1948 Luxembourg general election
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26 out of 51 seats in the Chamber of Deputies 26 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 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
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Party | Votes | % | Seats | |||||
Not up | Elected | Total | +/– | |||||
Luxembourg Socialist Workers' Party | 481,755 | 41.46 | 5 | 10 | 15 | +4 | ||
Christian Social People's Party | 386,972 | 33.30 | 13 | 9 | 22 | –3 | ||
Communist Party of Luxembourg | 195,956 | 16.86 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 0 | ||
Patriotic and Democratic Group | 97,415 | 8.38 | 6 | 3 | 9 | 0 | ||
Total | 1,162,098 | 100.00 | 25 | 26 | 51 | 0 | ||
Valid votes | 73,674 | 94.58 | ||||||
Invalid/blank votes | 4,221 | 5.42 | ||||||
Total votes | 77,895 | 100.00 | ||||||
Registered voters/turnout | 84,724 | 91.94 | ||||||
Source: Nohlen & Stöver |
References
- ^ Dieter Nohlen & Philip Stöver (2010) Elections in Europe: A data handbook, p1244 ISBN 978-3-8329-5609-7
- ^ a b Nohlen & Stöver, p1261