Luxembourg general election, 1959

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General elections were held in Luxembourg on 1 February 1959.^[1] The Christian Social People's Party remained the largest party, winning 21 of the 52 seats in the Chamber of Deputies.^[2]

Results

Party	Votes	%^[a]	Seats	+/–
Christian Social People's Party	896,840	38.9	21	–5
Luxembourg Socialist Workers' Party	848,523	33.0	17	0
Democratic Party	448,387	20.3	11	+5
Communist Party of Luxembourg	220,425	7.2	3	0
National Solidarity	15,821	0.5	0	New
Invalid/blank votes	8,240	–	–	–
Total	173,836	100	52	0
Registered voters/turnout	188,286	92.3	–	–
Source: Nohlen & Stöver

^a The percentage of votes is not related to the number of votes in the table, as voters could cast more votes in some constituencies than others, and is instead calculated based on the proportion of votes received in each constituency.^[3]

Popular Vote

CSV			38.9%
LSAP			33.0%
DP			20.3%
KPL			7.2%

References

↑ Nohlen, D & Stöver, P (2010) Elections in Europe: A data handbook, p1244 ISBN 978-3-8329-5609-7
↑ Nohlen & Stöver, p1261
↑ Nohlen & Stöver, p1254

Elections and referendums in Luxembourg

General elections	1848 (Apr) 1848 (Sep) 1915 1918 1919 1922* 1925 1928* 1931* 1934* 1937* 1945 1948* 1951* 1954 1959 1964 1968 1974 1979 1984 1989 1994 1999 2004 2009 2013

Communal elections	1981 1987 1993 1999 2005 2011 2017

European elections	1979 1984 1989 1994 1999 2004 2009 2014

Referendums	1919 1937 2005 2015

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