1954 Luxembourg general election

General elections were held in Luxembourg on 30 May 1954.[1] The Christian Social People's Party won 26 of the 52 seats in the Chamber of Deputies.[2]

1954 Luxembourg general election

30 May 1954
52 seats in the Chamber of Deputies 27 seats needed for a majority
Party Leader % Seats ± CSV Émile Reuter 45.2 26 +5 LSAP Albert Bousser 32.8 17 -2 Democratic Group Eugène Schaus 12.3 6 -2 KPL 7.3 3 -1 This lists parties that won seats. See the complete results below.
Prime Minister before Prime Minister after Joseph Bech CSV Joseph Bech CSV

Results

Party		Votes	%^[a]	Seats	+/–
	Christian Social People's Party	1,003,406	45.2	26	+5
	Luxembourg Socialist Workers' Party	831,836	32.8	17	–2
	Democratic Group	255,522	12.3	6	–2
	Communist Party of Luxembourg	211,171	7.3	3	–1
	Independent Party of the Middle Class	66,582	2.3	0	New
Invalid/blank votes		8,029	–	–	–
Total		170,092	100	52	0
Registered voters/turnout		183,590	92.6	–	–
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 CSV   45.2% LSAP   32.8% GD   12.3% KPL   7.3% Middle Class   2.3%

Footnotes

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