1954 Luxembourg general election

1954 Luxembourg general election

30 May 1954

All 52 seats in the Chamber of Deputies 27 seats needed for a majority

Party Leader Vote % Seats +/– CSV Émile Reuter 42.36 26 +5 LSAP Albert Bousser 35.12 17 −2 GD Eugène Schaus 10.79 6 −2 KPL 8.92 3 −1 This lists parties that won seats. See the complete results below. Prime Minister before Prime Minister after Joseph Bech CSV Joseph Bech CSV

General elections were held in Luxembourg on 30 May 1954.^[1] The Christian Social People's Party won 26 of the 52 seats in the Chamber of Deputies.^[2]

The elections were the general elections held after the Bech-Bodson government changed the electoral system. Previously, partial elections were held every three years in which half the seats in the Chamber were elected, with deputies serving six-year terms. The changes reduced deputies' terms to five years, with all seats elected at the same time.

The government, a coalition of the Christian Social People's Party (CSV), and the Luxembourg Socialist Workers' Party, remained in power following the elections.

Results

Party		Votes	%	Seats	+/–
	Christian Social People's Party	1,003,406	42.36	26	+5
	Luxembourg Socialist Workers' Party	831,836	35.12	17	–2
	Democratic Group	255,522	10.79	6	–2
	Communist Party of Luxembourg	211,171	8.92	3	–1
	Independent Party of the Middle Class	66,582	2.81	0	New
Total		2,368,517	100.00	52	0
Valid votes		162,063	95.28
Invalid/blank votes		8,029	4.72
Total votes		170,092	100.00
Registered voters/turnout		183,590	92.65
Source: Nohlen & Stöver

References

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