1951 Luxembourg general election

1951 Luxembourg general election

3 June 1951

26 out of 52 seats in the Chamber of Deputies 27 seats needed for a majority

Party Leader Vote % Seats +/– CSV Émile Reuter 40.57 21 −1 LSAP Michel Rasquin 35.48 19 +4 PDG Lucien Dury 20.55 8 −1 KPL 3.40 4 −1 This lists parties that won seats. See the complete results below. Prime Minister before Prime Minister after Pierre Dupong CSV Pierre Dupong CSV

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. The Christian Social People's Party won 12 of the 26 seats, but saw its total number of seats fall from 22 to 21.

Results

Party		Votes	%	Seats
				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