1937 Luxembourg general election

Partial general elections were held in Luxembourg on 6 June 1937, electing 26 of the 55 seats in the Chamber of Deputies in the centre and north of the country.[1][2] The Party of the Right won 13 of the 26 seats and remained the largest party with 25 of the 55 seats.[2]

1937 Luxembourg general election

6 June 1937
26 out of 55 seats in the Chamber of Deputies 28 seats needed for a majority
Party Leader % Seats ± Party of the Right Joseph Bech 45.6 25 0 LA 24.7 18 +4 Radical Liberal Party 9.5 5 -2 Democratic List 9.8 2 New GLBMA 4.2 1 New Liberal Party 3.6 1 New 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

Results

Party	Votes	%^[a]	Seats
			Elected	New total	+/–
Party of the Right	408,773	45.6	13	25	0
Luxembourg Workers' Party	238,665	24.7	7	18	+4
Democratic List	102,013	9.8	2	2	New
Radical Liberal Party	99,029	9.5	2	5	–2
Free List of Farmers, the Middle Class and Workers	32,265	4.2	1	1	New
Liberal Party	27,621	3.6	1	1	0
Party of Farmers and the Middle Class	19,634	2.6	0	0	–2
Party of Independents of the East	–	–	–	3	0
Invalid/blank votes	4,419	–	–	–	–
Total	78,220	100	26	55	+1
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]

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