1884 Luxembourg general election

Partial general elections were held in Luxembourg on Tuesday 10 June 1884, electing members of the Chamber of Deputies. The elections took place in Echternach, Esch-sur-Alzette, Luxembourg-Campagne, Mersch, Remich, and Wiltz.^[1]^[2]^[3]

Results

Under the election law at the time, any second-round run-off votes took place on the same day as the first round.

Candidates who were successful are in bold.

The results did not alter the balance of power in the Chamber: liberals continued to hold the majority.^[4] The newspaper L'indépendance luxembourgeoise classified the Deputies elected on 10 June as:^[4]

13 liberals
5 liberal-conservatives
5 moderate clericals
1 clerical

Canton	Seats	Candidate	First round	Second round
Canton	Seats	Candidate	Votes	Votes
Echternach		Jean-Mathias Föhr^[a]	204
		Robert Tudor^[a]	200
		Jean-Joseph Brincour^[a]	183
		Theisen	160

		Turnout	318

Esch-sur-Alzette		Léon Metz^[a]	620
		Dominique Brasseur^[a]	521
		Jean-Nicolas Klensch^[a]	491
		Pierre Kirsch^[a]	464
		Théodore-Willibrord de Wacquant^[a]	457
		Auguste Collart	436
		Charles de Tornaco	423

		Turnout	874

Luxembourg-Campagne		Charles Collart^[a]	454
		Adolphe Fischer^[a]	447
		Auguste Laval^[a]	380
		Charles Crocius^[a]	346
		Adolphe Schmit^[a]	335
		Weiker	324
		De Colnet	263

		Turnout	622

Mersch		Amaury d'Ansembourg^[a]	198
		Jean Knaff^[a]	198
		Joseph Servais^[a]	186
		Cornette	135
		Schröder	104
		Lehnertz	91

		Turnout	313

Remich		Jean-Pierre Knepper^[a]	246
		Jacques-Gustave Lessel^[a]	245
		Macher	203	171
		Théodore Linden^[b]	201	236
		Lacroix	103

		Turnout	420

Wiltz		Michel Weinandy^[a]	290
		Charles Buffet^[a]	282
		Edouard Wolter^[b]	243	271
		Mertens	196	216
		Gruber	154
		Schmelzer	139
		Reiter	65

		Turnout	499

Notes

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ ^j ^k ^l ^m ⁿ ^o ^p ^q ^r ^s ^t Elected in the first round with an absolute majority
^ ^a ^b Elected in a run-off vote

References

^ "Wahlresultate". Obermosel-Zeitung (in German). 11 June 1884. p. 2. Retrieved 3 January 2024.
^ "Résultat des élections dn 10 Juin". L'indépendance luxembourgeoise (in French). 11 June 1884. p. 3.
^ "Resultat der Wahlen vom 10. Juni". Luxemburger Wort (in German). 11 June 1884. p. 1. Retrieved 9 January 2024.
^ ^a ^b "Intérieur". L'indépendance luxembourgeoise (in French). 12 June 1884. p. 2. Retrieved 9 January 2024.