1974 Luxembourg general election

1974 Luxembourg general election

←  1968 26 May 1974 1979  →

59 seats in the Chamber of Deputies 30 seats needed for a majority

Party Leader Vote % Seats +/– LSAP Raymond Vouel 29.15 17 −1 CSV Pierre Werner 27.85 18 −3 DP Gaston Thorn 22.23 14 +3 KPL René Urbany 10.47 5 −1 PSD Henry Cravatte 9.20 5 New This lists parties that won seats. See the complete results below. Results by commune Prime Minister before Prime Minister after Pierre Werner CSV Gaston Thorn DP

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

Party		Votes	%	Seats	+/–
	Luxembourg Socialist Workers' Party	875,881	29.15	17	–1
	Christian Social People's Party	836,990	27.85	18	–3
	Democratic Party	668,043	22.23	14	+3
	Communist Party of Luxembourg	314,635	10.47	5	–1
	Social Democratic Party	276,495	9.20	5	New
	Liberal Party	18,502	0.62	0	New
	Revolutionary Communist League	14,692	0.49	0	New
Total		3,005,238	100.00	59	+3
Valid votes		175,376	94.53
Invalid/blank votes		10,151	5.47
Total votes		185,527	100.00
Registered voters/turnout		205,817	90.14
Source: Nohlen & Stöver, Global Elections Database

References

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