Luxembourg general election, 1948
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Partial general elections were held in Luxembourg on 6 June 1948, electing 26 of the 51 seats in the Chamber of Deputies in the centre and north of the country.[1][2] The Christian Social People's Party won 9 of the 26 seats, reducing its total number of seats from 25 to 22.[2]
Results
| Party | Votes | %[a] | Seats | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elected | New total | +/– | |||
| Luxembourg Socialist Workers' Party | 481,755 | 37.8 | 10 | 15 | +4 |
| Christian Social People's Party | 386,972 | 36.3 | 9 | 22 | –3 |
| Communist Party of Luxembourg | 195,956 | 14.3 | 4 | 5 | 0 |
| Patriotic and Democratic Group | 97,415 | 11.6 | 3 | 9 | 0 |
| Invalid/blank votes | 4,221 | – | – | – | – |
| Total | 77,895 | 100 | 26 | 51 | 0 |
| Registered voters/turnout | 84,724 | 91.9 | – | – | – |
| 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.[3]
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