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1974 Luxembourg general election|
|
59 seats in the
Chamber of Deputies 30 seats needed for a majority |
This lists parties that won seats. See the complete results below. |
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
coalition government under prime minister
Gaston Thorn.
Results
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Party | Votes | % | Seats | +/– |
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Luxembourg Socialist Workers' Party | 875,881 | 29.15 | 17 | –1 |
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Christian Social People's Party | 836,990 | 27.85 | 18 | –3 |
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Democratic Party | 668,043 | 22.23 | 14 | +3 |
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Communist Party of Luxembourg | 314,635 | 10.47 | 5 | –1 |
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Social Democratic Party | 276,495 | 9.20 | 5 | New |
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Liberal Party | 18,502 | 0.62 | 0 | New |
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Revolutionary Communist League | 14,692 | 0.49 | 0 | New |
Total | 3,005,238 | 100.00 | 59 | +3 |
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Valid votes | 175,376 | 94.53 | |
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Invalid/blank votes | 10,151 | 5.47 | |
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Total votes | 185,527 | 100.00 | |
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Registered voters/turnout | 205,817 | 90.14 | |
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Source: Nohlen & Stöver,
Global Elections Database |
References