1951 Luxembourg general election

1951 Luxembourg general election

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26 of the 52 seats in the Chamber of Deputies 27 seats needed for a majority

Party Leader Vote % Seats +/– CSV Pierre Dupong 40.57 21 −1 LSAP Victor Bodson 35.48 19 +4 PDG Lucien Dury 20.55 8 −1 KPL Dominique Urbany 3.40 4 −1 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 3 June 1951, electing 26 of the 52 seats in the Chamber of Deputies in the North and Centre constituencies of the country. ^[1] The Christian Social People's Party (CSV) won 12 of the 26 seats, but saw its total number of seats fall from 22 to 21. The elections led to the formation of the coalition Dupong-Bodson Ministry between the CSV and the Luxembourg Socialist Workers' Party (LSAP).

Results

Party		Votes	%	Seats
				Not up	Elected	Total	+/–
	Christian Social People's Party	425,545	40.57	9	12	21	–1
	Luxembourg Socialist Workers' Party	372,177	35.48	10	9	19	+4
	Patriotic and Democratic Group	215,511	20.55	3	5	8	–1
	Communist Party of Luxembourg	35,662	3.40	4	0	4	–1
Total		1,048,895	100.00	26	26	52	+1
Valid votes		79,662	95.27
Invalid/blank votes		3,951	4.73
Total votes		83,613	100.00
Registered voters/turnout		92,110	90.78
Source: Luxemburger Wort

References

1. "Die Kammerwahlen in Zentrum und Nord". Luxemburger Wort (in German). 4 June 1951. p. 1.