1937 Luxembourg general election

Partial general elections were held in Luxembourg on 6 June 1937, electing 26 of the 55 seats in the Chamber of Deputies in the centre and north of the country.[1][2] The Party of the Right won 13 of the 26 seats and remained the largest party with 25 of the 55 seats.[2]

1937 Luxembourg general election

6 June 1937

26 out of 55 seats in the Chamber of Deputies
28 seats needed for a majority
Party Leader % Seats ±
Party of the Right Joseph Bech 45.6 25 0
LA 24.7 18 +4
Radical Liberal Party 9.5 5 -2
Democratic List 9.8 2 New
GLBMA 4.2 1 New
Liberal Party 3.6 1 New
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

Party Votes %[a] Seats
Elected New total +/–
Party of the Right408,77345.613250
Luxembourg Workers' Party238,66524.7718+4
Democratic List102,0139.822New
Radical Liberal Party99,0299.525–2
Free List of Farmers, the Middle Class and Workers32,2654.211New
Liberal Party27,6213.6110
Party of Farmers and the Middle Class19,6342.600–2
Party of Independents of the East30
Invalid/blank votes4,419
Total78,2201002655+1
Registered voters/turnout
Source: Nohlen & Stöver

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]

References

  1. Dieter Nohlen & Philip Stöver (2010) Elections in Europe: A data handbook, p1244 ISBN 978-3-8329-5609-7
  2. Nohlen & Stöver, p1261
  3. Nohlen & Stöver, p1254


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