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Europe > Luxembourg > Democracy

LUXEMBOURG DEMOCRACY STATS:   Top Stats   All Stats  
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Compulsory voting > Enforcement
Strict enforcement (Voluntary for those over 70.)
Compulsory voting > Penalty
"Explanation, Fine " (Voluntary for those over 70.)
Electoral system party list
Electoral system type proportional
Female candidacy 1,919 [141st of 161]
Female ministers 7.3% [91st of 125]
Female parliamentarians 16.7% [49th of 157]
Female suffrage 1919
First female parliamentarian 1919 (elected)
Gender Parity Index in primary level enrolment 0.999604458610479 Time series [28th of 183]
Parliamentary elections > Invalid votes 6.5% [19th of 110]
Parliamentary elections > Registered voter turnout 86.5% [26th of 152]
Parliamentary elections > Total vote 191,267 [127th of 154]
Parliamentary elections > Turnout 56.9 [75th of 117]
Parliamentary elections > Voter registration 221,103 [128th of 152]
Parliamentary elections > Voting age population 336,027 [130th of 163]
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SOURCES: Institute for Democracy and Electoral Assistance 2003; No comment is being made on the state of democracy. Categorizations are based on the electoral law, or the last competitive election held; IPU (Inter-Parliamentary Union). 1995. Women in Parliaments 1945-1995: A World Statistical Survey. Geneva and IPU (Inter-Parliamentary Union). 2001. Correspondence on year women received the right to vote and to stand for election and year first woman was elected or appointed to parliament. March. Geneva; IPU (Inter-Parliamentary Union). 2001. Correspondence on women in government at the ministerial level. March. Geneva; calculated on the basis of data on parliamentary seats from IPU (Inter-Parliamentary Union). 2002. Parline Database. March 2002; IPU (Inter-Parliamentary Union). 1995. Women in Parliaments 1945-1995: A World Statistical Survey. Geneva and IPU (Inter-Parliamentary Union). 2001. Correspondence on year women received the right to vote and to stand for election and year first woman was elected or appointed to parliament. March. Geneva.; Source: Millennium Development Goals Database | United Nations Statistics Division; Institute for Democracy and Electoral Assistance

ALTERNATIVE NAMES: Luxembourg, Grand Duchy of Luxembourg, Grand Duche de Luxembourg

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