1934 Luxembourg general election

Partial general elections were held in Luxembourg on 3 June 1934, electing 29 of the 54 seats in the Chamber of Deputies in the south and east of the country.[1][2] The Party of the Right won 12 of the 29 seats, but saw its total number of seats fall from 26 to 25.[2]

1934 Luxembourg general election

3 June 1934
29 out of 54 seats in the Chamber of Deputies 28 seats needed for a majority
Party Leader % Seats ± Party of the Right Joseph Bech 41.7 25 -1 LA 29.4 14 -1 Radical Liberal Party 10.3 7 New PIE Othon Decker 11.6 3 +1 Communist Party 5.2 1 +1 Independents Hubert Loutsch 1.9 1 -1 This lists parties that won seats. See the complete results below.
Prime Minister before Prime Minister after Joseph Bech Party of the Right Joseph Bech Party of the Right

The Communist Party of Luxembourg won its first seat, but it was later invalidated by a vote in the Chamber of Deputies. Its seat was given instead to the Luxembourg Workers' Party, who had voted against its expulsion.[2]

Results

Summary

Party	Votes	%^[a]	Seats
			Elected	New total	+/–
Party of the Right	407,838	41.7	12	25	–1
Luxembourg Workers' Party	404,729	29.4	10	14	–1
Party of Independents of the East	50,707	11.6	3	3	+1
Radical Liberal Party	141,695	10.3	3	7	+1
Communist Party of Luxembourg	70,940	5.2	1	1	+1
Independents	25,694	1.9	0	1	–1
Other parties	793	0.1	0	0	–
Party of Farmers and the Middle Class	–	–	–	2	0
Progressive Democratic Party of the North	–	–	–	1	0
Invalid/blank votes	3,207	–	–	–	–
Total	69,623	100	29	54	0
Registered voters/turnout			–	–	–
Source: Nohlen & Stöver

^a The percentage of votes is not related to the number of votes in the table, as voters could cast more votes in some constituencies than others, and is instead calculated based on the proportion of votes received in each constituency.[3]

Popular Vote Party of the Right   41.7% Luxembourg Workers' Party   29.4% Party of Independents of the East   11.6% Radical Liberal Party   10.3% Communist Party of Luxembourg   5.2% Independents   1.9%

By constituency

Constituency	Seats	Turnout	Party		Votes	Seats won
Est	7	49,491		Party of the Right	77,560	4
				Party of Independents of the East	58,160	2
Sud	22			Workers' Party	404,729	10
				Party of the Right	330,278	8
				Radical Socialist Party	141,695	3
				Communist Party	70,940	1
				Independents	25,694	0
Sources: Luxemburger Wort, 5 June 1934 Luxemburger Wort, 6 June 1934

References

1. Dieter Nohlen & Philip Stöver (2010) Elections in Europe: A data handbook, p1244 ISBN 978-3-8329-5609-7
2. Nohlen & Stöver, p1261
3. Nohlen & Stöver, p1254