1989 Luxembourg general election

Luxembourg legislative election, 1989

18 June 1989
All 60 seats in the Chamber of Deputies 31 seats were needed for a majority
First party Second party Third party   Leader Jacques Santer Jacques Poos Charles Goerens Party CSV LSAP DP Last election 25 seats, 36.7% 21 seats, 31.8% 14 seats, 20.4% Seats won 22 18 11 Seat change 3 3 3 Popular vote 977,521 840,094 614,627 Percentage 32.4% 26.2% 17.2% Swing 4.3% 5.6% 3.2%
Prime Minister before election Jacques Santer CSV Prime Minister Jacques Santer CSV

General elections were held in Luxembourg on 18 June 1989. The Christian Social People's Party remained the largest party, winning 22 of the 60 seats in the Chamber of Deputies. It continued the coalition government with the Luxembourg Socialist Workers' Party.

Results

Party	Votes	%[a]	Seats	+/–
Christian Social People's Party	977,521	32.4	22	–3
Luxembourg Socialist Workers' Party	840,094	26.2	18	–3
Democratic Party	498,862	17.2	11	–3
Action Committee 5/6ths Pensions for Everyone	225,262	7.9	4	New
Communist Party of Luxembourg	157,608	4.4	1	–1
Green List Ecological Initiative	130,485	3.8	2	New
Green Alternative Party	128,622	3.7	2	0
National Movement	82,316	2.3	0	New
Ecological List for the North[b]	16,649	1.1	0	New
Others	29,522	1.0	0	–
Invalid/blank votes	10,609	–	–	–
Total	191,777	100	60	–4
Registered voters/turnout	218,940	87.6	–	–
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.

^b The Ecological List for the North was a joint list of the Green Alternative Party, the Green List Ecological Initiative and some independent candidates which ran in the north constituency.

Popular Vote CSV   32.4% LSAP   26.2% DP   17.2% ADR   7.9% KPL   4.4% Green List   3.8% Green Alternative   3.7% National Movement   2.3% Ecological List   1.1%