1948 Luxembourg general election

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Partial general elections were held in Luxembourg on 6 June 1948, electing 26 of the 51 seats in the Chamber of Deputies in the centre and north of the country.[1][2] The Christian Social People's Party won 9 of the 26 seats, reducing its total number of seats from 25 to 22.[2]

Results

Party Votes %[a] Seats
Elected New total +/–
style="background-color: Template:Luxembourg Socialist Workers' Party/meta/color" | Luxembourg Socialist Workers' Party 481,755 37.8 10 15 +4
style="background-color: Template:Christian Social People's Party/meta/color" | Christian Social People's Party 386,972 36.3 9 22 –3
style="background-color: Template:Communist Party of Luxembourg/meta/color" | Communist Party of Luxembourg 195,956 14.3 4 5 0
style="background-color: Template:Democratic Party (Luxembourg)/meta/color" | Patriotic and Democratic Group 97,415 11.6 3 9 0
Invalid/blank votes 4,221
Total 77,895 100 26 51 0
Registered voters/turnout 84,724 91.9
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]

Popular Vote
Luxembourg Socialist Workers' Party
37.8%
Christian Social People's Party
36.3%
Communist Party of Luxembourg
14.3%
Patriotic and Democratic Group
11.6%

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