From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
1979 Luxembourg general election 59 seats in the Chamber of Deputies 30 seats needed for a majority
This lists parties that won seats. See the complete results
below .
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 % Seats +/– Christian Social People's Party 1,049,390 34.51 24 +6 Luxembourg Socialist Workers' Party 737,863 24.26 14 –3 Democratic Party 648,404 21.32 15 +1 Social Democratic Party 181,805 5.98 2 –3 Communist Party of Luxembourg 177,286 5.83 2 –3 Enrôlés de Force 135,360 4.45 1 New Independent Socialist Party 66,909 2.20 1 New Alternative List - Wiert Iech 30,269 1.00 0 New Liberal Party 6,133 0.20 0 0 Revolutionary Community League 6,985 0.23 0 0 Club of Independents 849 0.03 0 New Total 3,041,253 100.00 59 0 Valid votes 175,808 93.06 Invalid/blank votes 13,101 6.94 Total votes 188,909 100.00 Registered voters/turnout 212,614 88.85 Source: Nohlen & Stöver, Global Elections Database
References [ ]
^ Dieter Nohlen & Philip Stöver (2010) Elections in Europe: A data handbook , p1244 ISBN 978-3-8329-5609-7
^ Nohlen & Stöver, p1262
^ Nohlen & Stöver, p1236
Categories :
Chamber of Deputies of Luxembourg elections 1979 elections in Europe 1979 in Luxembourg History of Luxembourg (1945–present) June 1979 events in Europe