1948 Luxembourg general election

Partial general elections were held in Luxembourg on 6 June 1948, electing 26 of the 51 seats in the Chamber of Deputies in the centre and north of the country.[1][2] The Christian Social People's Party won 9 of the 26 seats, reducing its total number of seats from 25 to 22.[2]

1948 Luxembourg general election

6 June 1948
26 out of 51 seats in the Chamber of Deputies 26 seats needed for a majority
Party Leader % Seats ± CSV Émile Reuter 36.3 22 -3 LSAP Michel Rasquin 37.8 15 +4 PDG Lucien Dury 11.6 9 0 KPL 14.3 5 0 This lists parties that won seats. See the complete results below.
Prime Minister before Prime Minister after Pierre Dupong CSV Pierre Dupong CSV

Results

Party		Votes	%^[a]	Seats
				Elected	New total	+/–
	Luxembourg Socialist Workers' Party	481,755	37.8	10	15	+4
	Christian Social People's Party	386,972	36.3	9	22	–3
	Communist Party of Luxembourg	195,956	14.3	4	5	0
	Patriotic and Democratic Group	97,415	11.6	3	9	0
Invalid/blank votes		4,221	–	–	–	–
Total		77,895	100	26	51	0
Registered voters/turnout		84,724	91.9	–	–	–
Source: Nohlen & Stöver

^a The percentage of votes is not related to the number of votes in the table, as voters could cast more votes in some constituencies than others, and is instead calculated based on the proportion of votes received in each constituency.[3]

Popular Vote Luxembourg Socialist Workers' Party   37.8% Christian Social People's Party   36.3% Communist Party of Luxembourg   14.3% Patriotic and Democratic Group   11.6%

References

1. Dieter Nohlen & Philip Stöver (2010) Elections in Europe: A data handbook, p1244 ISBN 978-3-8329-5609-7
2. Nohlen & Stöver, p1261
3. Nohlen & Stöver, p1254