1928 Luxembourg general election

Partial general elections were held in Luxembourg on 3 June 1928, electing 28 of the 52 seats in the Chamber of Deputies in the south and east of the country.[1][2] The Party of the Right won 13 of the 28 seats, and saw its total number of seats rise from 22 to 24.[2]

1928 Luxembourg general election

3 June 1928

28 out of 52 seats in the Chamber of Deputies
27 seats needed for a majority
Party Leader % Seats ±
Party of the Right Joseph Bech 44.8 24 +2
LA 32.6 12 +4
Independent Left Othon Decker 9.7 2 0
Independent Group Hubert Loutsch 6.6 2 0
Radical Party 6.3 2 -1
This lists parties that won seats. See the complete results below.
Prime Minister before Prime Minister after
Joseph Bech
Party of the Right
Joseph Bech
Party of the Right

Results

Summary

Party Votes %[a] Seats
Elected New total +/–
Luxembourg Workers' Party 352,970 32.6 10 12 +4
Party of the Right 340,545 44.8 13 24 +2
Radical Party 67,791 6.3 2 2 –1
Independent Group 56,629 6.6 1 2 0
Independent Left 36,773 9.7 2 2 0
Union of the Left 4 –1
Independent National Party 3 0
Independent Party of the Right 1 0
Left Liberals 1 0
Radical Party (Marcel Cahen) 1 New
Total 854,708 100 28 52 +5
Valid votes 57,884 95.8
Invalid/blank votes 2,559 4.2
Total 60,443 100
Registered voters/turnout
Source: Nohlen & Stöver, Luxemburger Wort

a The percentage of votes is not related to the number of votes in the table, as voters could cast more votes in some constituencies than others, and is instead calculated based on the proportion of votes received in each constituency.[3]

By constituency

Constituency Seats Electorate Turnout Party Votes Seats

won

Est 7 19,335 Party of the Right 77,636 5
Independent Left 36,773 2
Independent Group 8,137 0
Sud 20 45,871 41,108 Workers' Party 352,970 10
Party of the Right 262,909 7
Radical Party 67,791 2
Independent Group 48,492 1

References

  1. Dieter Nohlen & Philip Stöver (2010) Elections in Europe: A data handbook, p1244 ISBN 978-3-8329-5609-7
  2. Nohlen & Stöver, p1260
  3. Nohlen & Stöver, p1254


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