1951 Luxembourg general election
3 June 1951
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26 of the 52 seats in the Chamber of Deputies 27 seats needed for a majority | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
This lists parties that won seats. See the complete results below.
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Partial general elections were held in Luxembourg on 3 June 1951, electing 26 of the 52 seats in the Chamber of Deputies in the North and Centre constituencies of the country.[1] The Christian Social People's Party (CSV) won 12 of the 26 seats, but saw its total number of seats fall from 22 to 21. The elections led to the formation of the coalition Dupong-Bodson Ministry between the CSV and the Luxembourg Socialist Workers' Party (LSAP).
Results
| Party | Votes | % | Seats | |||||
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| 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: Luxemburger Wort | ||||||||
References
- ^ "Die Kammerwahlen in Zentrum und Nord". Luxemburger Wort (in German). 4 June 1951. p. 1.