First introduced by the University of Luxembourg during the national elections 2009, smartwielen has since then been implemented for each national and european elections. Smartwielen is the only voting advice application used in Luxembourg and has become a reference information tool among the Luxembourgish population, political parties and candidates.

The smartwielen questionnaires have been designed by a combined project team of the University of Luxemburg, the Zentrum fir politesch Bildung and the LISER. In order to guarantee a comprehensive, significant, valid and politically neutral questionnaire, the team consulted with a large number of interest groups and civil society organizations, as well as journalists from multiple media organizations. Additionally, a workshop was organised for young people to make suggestions for questions. At the end of January 2019, a customized website was put online, allowing everyone interested to submit question suggestions.

In Smartwielen, electoral candidates are invited to respond to a series of questions on key political issues. Citizens can then answer the same questions to better identify the political options that are closest to their own positions.