1984 Luxembourg general election

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1984 Luxembourg general election
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  1979 17 June 1984 1989  

All 64 seats in the Chamber of Deputies
33 seats were needed for a majority
PartyLeader%Seats+/–
CSV Jacques Santer 34.8925+1
LSAP Jacques Poos 33.5721+7
DP Colette Flesch 18.6814-1
Green Alternative 5.162New
KPL 5.0420
This lists parties that won seats. See the complete results below.
Prime Minister beforePrime Minister after
Pierre Werner
CSV
Jacques Santer
CSV

General elections were held in Luxembourg on 17 June 1984. [1] The Christian Social People's Party remained the largest party, winning 25 of the 64 seats in the Chamber of Deputies. [2] It formed a coalition government with the Luxembourg Socialist Workers' Party, the Santer-Poos government. [3]

Results

Composition Chambre des deputes du Luxembourg 17-06-1984.svg
PartyVotes%Seats+/–
Christian Social People's Party 1,148,08534.8925+1
Luxembourg Socialist Workers' Party 1,104,74033.5721+7
Democratic Party 614,62718.6814–1
Green Alternative 169,8625.162New
Communist Party of Luxembourg 165,9605.0420
Independent Socialist Party 81,0022.460–1
Revolutionary Communist Legaue 6,6860.2000
Total3,290,962100.0064+5
Valid votes179,99493.92
Invalid/blank votes11,6576.08
Total votes191,651100.00
Registered voters/turnout215,79288.81
Source: Government of Luxembourg

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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, p1262
  3. Nohlen & Stöver, p1236