South (Chamber of Deputies of Luxembourg constituency)

South
Süden
Sud
Süden
Constituency
for the Chamber of Deputies
Outline map
Location of South within Luxembourg
CantonCapellen
Esch-sur-Alzette
Population247,091 (2024)[1]
Electorate111,884 (2023)
Area442 km2 (2018)[2]
Current Constituency
Created1919
Seats
List
  • 23 (1989–present)
  • 25 (1984–1989)
  • 24 (1974–1984)
  • 23 (1964–1974)
  • 20 (1945–1964)
  • 22 (1931–1945)
  • 20 (1928–1931)
  • 16 (1919–1928)
Deputies[3]
List
Created from

South (Luxembourgish: Süden; French: Sud; German: Süden) is one of the four multi-member constituencies of the Chamber of Deputies, the national legislature of Luxembourg. The constituency was established in 1919 following the introduction of proportional representation for elections to the Chamber of Deputies. It consists of the cantons of Capellen and Esch-sur-Alzette. The constituency currently elects 23 of the 60 members of the Chamber of Deputies using the open party-list proportional representation electoral system. At the 2023 general election it had 111,884 registered electors.

  1. ^ "DF X021: Population by canton and municipality". LUSTAT. Luxembourg City, Luxembourg: STATEC. Retrieved 29 May 2024.
  2. ^ "DF X010: Territorial subdivisions". LUSTAT. Luxembourg City, Luxembourg: STATEC. Retrieved 3 August 2022.
  3. ^ "Deputies and committees: The deputies - Constituencies". Luxembourg City, Luxembourg: Chamber of Deputies. Retrieved 29 May 2024.