1968 Luxembourg general election
General elections were held in Luxembourg on 15 December 1968.[1] The Christian Social People's Party (CSV) remained the largest party, winning 21 of the 56 seats in the Chamber of Deputies.[2]
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Following the elections the CSV dropped their previous coalition partners, the Luxembourg Socialist Workers' Party, and formed a new government with the Democratic Party. This led to the creation of the second Werner-Schaus government.
Results
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| Party | Votes | % | Seats | +/– | |
| Christian Social People's Party | 915,944 | 35.27 | 21 | –1 | |
| Luxembourg Socialist Workers' Party | 837,555 | 32.25 | 18 | –3 | |
| Democratic Party | 430,262 | 16.57 | 11 | +5 | |
| Communist Party of Luxembourg | 402,610 | 15.50 | 6 | +1 | |
| National Solidarity | 10,355 | 0.40 | 0 | New | |
| Total | 2,596,726 | 100.00 | 56 | 0 | |
| Valid votes | 160,184 | 93.91 | |||
| Invalid/blank votes | 10,382 | 6.09 | |||
| Total votes | 170,566 | 100.00 | |||
| Registered voters/turnout | 192,601 | 88.56 | |||
| Source: Nohlen & Stöver | |||||
References
- Dieter Nohlen & Philip Stöver (2010) Elections in Europe: A data handbook, p1244 ISBN 978-3-8329-5609-7
- Nohlen & Stöver, p1262
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