1979 Luxembourg general election

General elections were held in Luxembourg on 10 June 1979.[1] The Christian Social People's Party remained the largest party, winning 24 of the 59 seats in the Chamber of Deputies.[2] After spending the previous four years in opposition, it returned to government in coalition with the Democratic Party, resulting in the Werner-Thorn Ministry.[3]

1979 Luxembourg general election

10 June 1979

59 seats in the Chamber of Deputies
30 seats needed for a majority
Party Leader % Seats ±
CSV Jacques Santer 36.4 24 +6
DP Gaston Thorn 21.9 15 +1
LSAP Lydie Schmit 22.5 14 -3
PSD Henry Cravatte 6.4 2 -3
KPL 4.9 2 -3
Enrôlés de Force 4.6 1 New
PSI Jean Gremling 2.0 1 New
This lists parties that won seats. See the complete results below.
Prime Minister before Prime Minister after
Gaston Thorn
DP
Pierre Werner
CSV

Results

Party Votes %[a] Seats +/–
Christian Social People's Party1,049,39036.424+6
Luxembourg Socialist Workers' Party787,86322.514–3
Democratic Party648,40421.915+1
Social Democratic Party181,8056.42–3
Communist Party of Luxembourg177,2864.92–3
Enrôlés de Force135,3604.61New
Independent Socialist Party66,9092.01New
Alternative List - Wiert Iech30,2690.90New
Liberal Party6,1330.200
Others7,8340.20
Invalid/blank votes13,101
Total188,909100590
Registered voters/turnout212,61488.9
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.[4]

Popular Vote
CSV
36.4%
LSAP
22.5%
DP
21.9%
SDP
6.4%
KPL
4.9%
EdF
4.6%
Ind. Socialist
2.0%

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, p1236
  4. Nohlen & Stöver, p1254
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