1979 Luxembourg general election

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1979 Luxembourg general election
Luxembourg
← 1974 10 June 1979 1984 →

59 seats in the Chamber of Deputies
30 seats needed for a majority
Party Leader % Seats +/–
CSV Jacques Santer 34.51 24 +6
DP Gaston Thorn 21.32 15 +1
LSAP Lydie Schmit 24.26 14 −3
PSD Henry Cravatte 5.98 2 −3
KPL 5.83 2 −3
Enrôlés de Force 4.45 1 New
PSI Jean Gremling 2.20 1 New
This lists parties that won seats. See the complete results below.
Prime Minister before Prime Minister after
Gaston Thorn
DP
Pierre Werner
CSV

General elections were held in Luxembourg on 10 June 1979.[1] The Christian Social People's Party remained the largest party, winning 24 of the 59 seats in the Chamber of Deputies.[2] After spending the previous four years in opposition, it returned to government in coalition with the Democratic Party, resulting in the Werner-Thorn Ministry.[3]

Results[edit]

PartyVotes%Seats+/–
Christian Social People's Party1,049,39034.5124+6
Luxembourg Socialist Workers' Party737,86324.2614–3
Democratic Party648,40421.3215+1
Social Democratic Party181,8055.982–3
Communist Party of Luxembourg177,2865.832–3
Enrôlés de Force135,3604.451New
Independent Socialist Party66,9092.201New
Alternative List - Wiert Iech30,2691.000New
Liberal Party6,1330.2000
Revolutionary Community League6,9850.2300
Club of Independents8490.030New
Total3,041,253100.00590
Valid votes175,80893.06
Invalid/blank votes13,1016.94
Total votes188,909100.00
Registered voters/turnout212,61488.85
Source: Nohlen & Stöver, Global Elections Database

References[edit]

  1. ^ Dieter Nohlen & Philip Stöver (2010) Elections in Europe: A data handbook, p1244 ISBN 978-3-8329-5609-7
  2. ^ Nohlen & Stöver, p1262
  3. ^ Nohlen & Stöver, p1236