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Luxembourg 1937 general election

What was the result of the 1937 general election in Luxembourg?

Party of the Right won 25 of 55 seats with 45.6% of the vote.

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  • Final result
  • ParlGov, read 5 October 2026

Which party won the most seats?

Final results from ParlGov, read : Party of the Right won 25 of 55 seats with 45.6% of the vote.

  • Party of the Right 25 45.6%
  • Luxembourg Socialist Workers' Party 18 24.7%
  • Democratic List 2 9.8%
  • Radical Liberal Party 5 9.5%
  • Free List of Peasants, Middle Classes and Workers 1 4.2%
  • Liberal Party 1 3.6%
  • Party of Farmers and the Middle Class 0 2.6%
  • Independents of the East 3
  • Seats won
  • Share of the vote
  • Party of the Right25
  • Luxembourg Socialist Workers' Party18
  • Radical Liberal Party5
  • Independents of the East3
  • Democratic List2
  • Free List of Peasants, Middle Classes and Workers1
  • Liberal Party1
28 of 55 seats make a majority

Key numbers

  1. 45.6%

    Share of the vote won by Party of the Right

    Party of the Right won 25 of 55 seats. A majority needs 28.

Seats and votes by party

PartySeats%Votes
Party of the Right2545.6408,773
Luxembourg Socialist Workers' Party1824.7238,665
Democratic List29.8102,013
Radical Liberal Party59.599,029
Free List of Peasants, Middle Classes and Workers14.232,265
Liberal Party13.627,621
Party of Farmers and the Middle Class02.619,634
Independents of the East3
Votes by party
  • Party of the Right 408,773
  • Luxembourg Socialist Workers' Party 238,665
  • Democratic List 102,013
  • Radical Liberal Party 99,029
  • Free List of Peasants, Middle Classes and Workers 32,265
  • Liberal Party 27,621
  • Party of Farmers and the Middle Class 19,634
  • Independents of the East

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.

ParlGov marks results before 1945 as experimental: they may need revision, so we compare them with no other election.

How many people voted?

78,220 ballots were cast. 73,801 of them were valid votes.

How do the votes compare with the seats?

  • Party of the Right45.6% of votes45.5% of seats
  • Luxembourg Socialist Workers' Party24.7% of votes32.7% of seats
  • Radical Liberal Party9.5% of votes9.1% of seats
  • Democratic List9.8% of votes3.6% of seats
  • Free List of Peasants, Middle Classes and Workers4.2% of votes1.8% of seats
  • Liberal Party3.6% of votes1.8% of seats
  • Party of Farmers and the Middle Class2.6% of votes0.0% of seats
Each party's share of the vote (outlined) and of the seats (filled)

The Gallagher index of disproportionality is 8.6 (0 when seats follow votes exactly); the effective number of parties is 3.4 by votes and 3.1 by seats; Party of the Right led Luxembourg Socialist Workers' Party by 20.9 points of the vote.

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