Luxembourg general election, 1974

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General elections were held in Luxembourg on 26 May 1974.[1] The Christian Social People's Party remained the largest party, winning 18 of the 59 seats in the Chamber of Deputies.[2] However, it went into opposition as the Luxembourg Socialist Workers' Party and Democratic Party formed a government.

Results

Party Votes %[a] Seats +/–
Christian Social People's Party836,99029.918–3
Luxembourg Socialist Workers' Party875,88127.017–1
Democratic Party668,04323.314+3
Social Democratic Party276,49510.15New
Communist Party of Luxembourg314,6358.85–1
Liberal Party18,5020.60New
Others14,6920.40
Invalid/blank votes10,151
Total185,52710059+3
Registered voters/turnout205,81790.1
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
 
29.9%
LSAP
 
27.0%
DP
 
23.3%
SDP
 
10.1%
KPL
 
8.8%

References

  1. Nohlen, D & Stöver, P (2010) Elections in Europe: A data handbook, p1244 ISBN 978-3-8329-5609-7
  2. Nohlen & Stöver, p1262
  3. Nohlen & Stöver, p1254
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