1954 Luxembourg general election

General elections were held in Luxembourg on 30 May 1954.[1] The Christian Social People's Party won 26 of the 52 seats in the Chamber of Deputies.[2]

1954 Luxembourg general election

30 May 1954

52 seats in the Chamber of Deputies
27 seats needed for a majority
Party Leader % Seats ±
CSV Émile Reuter 45.2 26 +5
LSAP Albert Bousser 32.8 17 -2
Democratic Group Eugène Schaus 12.3 6 -2
KPL 7.3 3 -1
This lists parties that won seats. See the complete results below.
Prime Minister before Prime Minister after
Joseph Bech
CSV
Joseph Bech
CSV

Results

Party Votes %[a] Seats +/–
Christian Social People's Party1,003,40645.226+5
Luxembourg Socialist Workers' Party831,83632.817–2
Democratic Group255,52212.36–2
Communist Party of Luxembourg211,1717.33–1
Independent Party of the Middle Class66,5822.30New
Invalid/blank votes8,029
Total170,092100520
Registered voters/turnout183,59092.6
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
CSV
45.2%
LSAP
32.8%
GD
12.3%
KPL
7.3%
Middle Class
2.3%

Footnotes

  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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