1959 Luxembourg general election

General elections were held in Luxembourg on 1 February 1959.[1] The Christian Social People's Party remained the largest party, winning 21 of the 52 seats in the Chamber of Deputies.[2]

1959 Luxembourg general election

1 February 1959

52 seats in the Chamber of Deputies
27 seats needed for a majority
Party Leader % Seats ±
CSV Émile Reuter 38.9 21 -5
LSAP Paul Wilwertz 33.0 17 0
DP Eugène Schaus 20.3 11 +5
KPL 7.2 3 0
This lists parties that won seats. See the complete results below.
Prime Minister before Prime Minister after
Pierre Frieden
CSV
Pierre Frieden
CSV

Results

Party Votes %[a] Seats +/–
Christian Social People's Party896,84038.921–5
Luxembourg Socialist Workers' Party848,52333.0170
Democratic Party448,38720.311+5
Communist Party of Luxembourg220,4257.230
National Solidarity15,8210.50New
Invalid/blank votes8,240
Total173,836100520
Registered voters/turnout188,28692.3
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
38.9%
LSAP
33.0%
DP
20.3%
KPL
7.2%

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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