Luxembourg 1951 general election
Final results from ParlGov, read : Christian Social People's Party won 21 of 52 seats with 40.6% of the vote; 90.8% of registered voters cast a ballot, down 1.2 points on 1948.
- Luxembourg
- Held
Result
Seats and votes by party
| Party | Seats | ± seats | % | ± points | Votes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Christian Social People's Party | 21 | −1 | 40.6 | +7.3 | 425,545 |
| Luxembourg Socialist Workers' Party | 19 | +4 | 35.5 | −6.0 | 372,177 |
| Democratic Party | 8 | −1 | 20.6 | +12.2 | 215,511 |
| Communist Party of Luxembourg | 4 | −1 | 3.4 | −13.5 | 35,662 |
± is the change against the Luxembourg 1948 general election, party by party.
Votes by party
- Christian Social People's Party 425,545
- Luxembourg Socialist Workers' Party 372,177
- Democratic Party 215,511
- Communist Party of Luxembourg 35,662
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
90.8% of the 92,110 registered voters cast a ballot (83,613 ballots), down 1.2 points on 1948. 79,662 of them were valid votes. How turnout is counted.
Votes and seats
- Christian Social People's Party40.6% of votes40.4% of seats
- Luxembourg Socialist Workers' Party35.5% of votes36.5% of seats
- Democratic Party20.6% of votes15.4% of seats
- Communist Party of Luxembourg3.4% of votes7.7% of seats
The Gallagher index of disproportionality is 4.8 (0 when seats follow votes exactly); the effective number of parties is 3.0 by votes and 3.1 by seats; Christian Social People's Party led Luxembourg Socialist Workers' Party by 5.1 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
Our text and compilation: CC BY 4.0. How to reuse and cite this page.