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1959 Luxembourg general election

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1959 Luxembourg general election
Luxembourg
← 1954 1 February 1959 1964 →

52 seats in the Chamber of Deputies
27 seats needed for a majority
Party Leader Vote % Seats +/–
CSV Émile Reuter 36.91 21 −5
LSAP Paul Wilwertz 34.92 17 0
DP Eugène Schaus 18.45 11 +5
KPL 9.07 3 0
This lists parties that won seats. See the complete results below.
Prime Minister before Prime Minister after
Pierre Frieden
CSV
Pierre Frieden
CSV

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

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PartyVotes%Seats+/–
Christian Social People's Party896,84036.9121–5
Luxembourg Socialist Workers' Party848,52334.92170
Democratic Party448,38718.4511+5
Communist Party of Luxembourg220,4259.0730
National Solidarity15,8210.650New
Total2,429,996100.00520
Valid votes165,59695.26
Invalid/blank votes8,2404.74
Total votes173,836100.00
Registered voters/turnout188,28692.33
Source: Nohlen & Stöver

References

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