Luxembourg 1948 general election
Final results from ParlGov, read : Christian Social People's Party won 22 of 51 seats with 33.3% of the vote; 91.9% of registered voters cast a ballot.
- Luxembourg
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Result
Seats and votes by party
| Party | Seats | ± seats | % | ± points | Votes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Luxembourg Socialist Workers' Party | 15 | +4 | 41.5 | +15.5 | 481,755 |
| Christian Social People's Party | 22 | −3 | 33.3 | −8.1 | 386,972 |
| Communist Party of Luxembourg | 5 | 0 | 16.9 | +3.4 | 195,956 |
| Democratic Party | 9 | 0 | 8.4 | −8.4 | 97,415 |
± is the change against the Luxembourg 1945 general election, party by party.
Votes by party
- Luxembourg Socialist Workers' Party 481,755
- Christian Social People's Party 386,972
- Communist Party of Luxembourg 195,956
- Democratic Party 97,415
ParlGov lists parties with at least 1 percent of the vote or 2 seats, so the rows do not add up to the valid votes. How we read it.
Share of the vote
Turnout
91.9% of the 84,724 registered voters cast a ballot (77,895 ballots). 73,674 of them were valid votes. How turnout is counted.
Votes and seats
- Christian Social People's Party33.3% of votes43.1% of seats
- Luxembourg Socialist Workers' Party41.5% of votes29.4% of seats
- Democratic Party8.4% of votes17.6% of seats
- Communist Party of Luxembourg16.9% of votes9.8% of seats
The Gallagher index of disproportionality is 13.7 (0 when seats follow votes exactly); the effective number of parties is 3.1 by votes and 3.2 by seats; Luxembourg Socialist Workers' Party led Christian Social People's Party by 8.2 points of the vote. How these are computed.
Sources and licence
Sources and licence
- ParlGov 2024 Release (Döring and Manow), Harvard Dataverse (source). Licence: CC0 1.0 Universal
- Wikidata, party colours (P465) (source). Licence: CC0 1.0 Universal
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