1934 Luxembourg general election

Partial general elections were held in Luxembourg on 3 June 1934, electing 29 of the 54 seats in the Chamber of Deputies in the south and east of the country.[1][2] The Party of the Right won 12 of the 29 seats, but saw its total number of seats fall from 26 to 25.[2]

1934 Luxembourg general election
Luxembourg
3 June 1934

29 out of 54 seats in the Chamber of Deputies
28 seats needed for a majority
PartyLeader % Seats +/–
Party of the Right Joseph Bech 37.00 25 -1
LA 36.71 14 -1
Radical Liberal Party 12.85 7 New
KPL 6.44 1 +1
PIE Othon Decker 4.60 3 +1
Independents Hubert Loutsch 2.33 1 -1
PACM 2 0
PDPN 1 0
Prime Minister before Prime Minister after
Joseph Bech
Party of the Right
Joseph Bech
Party of the Right

The Communist Party of Luxembourg won its first seat, but it was later invalidated by a vote in the Chamber of Deputies. Its seat was given instead to the Luxembourg Workers' Party, who had voted against its expulsion.[2]

Results

PartyVotes%Seats
Not upElectedTotal+/–
Party of the Right407,83837.00131225–1
Luxembourg Workers' Party404,72936.7141014–1
Radical Liberal Party141,69512.854371
Communist Party of Luxembourg70,9406.44011+1
Party of Independents of the East50,7074.60033+1
Independents25,6942.33101–1
Middle Class Party7930.07000New
Party of Farmers and the Middle Class220
Progressive Democratic Party of the North110
Total1,102,396100.002529540
Valid votes66,41695.39
Invalid/blank votes3,2074.61
Total votes69,623100.00
Source: Nohlen & Stöver, Luxemburger Wort

By constituency

Constituency Seats Turnout Party Votes Seats
won
Est 7 49,491 Party of the Right 77,560 4
Party of Independents of the East 58,160 2
Sud 22 Workers' Party 404,729 10
Party of the Right 330,278 8
Radical Liberal Party 141,695 3
Communist Party 70,940 1
Independents 25,694 0
Middle Class Party 793 0
Source: Luxemburger Wort, Luxemburger Wort

References

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


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