Luxembourg general election, 1994

Luxembourg legislative election, 1994
Luxembourg
12 June 1994

All 60 seats in the Chamber of Deputies
31 seats were needed for a majority

  First party Second party Third party
 
Leader Jacques Santer Jacques Poos Charles Goerens
Party CSV LSAP DP
Last election 22 seats, 32.4% 18 seats, 26.2% 11 seats, 17.2%
Seats won 21 17 12
Seat change Decrease 1 Decrease 1 Increase 1
Popular vote 887,651 797,450 548,246
Percentage 30.3% 25.4% 19.3%
Swing Decrease 2.1% Decrease 0.8% Increase 2.1%

Results:
  CSV
  DP
  LSAP

Prime Minister before election

Jacques Santer
CSV

Prime Minister-designate

Jacques Santer
CSV

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General elections were held in Luxembourg on 12 June 1994,[1] alongside European Parliament elections. The Christian Social People's Party remained the largest party, winning 21 of the 60 seats in the Chamber of Deputies.[2] It continued the coalition government with the Luxembourg Socialist Workers' Party.[3]

Candidates

List # Party Running in Existing seats
Centre Est Nord Sud
1 Luxembourg Socialist Workers' Party (LSAP) 18
2 National Movement 0
3 The Greens 4
4 Christian Social People's Party (CSV) 21[4]
5 Action Committee for Democracy and Pensions Justice (ADR) 4[4][5]
6 Communist Party (KPL) 0
7 Democratic Party (DP) 12[5]
8 Luxembourg Sovereignty Group (GLS) 0
9 New Left 0
10 Neutral and Independent Human Rights Party (NOMP) 0
11 Luxembourg Association for an Improved Future (ALFA) 0
12 Party for Regional and Real Politics (PRP) 0

Results

Party Votes %[a] Seats +/–
Christian Social People's Party887,65130.321–1
Luxembourg Socialist Workers' Party797,45025.417–1
Democratic Party548,24619.312+1
Green List Ecological Initiative–Green Alternative Party303,9919.95+1
Action Committee for Democracy and Pensions Justice244,0459.05+1
National Movement82,8512.600
Communist Party of Luxembourg57,6461.70–1
New Left25,9400.70New
Neutral and Independent Human Rights Party18,8430.50New
Luxembourg Sovereignty Group16,1600.50New
Other parties4,9100.10
Invalid/blank votes12,448
Total191,724100600
Registered voters/turnout217,13188.3
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.[6]

Popular Vote
CSV
 
30.3%
LSAP
 
25.4%
DP
 
19.3%
Greens
 
9.9%
ADR
 
9.0%
National Movement
 
2.6%
KPL
 
1.7%

Results by locality

The CSV (orange) won most of the countryside, whilst the LSAP (red) won the major towns in the Red Lands and the DP (light blue) won Luxembourg City and its western suburbs.

The CSV won pluralities in three of the four circonscriptions, coming behind the LSAP in that party's Sud stronghold. The CSV's vote was remarkably consistent across the whole of the country, whereas the other two main parties' votes varied wildly (particularly in Sud). The Greens and ADR won disproportionate number of votes in the east-central region and north respectively.[7]

CSV LSAP DP Greens ADR KPL Other
Centre 29.2% 18.9% 27.1% 10.7% 7.8% 1.1% 5.2%
Est 32.6% 23.1% 21.3% 9.1% 11.4% 0.6% 2.1%
Nord 33.2% 19.1% 22.8% 8.4% 13.9% 0.8% 1.8%
Sud 29.3% 33.5% 11.6% 10.2% 7.1% 2.8% 5.6%

The CSV won pluralities across most of the country, winning more votes than any other party in 86 of the country's (then) 118 communes. The LSAP won pluralities in 21 communes, primarily in the Red Lands in the south. The DP won 12 communes, particularly in its heartland of Luxembourg City and the surrounding communes.[7]

References

  1. Nohlen, D & Stöver, P (2010) Elections in Europe: A data handbook, p1244 ISBN 978-3-8329-5609-7
  2. Nohlen & Stöver, p1262
  3. Nohlen & Stöver, p1236
  4. 1 2 Fernand Rau was elected as a member of the Christian Social People's Party in 1989, but defected to the Action Committee for Democracy and Pensions Justice.
  5. 1 2 Josy Simon was elected as a member of the Action Committee for Democracy and Pensions Justice in 1989, but defected to the Democratic Party.
  6. Nohlen & Stöver, p1254
  7. 1 2 "Répartition des suffrages en % du total des voix exprimés par parti et par commune 1994-2004" (in French). Statec. 15 October 2004. Retrieved 2008-03-17.
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