East (Chamber of Deputies of Luxembourg constituency)

East
Osten
Est
Osten
Constituency
for the Chamber of Deputies
Outline map
Location of East within Luxembourg
CantonEchternach
Grevenmacher
Remich
Population77,721 (2024)[1]
Electorate40,246 (2023)
Area525 km2 (2018)[2]
Current Constituency
Created1919
Seats
List
  • 7 (1984–present)
  • 6 (1945–1984)
  • 7 (1919–1945)
Deputies[3]
List
Created from

East (Luxembourgish: Osten; French: Est; German: Osten) 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 Echternach, Grevenmacher and Remich. The constituency currently elects seven 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 40,246 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.

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