Luxembourg general election, 1959

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General elections were held in Luxembourg on 1 February 1959.[1] The Christian Social People's Party remained the largest party, winning 21 of the 52 seats in the Chamber of Deputies.[2]

Results

Party Votes %[a] Seats +/–
Christian Social People's Party896,84038.921–5
Luxembourg Socialist Workers' Party848,52333.0170
Democratic Party448,38720.311+5
Communist Party of Luxembourg220,4257.230
National Solidarity15,8210.50New
Invalid/blank votes8,240
Total173,836100520
Registered voters/turnout188,28692.3
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.[3]

Popular Vote
CSV
 
38.9%
LSAP
 
33.0%
DP
 
20.3%
KPL
 
7.2%

References

  1. Nohlen, D & Stöver, P (2010) Elections in Europe: A data handbook, p1244 ISBN 978-3-8329-5609-7
  2. Nohlen & Stöver, p1261
  3. Nohlen & Stöver, p1254
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