputies (Chambre des Deputes)

Description of government structure:

• Chief of State: Grand Duke JEAN
• Head of Government: Prime Minister Jean-Claude JUNCKER
• Assembly: Luxembourg has a unicameral Chamber of Deputies (Chambre des Deputes) with 60 seats.

Description of electoral system:

• The Grand Duke is hereditary N/A.
• In the Chamber of Deputies (Chambre des Deputes) 60 members are elected by direct popular vote to serve 5-year terms.

Main parties in the electoral race:

• Party: Christian Social People's Party (PCS/CSV)
  • Leader: Erna HENNICOT-SCHOEPGES
  • Seats won in this election: 19
  • Seats won in last election: 21
• Party: Democratic Party (PD/DP)
  • Leader: Lydie Wurth POLFER
  • Seats won in this election: 15
  • Seats won in last election: 12
• Party: Socialist Workers' Party of Luxembourg (POSL/LSAP)
  • Leader: Ben FAYOT
  • Seats won in this election: 13
  • Seats won in last election: 17
• Party: Committee for Democracy and Pensions (ADR)
  • Leader: Roby MEHLEN
  • Seats won in this election: 7
  • Seats won in last election: 5
• Party: The Green Alternative (PVA/DGA)
  • Leader: Francois BAUSCH
  • Seats won in this election: 5
  • Seats won in last election: 5
• Party: New Left (NL)
  • Leader: N/A
  • Seats won in this election: 1
  • Seats won in last election: 0

Last Parliamentary election:

• Parliamentary elections were last held on June 12, 1994.

Population and number of registered voters:

• Population: 430,475 (1999)
• Registered Voters: 221,103 (1999)

Gender Data:

·         Female Population: 218,561 (1999)

·         Is Luxembourg a signatory to CEDAW: Yes (17 July 1980)

·         Has Luxembourg ratified CEDAW: Yes (2 February 1989)

·         Gender Quota: No

·         Female candidates in this election: Yes

·         Number of Female Parliamentarians: 10 (following the 1999 elections)

·         Human Development Index Position: 19 (2014)

·         Social Institutions and Gender Index (SIGI) Categorization: N/A

Disability Data:

·         Is Luxembourg a signatory to CRPD: Yes (30 March 2007)

·         Has Luxembourg ratified CRPD: Yes (26 September 2011)

·         Population with a disability: 64,571 (est.)