1968 Luxembourg general election

General elections were held in Luxembourg on 15 December 1968.[1] The Christian Social People's Party (CSV) remained the largest party, winning 21 of the 56 seats in the Chamber of Deputies.[2]

1968 Luxembourg general election
Luxembourg
← 1964 15 December 1968 1974 →

56 seats in the Chamber of Deputies
29 seats needed for a majority
Party Leader % Seats +/–
CSV Jean Dupong 35.27 21 −1
LSAP Henry Cravatte 32.25 18 −3
DP Gaston Thorn 16.57 11 +5
KPL 15.50 6 +1
This lists parties that won seats. See the complete results below.
Prime Minister before Prime Minister after
Pierre Werner
CSV
Pierre Werner
CSV

Following the elections the CSV dropped their previous coalition partners, the Luxembourg Socialist Workers' Party, and formed a new government with the Democratic Party. This led to the creation of the second Werner-Schaus government.

Results edit

 
PartyVotes%Seats+/–
Christian Social People's Party915,94435.2721–1
Luxembourg Socialist Workers' Party837,55532.2518–3
Democratic Party430,26216.5711+5
Communist Party of Luxembourg402,61015.506+1
National Solidarity10,3550.400New
Total2,596,726100.00560
Valid votes160,18493.91
Invalid/blank votes10,3826.09
Total votes170,566100.00
Registered voters/turnout192,60188.56
Source: Nohlen & Stöver

References edit

  1. ^ Dieter Nohlen & Philip Stöver (2010) Elections in Europe: A data handbook, p1244 ISBN 978-3-8329-5609-7
  2. ^ Nohlen & Stöver, p1262