Circonscription Centre (Luxembourg)
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Legislative circonscriptions (Luxembourg)
A legislative circonscription is a multi-member electoral constituency that elects representatives to Luxembourg's unicameral national legislature, the Chamber of Deputies....
for Luxembourg
Luxembourg
Luxembourg , officially the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg , is a landlocked country in western Europe, bordered by Belgium, France, and Germany. It has two principal regions: the Oesling in the North as part of the Ardennes massif, and the Gutland in the south...
's national legislature
Legislature
A legislature is a kind of deliberative assembly with the power to pass, amend, and repeal laws. The law created by a legislature is called legislation or statutory law. In addition to enacting laws, legislatures usually have exclusive authority to raise or lower taxes and adopt the budget and...
, the Chamber of Deputies
Chamber of Deputies of Luxembourg
The Chamber of Deputies , abbreviated to the Chamber, is the unicameral national legislature of Luxembourg. 'Krautmaart' is sometimes used as a metonym for the Chamber, after the square on which the Hôtel de la Chambre is located....
.
It includes the cantons
Cantons of Luxembourg
||The districts of Luxembourg are divided into 12 cantons. These cantons are subdivided into 116 communes. The cantons, listed by district, include:Diekirch District*Clervaux *Diekirch *Redange *Vianden *Wiltz Grevenmacher District...
of Luxembourg
Luxembourg (canton)
Luxembourg, sometimes Luxemburg, is a canton in the south of the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg, in the Luxembourg District. The capital is Luxembourg City.The canton consists of the following 11 communes:* Bertrange* Contern* Hesperange* Luxembourg...
and Mersch
Mersch (canton)
Mersch is a canton in the centre of Luxembourg, in Luxembourg District. The capital is Mersch.The canton consists of the following 11 communes:*Bissen*Boevange-sur-Attert*Colmar-Berg*Fischbach*Heffingen*Larochette*Lintgen*Lorentzweiler*Mersch...
, both of which are in the district of Luxembourg
Luxembourg (district)
The District of Luxembourg, sometimes of Luxemburg, is one of three districts of the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg. It contains four cantons, divided into 47...
. , Centre has an estimated population of 151,166, or 33% of Luxembourg's total population.
Centre currently elects 21 deputies. Under Luxembourg's electoral system, which is a form of the Hagenbach-Bischoff System
Hagenbach-Bischoff system
The Hagenbach-Bischoff system is a variant of the D'Hondt method, used for allocating seats in party-list proportional representation. It usually uses the Hagenbach-Bischoff quota for allocating seats, and for any seats remaining the D'Hondt method is then applied so that the first and subsequent...
, that means that each voter can cast votes for up to 21 different candidates. Voting in Luxembourg is compulsory
Compulsory voting
Compulsory voting is a system in which electors are obliged to vote in elections or attend a polling place on voting day. If an eligible voter does not attend a polling place, he or she may be subject to punitive measures such as fines, community service, or perhaps imprisonment if fines are unpaid...
. Together, these two factors mean that there are far more votes cast than there are members of the electorate.
Christian Social People's Party
- Luc FriedenLuc FriedenLuc Frieden is a Luxembourgian politician for the Christian Social People's Party . He was Minister for Justice and Minister for the Treasury and Budget from 1998 to 2009, and has been Minister for Finances since 23 July 2009.In the capacity of Minister for the Treasury and Budget, Frieden was...
- Marie-Thérèse Gantenbein-KoullenMarie-Thérèse Gantenbein-KoullenMarie-Thérèse Gantenbein-Koullen is a retired Luxembourgian politician for the Christian Social People's Party. She was a member of the Chamber of Deputies, representing the constituency of Centre from 2004 until 2009, when she retired, to be replaced by Fabienne Gaul...
- Erna Hennicot-SchoepgesErna Hennicot-SchoepgesErna Hennicot-Schoepges is a Luxembourgian politician for the Christian Social People's Party. She was until 2009 a Member of the European Parliament, sitting as a CSV member of the European People's Party....
- Paul-Henri MeyersPaul-Henri MeyersPaul-Henri Meyers is a Luxembourgian politician and jurist. He sits in the Chamber of Deputies, having previously been a Councillor of State. He has been a member of the Christian Social People's Party since 1966....
- Laurent MosarLaurent MosarLaurent Mosar is a Luxembourgian politician and lawyer. He is a member of the Christian Social People's Party and sits in the Chamber of Deputies. He has been the President of the Chamber since 28 July 2009....
- Jean-Louis SchiltzJean-Louis SchiltzJean-Louis Schiltz is a Luxembourgian lawyer and retired politician for the Christian Social People's Party ....
- Lucien ThielLucien ThielLucien Thiel was a Luxembourgian politician and journalist. He was a member of the Christian Social People's Party , whose group he led in the Chamber of Deputies from 1 March 2011 until his sudden death six months later.Born in Luxembourg City, Thiel studied journalism at university...
- Claude WiselerClaude WiselerClaude Wiseler is a Luxembourgian politician. He has been a member of the Christian Social People's Party since 1983, and currently serves in the government led by Jean-Claude Juncker....
Democratic Party
- Xavier BettelXavier BettelXavier Bettel is a Luxembourgish politician and lawyer, currently the mayor of Luxembourg City as well as a member of the Chamber of Deputies and communal council....
- Niki BettendorfNiki BettendorfNiki Bettendorf is a Luxembourgian politician. He served as Mayor of Bertrange from 1982 until 2001.He was a member of the Chamber of Deputies for sixteen years, from 19 June 1990 until he resigned on 10 October 2006, when he resigned in favour of the younger Alex Krieps...
- Anne BrasseurAnne BrasseurAnne Brasseur is a Luxembourgian politician.Brasseur was born in the city of Luxembourg. She obtained a graduate degree in psychology in 1975 after studies at the universities in Tübingen and Mannheim...
- Colette FleschColette FleschColette Flesch is a Luxembourgian politician and former fencer.As a fencer she participated in the Individual foil events at the 1960, 1964 and 1968 Summer Olympics....
- Lydie PolferLydie PolferLydie Polfer is a Luxembourgian politician that has served in a number of capacities, including Deputy Prime Minister, Minister for Foreign Affairs, and Mayor of Luxembourg City, as well as a Member of the European Parliament and a member of the Chamber of Deputies...
Socialist Workers' Party
- Mady Delvaux-StehresMady Delvaux-StehresMady Delvaux-Stehres is a politician in Luxembourg.She studied classical literature in Paris and became a teacher at a lycée in the city of Luxembourg. She has been a member of the Luxembourg Socialist Workers' Party since 1974 and in 1987 became a member of the city council of Luxembourg...
- Ben FayotBen FayotBen Fayot is a Luxembourgian politician from the Luxembourg Socialist Workers' Party . Fayot sat in the Chamber of Deputies for five years from 1984. He was a Member of the European Parliament from 1989 until 1999, when he returned to the Chamber of Deputies...
- Robert GoebbelsRobert GoebbelsRobert Goebbels is a politician in Luxembourg, and a Member of the European Parliament for the Luxembourg Socialist Workers' Party, part of the Party of European Socialists. Goebbels is often associated with the GMO and Pro-Nuclear lobby....
- Jeannot KreckéJeannot KreckéJeannot Krecké is a Luxembourgian politician. A member of the Luxembourg Socialist Workers' Party, Krecké has been a member of the Juncker-Asselborn Ministry, holding the positions of Minister for the Economy and Foreign Trade and Minister for Sport.Krecké is a former Luxembourgian football ...
Action Committee for Democracy and Pensions Justice
- Fernand Greisen
- Jacques-Yves HenckesJacques-Yves HenckesJacques-Yves Henckes is a Luxembourgian jurist and politician for the Alternative Democratic Reform Party...
Christian Social People's Party
- Willy BourgWilly BourgGuillaume 'Willy' Bourg was a Luxembourgian politician. He was a member of the Christian Social People's Party , and sat in the Chamber of Deputies for eighteen years....
- Luc FriedenLuc FriedenLuc Frieden is a Luxembourgian politician for the Christian Social People's Party . He was Minister for Justice and Minister for the Treasury and Budget from 1998 to 2009, and has been Minister for Finances since 23 July 2009.In the capacity of Minister for the Treasury and Budget, Frieden was...
- Viviane RedingViviane RedingViviane Reding is a Luxembourgian politician, currently serving as European Commissioner for Justice, Fundamental Rights and Citizenship. Before starting a professional career as a journalist for the leading newspaper in Luxembourg, the Luxemburger Wort, she obtained a doctorate in human sciences...
- Erna Hennicot-SchoepgesErna Hennicot-SchoepgesErna Hennicot-Schoepges is a Luxembourgian politician for the Christian Social People's Party. She was until 2009 a Member of the European Parliament, sitting as a CSV member of the European People's Party....
- Alphonse Theis
- Claude WiselerClaude WiselerClaude Wiseler is a Luxembourgian politician. He has been a member of the Christian Social People's Party since 1983, and currently serves in the government led by Jean-Claude Juncker....
Democratic Party
- Niki BettendorfNiki BettendorfNiki Bettendorf is a Luxembourgian politician. He served as Mayor of Bertrange from 1982 until 2001.He was a member of the Chamber of Deputies for sixteen years, from 19 June 1990 until he resigned on 10 October 2006, when he resigned in favour of the younger Alex Krieps...
- Anne BrasseurAnne BrasseurAnne Brasseur is a Luxembourgian politician.Brasseur was born in the city of Luxembourg. She obtained a graduate degree in psychology in 1975 after studies at the universities in Tübingen and Mannheim...
- Colette FleschColette FleschColette Flesch is a Luxembourgian politician and former fencer.As a fencer she participated in the Individual foil events at the 1960, 1964 and 1968 Summer Olympics....
- Paul HelmingerPaul HelmingerPaul Helminger is a Luxembourg politician who was Mayor of Luxembourg City from 1999 to November 2011...
- Alex KriepsAlex KriepsDr Alexandre Krieps is a Luxembourgian politician for the Democratic Party . He is a member of the Chamber of Deputies, representing the Centre constituency, where the DP is strongest. He was first elected in 1999, but lost his seat in the 2004 election, in which the DP fared poorly...
- Lydie PolferLydie PolferLydie Polfer is a Luxembourgian politician that has served in a number of capacities, including Deputy Prime Minister, Minister for Foreign Affairs, and Mayor of Luxembourg City, as well as a Member of the European Parliament and a member of the Chamber of Deputies...
- Jean-Paul Rippinger
Socialist Workers' Party
- Mady Delvaux-StehresMady Delvaux-StehresMady Delvaux-Stehres is a politician in Luxembourg.She studied classical literature in Paris and became a teacher at a lycée in the city of Luxembourg. She has been a member of the Luxembourg Socialist Workers' Party since 1974 and in 1987 became a member of the city council of Luxembourg...
- Ben FayotBen FayotBen Fayot is a Luxembourgian politician from the Luxembourg Socialist Workers' Party . Fayot sat in the Chamber of Deputies for five years from 1984. He was a Member of the European Parliament from 1989 until 1999, when he returned to the Chamber of Deputies...
- Robert GoebbelsRobert GoebbelsRobert Goebbels is a politician in Luxembourg, and a Member of the European Parliament for the Luxembourg Socialist Workers' Party, part of the Party of European Socialists. Goebbels is often associated with the GMO and Pro-Nuclear lobby....
- Jeannot KreckéJeannot KreckéJeannot Krecké is a Luxembourgian politician. A member of the Luxembourg Socialist Workers' Party, Krecké has been a member of the Juncker-Asselborn Ministry, holding the positions of Minister for the Economy and Foreign Trade and Minister for Sport.Krecké is a former Luxembourgian football ...