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6 seats to the European Parliament | ||
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The 1989 European Parliament election in Luxembourg was the election of the delegation from Luxembourg to the European Parliament in 1989.
Party | Votes | % | Seats | +/– | |
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Christian Social People's Party | 346,621 | 34.87 | 3 | 0 | |
Luxembourg Socialist Workers' Party | 252,920 | 25.45 | 2 | 0 | |
Democratic Party | 198,254 | 19.95 | 1 | 0 | |
Green List Ecological Initiative | 61,054 | 6.14 | 0 | New | |
Communist Party of Luxembourg | 46,791 | 4.71 | 0 | 0 | |
The Green Alternative | 42,926 | 4.32 | 0 | 0 | |
National Movement | 28,867 | 2.90 | 0 | New | |
Green Alternative Alliance | 8,577 | 0.86 | 0 | New | |
RSP Against Racism and Fascism | 6,053 | 0.61 | 0 | New | |
Why Not? | 1,876 | 0.19 | 0 | New | |
Total | 993,939 | 100.00 | 6 | 0 | |
Valid votes | 174,472 | 91.18 | |||
Invalid/blank votes | 16,870 | 8.82 | |||
Total votes | 191,342 | 100.00 | |||
Registered voters/turnout | 218,940 | 87.39 | |||
Source: Public.lu |
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