1964 Luxembourg general election

General elections were held in Luxembourg on 7 June 1964.[1] Despite receiving fewer votes than the Luxembourg Socialist Workers' Party, the Christian Social People's Party remained the largest party, winning 22 of the 56 seats in the Chamber of Deputies.[2]

1964 Luxembourg general election
Luxembourg
7 June 1964

56 seats in the Chamber of Deputies
29 seats needed for a majority
PartyLeader % Seats +/–
LSAP Henry Cravatte 37.68 21 +4
CSV Émile Reuter 33.28 22 +1
KPL 12.47 5 +2
DP Gaston Thorn 10.57 6 -5
MIP 6.01 2 New
Prime Minister before Prime Minister after
Pierre Werner
CSV
Pierre Werner
CSV

Results

PartyVotes%Seats+/–
Luxembourg Socialist Workers' Party999,84337.6821+4
Christian Social People's Party883,07933.2822+1
Communist Party of Luxembourg330,90912.475+2
Democratic Party280,64410.576–5
Popular Independent Movement159,3706.012New
Total2,653,845100.0056+4
Valid votes163,15893.93
Invalid/blank votes10,5446.07
Total votes173,702100.00
Registered voters/turnout191,78890.57
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, p1262
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