1948 Luxembourg general election

1948 Luxembourg general election

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26 out of 51 seats in the Chamber of Deputies 26 seats needed for a majority

Party Leader Vote % Seats +/– LSAP Michel Rasquin 41.46 15 +4 CSV Émile Reuter 33.30 22 −3 KPL 16.86 5 0 PDG Lucien Dury 8.38 9 0 This lists parties that won seats. See the complete results below. Results by commune Prime Minister before Prime Minister after Pierre Dupong CSV Pierre Dupong CSV

Partial general elections were held in Luxembourg on 6 June 1948, electing 26 of the 51 seats in the Chamber of Deputies in the centre and north of the country. ^{[1] [2]} The Christian Social People's Party won 9 of the 26 seats, reducing its total number of seats from 25 to 22. ^[2]

Results

Party		Votes	%	Seats
				Not up	Elected	Total	+/–
	Luxembourg Socialist Workers' Party	481,755	41.46	5	10	15	+4
	Christian Social People's Party	386,972	33.30	13	9	22	–3
	Communist Party of Luxembourg	195,956	16.86	1	4	5	0
	Patriotic and Democratic Group	97,415	8.38	6	3	9	0
Total		1,162,098	100.00	25	26	51	0
Valid votes		73,674	94.58
Invalid/blank votes		4,221	5.42
Total votes		77,895	100.00
Registered voters/turnout		84,724	91.94
Source: Nohlen & Stöver

References

1. Dieter Nohlen & Philip Stöver (2010) Elections in Europe: A data handbook, p1244 ISBN   978-3-8329-5609-7
2. Nohlen & Stöver, p1261