Luxembourg general election, 1984
Luxembourg legislative election, 1984
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All 60 seats in the Chamber of Deputies
31 seats were needed for a majority |
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First party |
Second party |
Third party |
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| Leader |
Jacques Santer |
Jacques Poos |
Colette Flesch |
| Party |
CSV |
LSAP |
DP |
| Last election |
24 seats, 36.4 |
14 seats, 22.5% |
15 seats, 21.9% |
| Seats won |
22 |
21 |
14 |
| Seat change |
 1 |
7 |
 1 |
| Popular vote |
1,148,085 |
1,104,740 |
614,627 |
| Percentage |
36.7% |
31.8% |
20.4% |
| Swing |
0.3% |
5.6% |
1.5% |
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General elections were held in Luxembourg on 17 June 1984.[1] The Christian Social People's Party remained the largest party, winning 25 of the 64 seats in the Chamber of Deputies.[2] It formed a coalition government with the Luxembourg Socialist Workers' Party.[3]
Results
| Party |
Votes |
%[a] |
Seats |
+/– |
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| Christian Social People's Party | 1,148,085 | 36.7 | 25 | +1 |
| Luxembourg Socialist Workers' Party | 1,104,740 | 31.8 | 21 | +7 |
| Democratic Party | 614,627 | 20.4 | 14 | –1 |
| Communist Party of Luxembourg | 165,960 | 4.4 | 2 | 0 |
| Green Alternative Party | 169,862 | 4.2 | 2 | New |
| Independent Socialist Party | 81,002 | 2.4 | 0 | –1 |
| Others | 6,686 | 0.2 | 0 | – |
| Invalid/blank votes | 11,657 | – | – | – |
| Total | 191,651 | 100 | 64 | +5 |
| Registered voters/turnout | 215,792 | 88.8 | – | – |
| 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 |
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| CSV |
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36.7% |
| LSAP |
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31.8% |
| DP |
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20.4% |
| KPL |
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4.4% |
| Green Alternative |
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4.2% |
| Independent Socialist |
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2.4% |
References
- ↑ Nohlen, D & Stöver, P (2010) Elections in Europe: A data handbook, p1244 ISBN 978-3-8329-5609-7
- ↑ Nohlen & Stöver, p1262
- ↑ Nohlen & Stöver, p1236
- ↑ Nohlen & Stöver, p1254
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