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Legislative elections were held in Luxembourg on June 13, 2004. Voters elected 60 members of the Grand Duchy's unicameral legislature, the Chamber of Deputies. The Grand Ducal Family of Luxembourg (House of Nassau-Weilburg, agnatically the House of Bourbon) consists of the extended family of the sovereign Grand Duke. ... Grand Duke Henri of Luxembourg, the head of state of Luxembourg was born at Betzdorf Castle in Luxembourg on 16 April 1955, the eldest son of Grand Duke Jean of Luxembourg and Grand Duchess Joséphine-Charlotte (née Princess Joséphine-Charlotte of Belgium). ... The head of government in Luxembourg is known as the President of the Government. ... Jean-Claude Juncker Jean-Claude Juncker (born December 9, 1954) is the Prime Minister and Finance Minister of Luxembourg, and until July 1, 2005, was president of the European Council, a position he also previously held in 1997. ... The Chamber of Deputies (French: Chambre des Députés) is the unicameral legislative branch of the government of Luxembourg. ... Political parties in Luxembourg lists political parties in Luxembourg. ... Politics of Luxembourg Categories: Election related stubs | Elections in Luxembourg ... Administratively Luxembourg is divided into three districts, which are subdivided into cantons: Diekirch (district) Diekirch Clervaux Redange Vianden Wiltz Grevenmacher (district) Grevenmacher Echternach Remich Luxembourg (district) Luxembourg Capellen Esch-sur-Alzette Mersch The cantons were created in the early 1840s. ... This is a list of Cantons of Luxembourg, grouped by district. ... The European Union or EU is a supranational and intergovernmental union of 25 European states. ... Image File history File links European_flag. ... Luxembourg has long been a prominent supporter of European political and economic integration. ... Information on politics by country is available for every country, including both de jure and de facto independent states, inhabited dependent territories, as well as areas of special sovereignty. ... June 13 is the 164th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (165th in leap years), with 201 days remaining. ... 2004 (MMIV) was a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Unicameralism is the practice of having only one legislative or parliamentary chamber. ... A legislature is a governmental deliberative assembly with the power to adopt laws. ... The Chamber of Deputies (French: Chambre des Députés) is the unicameral legislative branch of the government of Luxembourg. ...

As expected, the ruling Christian Social People's Party (CSV) of Prime Minister Jean-Claude Juncker was re-elected for a further five-year term in office. The main opposition party, the Luxembourg Socialist Workers' Party, and the Greens also slightly increased their representation. The main losers were the liberal Democratic Party. The Christian Social Peoples Party (Luxembourgish: Chrëschtlech Sozial Vollekspartei - CSV) is the largest political party in Luxembourg. ... See also: Politics of Luxembourg, List of Grand Dukes of Luxembourg, Lists of incumbents Categories: Lists of office-holders ... Jean-Claude Juncker Jean-Claude Juncker (born December 9, 1954) is the Prime Minister and Finance Minister of Luxembourg, and until July 1, 2005, was president of the European Council, a position he also previously held in 1997. ... The Luxembourg Socialist Workers Party (Luxembourgish: Lëtzebuerger Sozialistesch Arbechterpartei) is a social democrat political party in Luxembourg, and is the junior partner in the governing coalition with the CSV, with 14 of 60 seats in the Chamber of Deputies. ... Déi Gréng (Luxembourgish) are the Green party in Luxembourg. ... The Democratic Party is a liberal party in Luxembourg, led by Claude Meisch who took over from Lydie Polfer. ...

The election coincided with the 2004 European Parliament election. Elections to the European Parliament were held in Luxembourg on June 13, 2004. ...

Results

Under Luxembourg's electoral system the country is divided into four multi-member constituencies: Centre, Est, Nord, and Sud. Voters may vote for as many candidates as the region elects Deputies. The number of voters cast for each party therefore cannot be stated. The Chamber of Deputies (French: Chambre des Députés) is the unicameral legislative branch of the government of Luxembourg. ... The Christian Social Peoples Party (Luxembourgish: Chrëschtlech Sozial Vollekspartei - CSV) is the largest political party in Luxembourg. ... The Luxembourg Socialist Workers Party (Luxembourgish: Lëtzebuerger Sozialistesch Arbechterpartei) is a social democrat political party in Luxembourg, and is the junior partner in the governing coalition with the CSV, with 14 of 60 seats in the Chamber of Deputies. ... The Democratic Party is a liberal party in Luxembourg, led by Claude Meisch who took over from Lydie Polfer. ... Déi Gréng (Luxembourgish) are the Green party in Luxembourg. ... The Action Committee for Democracy and Pensions Justice (Aktiounskomitee fir Demokratie an Rentengerechtigkeet) is a single issue and nationalist political party in Luxembourg. ... Déi Lénk logo The Left (Luxembourgish: Déi Lénk, French: La Gauche, German: Die Linken) is a socialist political party in Luxembourg. ... The Communist Party of Luxemburg (Parti Communiste de Luxembourg) is a political party in Luxembourg, founded on January 2, 1921. ... Circonscription Nord is an electoral constituency for Luxembourgs national legislature, the Chamber of Deputies. ...

External link

• Luxembourg election results at Adam Carr's Election Archive