Luxembourg general election, 1979

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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]

Results

Party	Votes	%^[a]	Seats	+/–
Christian Social People's Party	1,049,390	36.4	24	+6
Luxembourg Socialist Workers' Party	787,863	22.5	14	–3
Democratic Party	648,404	21.9	15	+1
Social Democratic Party	181,805	6.4	2	–3
Communist Party of Luxembourg	177,286	4.9	2	–3
Enrôlés de Force	135,360	4.6	1	New
Independent Socialist Party	66,909	2.0	1	New
Alternative List - Wiert Iech	30,269	0.9	0	New
Liberal Party	6,133	0.2	0	0
Others	7,834	0.2	0	–
Invalid/blank votes	13,101	–	–	–
Total	188,909	100	59	0
Registered voters/turnout	212,614	88.9	–	–
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

↑ 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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