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

15 December 1968
56 seats in the Chamber of Deputies 29 seats needed for a majority
Party Leader % Seats ± CSV Jean Dupong 35.7 21 -1 LSAP Henry Cravatte 31.0 18 -3 DP Gaston Thorn 18.0 11 +5 KPL 13.1 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

In the aftermath of the election, 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

Party		Votes	%^[a]	Seats	+/–
	Christian Social People's Party	915,944	37.5	21	–1
	Luxembourg Socialist Workers' Party	837,555	31.0	18	–3
	Democratic Party	430,262	18.0	11	+5
	Communist Party of Luxembourg	402,610	13.1	6	+1
	National Solidarity	10,355	0.4	0	New
Invalid/blank votes		10,382	–	–	–
Total		170,566	100	56	0
Registered voters/turnout		192,601	88.6	–	–
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 CSV   37.5% LSAP   31.0% DP   18.0% KPL   13.1%

References

1. Dieter Nohlen & Philip Stöver (2010) Elections in Europe: A data handbook, p1244 ISBN 978-3-8329-5609-7
2. Nohlen & Stöver, p1262
3. Nohlen & Stöver, p1254