1979 Luxembourg general election

General elections were held in Luxembourg on 10 June 1979.[1] The Christian Social People's Party remained the largest party, winning 24 of the 59 seats in the Chamber of Deputies.[2] After spending the previous four years in opposition, it returned to government in coalition with the Democratic Party, resulting in the Werner-Thorn Ministry.[3]

1979 Luxembourg general election

10 June 1979
59 seats in the Chamber of Deputies 30 seats needed for a majority
Party Leader % Seats ± CSV Jacques Santer 36.4 24 +6 DP Gaston Thorn 21.9 15 +1 LSAP Lydie Schmit 22.5 14 -3 PSD Henry Cravatte 6.4 2 -3 KPL 4.9 2 -3 Enrôlés de Force 4.6 1 New PSI Jean Gremling 2.0 1 New This lists parties that won seats. See the complete results below.
Prime Minister before Prime Minister after Gaston Thorn DP Pierre Werner CSV

Results

Party		Votes	%^[a]	Seats	+/–
	Christian Social People's Party	1,049,390	36.4	24	+6
	Luxembourg Socialist Workers' Party	787,863	22.5	14	–3
	Democratic Party	648,404	21.9	15	+1
	Social Democratic Party	181,805	6.4	2	–3
	Communist Party of Luxembourg	177,286	4.9	2	–3
	Enrôlés de Force	135,360	4.6	1	New
	Independent Socialist Party	66,909	2.0	1	New
	Alternative List - Wiert Iech	30,269	0.9	0	New
	Liberal Party	6,133	0.2	0	0
	Others	7,834	0.2	0	–
Invalid/blank votes		13,101	–	–	–
Total		188,909	100	59	0
Registered voters/turnout		212,614	88.9	–	–
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.[4]

Popular Vote CSV   36.4% LSAP   22.5% DP   21.9% SDP   6.4% KPL   4.9% EdF   4.6% Ind. Socialist   2.0%

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, p1236
4. Nohlen & Stöver, p1254