1959 Luxembourg general election
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General elections were held in Luxembourg on 1 February 1959.[1] The Christian Social People's Party remained the largest party, winning 21 of the 52 seats in the Chamber of Deputies.[2]
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52 seats in the Chamber of Deputies 27 seats needed for a majority | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
This lists parties that won seats. See the complete results below.
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Results
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| Party | Votes | % | Seats | +/– | |
| Christian Social People's Party | 896,840 | 36.91 | 21 | –5 | |
| Luxembourg Socialist Workers' Party | 848,523 | 34.92 | 17 | 0 | |
| Democratic Party | 448,387 | 18.45 | 11 | +5 | |
| Communist Party of Luxembourg | 220,425 | 9.07 | 3 | 0 | |
| National Solidarity | 15,821 | 0.65 | 0 | New | |
| Total | 2,429,996 | 100.00 | 52 | 0 | |
| Valid votes | 165,596 | 95.26 | |||
| Invalid/blank votes | 8,240 | 4.74 | |||
| Total votes | 173,836 | 100.00 | |||
| Registered voters/turnout | 188,286 | 92.33 | |||
| Source: Nohlen & Stöver | |||||
References
edit- ^ Dieter Nohlen & Philip Stöver (2010) Elections in Europe: A data handbook, p1244 ISBN 978-3-8329-5609-7
- ^ Nohlen & Stöver, p1261