2009 European Parliament election in Luxembourg

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2009 European Parliament election in Luxembourg
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  2004 7 June 2009 2014  

6 seats to the European Parliament
 First partySecond party
  Jean-Claude Juncker (2006).jpg Jean Asselborn.jpg
Leader Jean-Claude Juncker Jean Asselborn
Party CSV LSAP
Last election3 seats, 37.1%1 seat, 19.49%
Seats won31
Seat changeSteady2.svgSteady2.svg
Popular vote353,094219,349
Percentage31.36%19.48%

 Third partyFourth party
 
Leader Claude Meisch Sam Tanson and Christian Kmiotek
Party DP Greens
Last election1 seat, 14.9%1 seat, 15%
Seats won11
Seat changeSteady2.svgSteady2.svg
Popular vote210,107189,523
Percentage18.66%16.83%

The 2009 European Parliament election in Luxembourg was the election of the delegation from Luxembourg to the European Parliament in 2009. It was held on the same day as the elections to the national legislature, the Chamber of Deputies.

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Parties

The election was contested by the same eight parties that contested the simultaneous election to the Chamber. These included the seven parties that ran in the 2004 election: Christian Social People's Party (CSV), Luxembourg Socialist Workers' Party (LSAP), the Greens, the Democratic Party (DP), the Alternative Democratic Reform Party (ADR), the Left, and the Communist Party (KPL). The addition for the 2009 election is the Citizens' List, which was led by current independent deputy Aly Jaerling.

List #PartyEuropean PartyCurrent
seats
1 Communist Party (KPL)0
2 Greens European Green Party 1
3 Alternative Democratic Reform Party (ADR) Alliance for Europe of the Nations 0
4 Luxembourg Socialist Workers' Party (LSAP) Party of European Socialists 1
5 Democratic Party (DP) Liberal Democrat and Reform Party 1
6 The Left European Left 0
7 Christian Social People's Party (CSV) European People's Party 3
8 Citizens' List 0

Results

PartyVotes%Seats+/–
Christian Social People's Party 353,09431.3630
Luxembourg Socialist Workers' Party 219,34919.4810
Democratic Party 210,10718.6610
The Greens 189,52316.8310
Alternative Democratic Reform Party 83,1687.3900
The Left 37,9293.3700
Communist Party of Luxembourg 17,3041.5400
Citizens' List 15,5581.380New
Total1,126,032100.0060
Valid votes198,36490.82
Invalid/blank votes20,0599.18
Total votes218,423100.00
Registered voters/turnout240,66990.76
Source: Public.lu

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