1974 Luxembourg general election

General elections were held in Luxembourg on 26 May 1974.[1] The Christian Social People's Party remained the largest party, winning 18 of the 59 seats in the Chamber of Deputies.[2] However, it went into opposition as the Luxembourg Socialist Workers' Party and Democratic Party formed a coalition government under prime minister Gaston Thorn.

1974 Luxembourg general election

26 May 1974
59 seats in the Chamber of Deputies 30 seats needed for a majority
Party Leader % Seats ± CSV Nicolas Mosar 29.9 18 -3 LSAP Antoine Wehenkel 27.0 17 -1 DP Gaston Thorn 23.3 14 +3 PSD Henry Cravatte 10.1 5 New KPL 8.8 5 -1 This lists parties that won seats. See the complete results below.
Prime Minister before Prime Minister after Pierre Werner CSV Gaston Thorn DP

Results

Party		Votes	%^[a]	Seats	+/–
	Christian Social People's Party	836,990	29.9	18	–3
	Luxembourg Socialist Workers' Party	875,881	27.0	17	–1
	Democratic Party	668,043	23.3	14	+3
	Social Democratic Party	276,495	10.1	5	New
	Communist Party of Luxembourg	314,635	8.8	5	–1
	Liberal Party	18,502	0.6	0	New
	Others	14,692	0.4	0	–
Total		3,005,238	100	59	+3
Valid votes		175,376	94.5
Invalid/blank votes		10,151	5.5
Total		185,527	100
Registered voters/turnout		205,817	90.1
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   29.9% LSAP   27.0% DP   23.3% SDP   10.1% KPL   8.8%

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