1964 Luxembourg general election

General elections were held in Luxembourg on 7 June 1964.[1] Despite receiving fewer votes than the Luxembourg Socialist Workers' Party, the Christian Social People's Party remained the largest party, winning 22 of the 56 seats in the Chamber of Deputies.[2]

1964 Luxembourg general election

7 June 1964
56 seats in the Chamber of Deputies 29 seats needed for a majority
Party Leader % Seats ± CSV Émile Reuter 35.7 22 +1 LSAP Henry Cravatte 35.9 21 +4 DP Gaston Thorn 12.2 6 -5 KPL 10.4 5 +2 MIP 5.8 2 New This lists parties that won seats. See the complete results below.
Prime Minister before Prime Minister after Pierre Werner CSV Pierre Werner CSV

Results

Party		Votes	%^[a]	Seats	+/–
	Luxembourg Socialist Workers' Party	999,843	35.9	21	+4
	Christian Social People's Party	883,079	35.7	22	+1
	Democratic Party	280,644	12.2	6	–5
	Communist Party of Luxembourg	330,909	10.4	5	+2
	Popular Independent Movement	159,370	5.8	2	New
Invalid/blank votes		10,544	–	–	–
Total		173,702	100	56	+4
Registered voters/turnout		191,788	90.6	–	–
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 LSAP   35.9% CSV   35.7% DP   12.2% KPL   10.4% MIP   5.8%

References

1. Dieter Nohlen & Philip Stöver (2010) Elections in Europe: A data handbook, p1244 ISBN 978-3-8329-5609-7
2. Nohlen & Stöver, p1262
3. Nohlen & Stöver, p1254