1964 Luxembourg general election

General elections were held in Luxembourg on 7 June 1964.[1] Despite receiving fewer votes than the Luxembourg Socialist Workers' Party, the Christian Social People's Party remained the largest party, winning 22 of the 56 seats in the Chamber of Deputies.[2]

1964 Luxembourg general election
7 June 1964
56 seats in the Chamber of Deputies
29 seats needed for a majority
Party Leader % Seats ±
CSV Émile Reuter 35.7 22 +1
LSAP Henry Cravatte 35.9 21 +4
DP Gaston Thorn 12.2 6 -5
KPL 10.4 5 +2
MIP 5.8 2 New
This lists parties that won seats. See the complete results below.
Prime Minister before Prime Minister after
Pierre Werner
CSV		 Pierre Werner
CSV
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Results
Party Votes %[a] Seats +/–
Luxembourg Socialist Workers' Party999,84335.921+4
Christian Social People's Party883,07935.722+1
Democratic Party280,64412.26–5
Communist Party of Luxembourg330,90910.45+2
Popular Independent Movement159,3705.82New
Invalid/blank votes10,544–––
Total173,70210056+4
Registered voters/turnout191,78890.6––
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
LSAP
 
 35.9%
CSV
 
 35.7%
DP
 
 12.2%
KPL
 
 10.4%
MIP
 
 5.8%

References
  1. Dieter Nohlen & Philip Stöver (2010) Elections in Europe: A data handbook, p1244 ISBN 978-3-8329-5609-7
  2. Nohlen & Stöver, p1262
  3. Nohlen & Stöver, p1254
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