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 % 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

Chamber of Deputies.[2]

Results

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

  1. ^ Nohlen & Stöver, p1261