1994 Luxembourg general election
General elections were held in Luxembourg on 12 June 1994,[1] alongside European Parliament elections. The Christian Social People's Party remained the largest party, winning 21 of the 60 seats in the Chamber of Deputies.[2] It continued the coalition government with the Luxembourg Socialist Workers' Party.[3]
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All 60 seats in the Chamber of Deputies 31 seats were needed for a majority | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
This lists parties that won seats. See the complete results below.
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Candidates
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| 1 | Luxembourg Socialist Workers' Party (LSAP) | 
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| 2 | National Movement |
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| 3 | The Greens |
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| 4 | Christian Social People's Party (CSV) |
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| 5 | Action Committee for Democracy and Pensions Justice (ADR) |
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| 6 | Communist Party (KPL) |
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| 7 | Democratic Party (DP) |
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| 8 | Group for the Sovereignty of Luxembourg (GLS) |
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| 9 | New Left |
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| 10 | Neutral and Independent Human Rights Party (NOMP) |
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| 11 | Luxembourg Association for an Improved Future (ALFA) |
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| 12 | Party for Regional and Real Politics (PRP) |
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Results
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| Party | Votes | % | Seats | +/– | |
| Christian Social People's Party | 887,651 | 29.71 | 21 | –1 | |
| Luxembourg Socialist Workers' Party | 797,540 | 26.70 | 17 | –1 | |
| Democratic Party | 548,246 | 18.35 | 12 | +1 | |
| Green List Ecological Initiative–Green Alternative Party | 303,991 | 10.18 | 5 | +1 | |
| Action Committee for Democracy and Pensions Justice | 244,045 | 8.17 | 5 | +1 | |
| National Movement | 82,581 | 2.76 | 0 | 0 | |
| Communist Party of Luxembourg | 57,646 | 1.93 | 0 | –1 | |
| New Left | 25,940 | 0.87 | 0 | New | |
| Neutral and Independent Human Rights Party | 18,843 | 0.63 | 0 | New | |
| Group for the Sovereignty of Luxembourg | 16,160 | 0.54 | 0 | New | |
| Party for Regional and Real Politics | 3,675 | 0.12 | 0 | New | |
| Luxembourg Association for an Improved Future | 1,235 | 0.04 | 0 | New | |
| Total | 2,987,553 | 100.00 | 60 | 0 | |
| Valid votes | 179,276 | 93.51 | |||
| Invalid/blank votes | 12,448 | 6.49 | |||
| Total votes | 191,724 | 100.00 | |||
| Registered voters/turnout | 217,131 | 88.30 | |||
| Source: Government of Luxembourg | |||||
By locality
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The CSV won pluralities in three of the four circonscriptions, coming behind the LSAP in that party's Sud stronghold. The CSV's vote was remarkably consistent across the whole of the country, whereas the other two main parties' votes varied wildly (particularly in Sud). The Greens and ADR won disproportionate number of votes in the east-central region and north respectively.[6]
| CSV | LSAP | DP | Greens | ADR | KPL | Other | |
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| Centre | 29.2% | 18.9% | 27.1% | 10.7% | 7.8% | 1.1% | 5.2% |
| Est | 32.6% | 23.1% | 21.3% | 9.1% | 11.4% | 0.6% | 2.1% |
| Nord | 33.2% | 19.1% | 22.8% | 8.4% | 13.9% | 0.8% | 1.8% |
| Sud | 29.3% | 33.5% | 11.6% | 10.2% | 7.1% | 2.8% | 5.6% |
The CSV won pluralities across most of the country, winning more votes than any other party in 86 of the country's (then) 118 communes. The LSAP won pluralities in 21 communes, primarily in the Red Lands in the south. The DP won 12 communes, particularly in its heartland of Luxembourg City and the surrounding communes.[6]
References
edit- ^ Dieter Nohlen & Philip Stöver (2010) Elections in Europe: A data handbook, p1244 ISBN 978-3-8329-5609-7
- ^ Nohlen & Stöver, p1262
- ^ Nohlen & Stöver, p1236
- ^ a b Fernand Rau was elected as a member of the Christian Social People's Party in 1989, but defected to the Action Committee for Democracy and Pensions Justice.
- ^ a b Josy Simon was elected as a member of the Action Committee for Democracy and Pensions Justice in 1989, but defected to the Democratic Party.
- ^ a b "Répartition des suffrages en % du total des voix exprimés par parti et par commune 1994-2004" (in French). Statec. 15 October 2004. Retrieved 2008-03-17.