1951 Luxembourg general election
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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] The elections led to the formation of the coalition Dupong-Bodson Ministry between the Christian Social People's Party and the Luxembourg Socialist Workers' Party.
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26 of the 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
editParty | Votes | % | Seats | |||||
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Not up | Elected | Total | +/– | |||||
Christian Social People's Party | 425,545 | 40.57 | 9 | 12 | 21 | –1 | ||
Luxembourg Socialist Workers' Party | 372,177 | 35.48 | 10 | 9 | 19 | +4 | ||
Patriotic and Democratic Group | 215,511 | 20.55 | 3 | 5 | 8 | –1 | ||
Communist Party of Luxembourg | 35,662 | 3.40 | 4 | 0 | 4 | –1 | ||
Total | 1,048,895 | 100.00 | 26 | 26 | 52 | +1 | ||
Valid votes | 79,662 | 95.27 | ||||||
Invalid/blank votes | 3,951 | 4.73 | ||||||
Total votes | 83,613 | 100.00 | ||||||
Registered voters/turnout | 92,110 | 90.78 | ||||||
Source: Nohlen & Stöver |
References
edit- ^ Dieter Nohlen & Philip Stöver (2010) Elections in Europe: A data handbook, p1244 ISBN 978-3-8329-5609-7
- ^ a b Nohlen & Stöver, p1261