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1937 Luxembourg general election

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Partial general elections were held in Luxembourg on 6 June 1937, electing 26 of the 55 seats in the Chamber of Deputies in the centre and north of the country.[1][2] The Party of the Right won 13 of the 26 seats and remained the largest party with 25 of the 55 seats.[2]

Results

Party Votes %[a] Seats
Elected New total +/–
Party of the Right 408,773 45.6 13 25 0
Luxembourg Workers' Party 238,665 24.7 7 18 +4
Democratic List 102,013 9.8 2 2 New
Radical Liberal Party 99,029 9.5 2 5 –2
Free List of Farmers, the Middle Class and Workers 32,265 4.2 1 1 New
Liberal Party 27,621 3.6 1 1 0
Party of Farmers and the Middle Class 19,634 2.6 0 0 –2
Party of Independents of the East 3 0
Invalid/blank votes 4,419
Total 78,220 100 26 55 +1
Registered voters/turnout
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.[3]

References

  1. ^ Dieter Nohlen & Philip Stöver (2010) Elections in Europe: A data handbook, p1244 ISBN 978-3-8329-5609-7
  2. ^ a b Nohlen & Stöver, p1261
  3. ^ Nohlen & Stöver, p1254