1954 Luxembourg general election

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1954 Luxembourg general election
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  1951 30 May 1954 1959  

All 52 seats in the Chamber of Deputies
27 seats needed for a majority
PartyLeader%Seats+/–
CSV Émile Reuter 42.3626+5
LSAP Albert Bousser 35.1217-2
GD Eugène Schaus 10.796-2
KPL 8.923-1
Prime Minister beforePrime Minister after
Joseph Bech
CSV
Joseph Bech
CSV

General elections were held in Luxembourg on 30 May 1954. [1] The Christian Social People's Party won 26 of the 52 seats in the Chamber of Deputies. [2]

The elections were the general elections held after the Bech-Bodson government changed the electoral system. Previously, partial elections were held every three years in which half the seats in the Chamber were elected, with deputies serving six-year terms. The changes reduced deputies' terms to five years, with all seats elected at the same time.

The government, a coalition of the Christian Social People's Party (CSV), and the Luxembourg Socialist Workers' Party, remained in power following the elections.

Results

Composition Chambre des deputes du Luxembourg 30-05-1954.svg
PartyVotes%Seats+/–
Christian Social People's Party 1,003,40642.3626+5
Luxembourg Socialist Workers' Party 831,83635.1217–2
Democratic Group 255,52210.796–2
Communist Party of Luxembourg 211,1718.923–1
Independent Party of the Middle Class66,5822.810New
Total2,368,517100.00520
Valid votes162,06395.28
Invalid/blank votes8,0294.72
Total votes170,092100.00
Registered voters/turnout183,59092.65
Source: Nohlen & Stöver

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References

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