Partial general elections were held in Luxembourg on 30 July 1860, electing 15 members of the Assembly of Estates. The elections took place in Echternach, Esch-sur-Alzette, Grevenmacher, Luxembourg-Campagne, Mersch, Redange, Remich, and Wiltz.[1][2][3]
Background and electoral system
editAt the time, Luxembourg elected legislators to six-year terms; there were elections every three years, at which half the Assembly of Estates (the legislature) was up for election at a time. Different cantons were grouped together for this purpose.
Grevenmacher and Redange cantons were not originally scheduled to hold elections in 1860. The elections held there were by-elections, as the Assembly members Wellenstein and Bassing had resigned their mandates and had to be replaced; the elections in these cantons were also scheduled for 30 July, like the other cantons.
Results
editCandidates who were successful are in bold.
| Canton | Seats | Candidate | Votes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Echternach | 2 | Pierre Becker | |
| Michel Witry | |||
| Turnout | |||
| Esch-sur-Alzette | 3 | Victor de Tornaco | |
| Jean Steichen | |||
| Gras | |||
| Turnout | |||
| Grevenmacher | 1 | Ritter | |
| Turnout | |||
| Luxembourg-Campagne | 3 | Eberhardt | |
| Dominique Stiff | |||
| Adolphe Fischer | |||
| Turnout | |||
| Mersch | 2 | Henri Witry | |
| J.-P. Fischer | |||
| Turnout | |||
| Redange | 1 | Gläsener | |
| Turnout | |||
| Remich | 2 | Ernest Simons | |
| Jacques-Guillaume Lessel | |||
| Turnout | |||
| Wiltz | 3 | Jean-Charles Mathieu | |
| Henri Greisch | |||
| Jean-Joseph-Georges Faber-Knepper | |||
| Turnout | |||
References
edit- ^ "Arrêté du 20 juillet 1860, portant convocation des électeurs des cantons de Luxembourg-campagne, Esch-sur-l'Alzette, Wiltz, Echternach, Remich et Mersch". Mémorial du Grand-Duché de Luxembourg (in French) (17): 97–98. 23 July 1860. Retrieved 19 January 2024.
- ^ "Arrêté du 20 juillet 1860, portant convocation des électeurs des cantons de Grevenmacher et de Redange". Mémorial du Grand-Duché de Luxembourg (in French) (17): 98–99. 23 July 1860. Retrieved 19 January 2024.
- ^ "Dernières nouvelles". Courrier du Grand-Duché de Luxembourg (in French). 1 August 1860. p. 4. Retrieved 19 January 2024.