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The 1984 European Parliament election in Luxembourg was the election of the delegation from Luxembourg to the European Parliament in 1984. It was held on 17 June 1984, the same day as the legislative elections to the Chamber of Deputies.
| Party | Votes | % | Seats | +/– | |
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| Christian Social People's Party | 345,586 | 34.90 | 3 | 0 | |
| Luxembourg Socialist Workers' Party | 296,382 | 29.93 | 2 | +1 | |
| Democratic Party | 218,481 | 22.07 | 1 | –1 | |
| The Greens | 60,152 | 6.08 | 0 | New | |
| Communist Party of Luxembourg | 40,395 | 4.08 | 0 | 0 | |
| Independent Socialist Party | 25,355 | 2.56 | 0 | New | |
| Revolutionary Communist League | 3,791 | 0.38 | 0 | 0 | |
| Total | 990,142 | 100.00 | 6 | 0 | |
| Valid votes | 173,888 | 90.75 | |||
| Invalid/blank votes | 17,714 | 9.25 | |||
| Total votes | 191,602 | 100.00 | |||
| Registered voters/turnout | 215,792 | 88.79 | |||
| Source: Public.lu | |||||
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