1948 Luxembourg general election

Partial general elections were held in Luxembourg on 6 June 1948, electing 26 of the 51 seats in the Chamber of Deputies in the centre and north of the country.[1][2] The Christian Social People's Party won 9 of the 26 seats, reducing its total number of seats from 25 to 22.[2]

1948 Luxembourg general election
6 June 1948
26 out of 51 seats in the Chamber of Deputies
26 seats needed for a majority
Party Leader % Seats ±
CSV Émile Reuter 36.3 22 -3
LSAP Michel Rasquin 37.8 15 +4
PDG Lucien Dury 11.6 9 0
KPL 14.3 5 0
This lists parties that won seats. See the complete results below.
Prime Minister before Prime Minister after
Pierre Dupong
CSV		 Pierre Dupong
CSV
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Results
Party Votes %[a] Seats
Elected New total +/–
Luxembourg Socialist Workers' Party481,75537.81015+4
Christian Social People's Party386,97236.3922–3
Communist Party of Luxembourg195,95614.3450
Patriotic and Democratic Group97,41511.6390
Invalid/blank votes4,221––––
Total77,89510026510
Registered voters/turnout84,72491.9–––
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]

Popular Vote
Luxembourg Socialist Workers' Party
 
 37.8%
Christian Social People's Party
 
 36.3%
Communist Party of Luxembourg
 
 14.3%
Patriotic and Democratic Group
 
 11.6%

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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