Luxembourg 1979 European Parliament election
Final results from ParlGov, read : Christian Social People's Party won 3 of 6 seats with 36.1% of the vote; 88.9% of registered voters cast a ballot.
- Luxembourg
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European Parliament result
Seats and votes by party
| Party | Seats | % | Votes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Christian Social People's Party | 3 | 36.1 | 352,296 |
| Democratic Party | 2 | 28.1 | 274,307 |
| Luxembourg Socialist Workers' Party | 1 | 21.6 | 211,106 |
| Social Democratic Party | 0 | 7.0 | 68,289 |
| Communist Party of Luxembourg | 0 | 5.0 | 48,813 |
| The Greens | 0 | 1.0 | 9,485 |
Votes by party
- Christian Social People's Party 352,296
- Democratic Party 274,307
- Luxembourg Socialist Workers' Party 211,106
- Social Democratic Party 68,289
- Communist Party of Luxembourg 48,813
- The Greens 9,485
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
88.9% of the 212,740 registered voters cast a ballot (189,141 ballots). 170,759 of them were valid votes. How turnout is counted.
Votes and seats
- Christian Social People's Party36.1% of votes50.0% of seats
- Democratic Party28.1% of votes33.3% of seats
- Luxembourg Socialist Workers' Party21.6% of votes16.7% of seats
- Social Democratic Party7.0% of votes0.0% of seats
- Communist Party of Luxembourg5.0% of votes0.0% of seats
The Gallagher index of disproportionality is 12.6 (0 when seats follow votes exactly); the effective number of parties is 3.8 by votes and 2.6 by seats; Christian Social People's Party led Democratic Party by 8.0 points of the vote. How these are computed.
On the same day
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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