1951 Luxembourg general election

Partial general elections were held in Luxembourg on 3 June 1951, electing 26 of the 52 seats in the Chamber of Deputies in the south and east of the country.[1][2] The Christian Social People's Party won 12 of the 26 seats, but saw its total number of seats fall from 22 to 21.[2]

1951 Luxembourg general election

3 June 1951

26 out of 52 seats in the Chamber of Deputies
27 seats needed for a majority
Party Leader % Seats ±
CSV Émile Reuter 42.1 21 -1
LSAP Michel Rasquin 33.8 19 +4
PDG Lucien Dury 20.9 8 -1
KPL 3.2 4 -1
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 +/–
Christian Social People's Party425,54542.11221–1
Luxembourg Socialist Workers' Party372,17733.8919+4
Patriotic and Democratic Group215,51120.958–1
Communist Party of Luxembourg35,6623.204–1
Invalid/blank votes3,951
Total83,6131002652+1
Registered voters/turnout92,11090.8
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
Christian Social People's Party
42.1%
Luxembourg Socialist Workers' Party
33.8%
Patriotic and Democratic Group
20.9%
Communist Party of Luxembourg
3.2%

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


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