1951 Luxembourg general election

Partial general elections were held in Luxembourg on 3 June 1951, electing 26 of the 52 seats in the Chamber of Deputies in the south and east of the country.[1][2] The Christian Social People's Party won 12 of the 26 seats, but saw its total number of seats fall from 22 to 21.[2]

1951 Luxembourg general election
Luxembourg
3 June 1951

26 out of 52 seats in the Chamber of Deputies
27 seats needed for a majority
PartyLeader % Seats +/–
CSV Émile Reuter 40.57 21 -1
LSAP Michel Rasquin 35.48 19 +4
PDG Lucien Dury 20.55 8 -1
KPL 3.40 4 -1
Prime Minister before Prime Minister after
Pierre Dupong
CSV
Pierre Dupong
CSV

Results

PartyVotes%Seats
Not upElectedTotal+/–
Christian Social People's Party425,54540.5791221–1
Luxembourg Socialist Workers' Party372,17735.4810919+4
Patriotic and Democratic Group215,51120.55358–1
Communist Party of Luxembourg35,6623.40404–1
Total1,048,895100.00262652+1
Valid votes79,66295.27
Invalid/blank votes3,9514.73
Total votes83,613100.00
Registered voters/turnout92,11090.78
Source: Nohlen & Stöver

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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