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Luxembourg 1948 general election

What was the result of the 1948 general election in Luxembourg?

Christian Social People's Party won 22 of 51 seats with 33.3% of the vote. 91.9% of registered voters cast a ballot.

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  • Final result
  • ParlGov, read 5 October 2026

Which party won the most seats?

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 Socialist Workers' Party 15 +4 seats 41.5% +15.5 points
  • Christian Social People's Party 22 −3 seats 33.3% −8.1 points
  • Communist Party of Luxembourg 5 0 seats 16.9% +3.4 points
  • Democratic Party 9 0 seats 8.4% −8.4 points
  • Seats won
  • Change on the previous election at the right
  • Share of the vote
  • Share at the previous election
  • Change in points at the right

Changes are against the Luxembourg 1945 general election, party by party.

26 of 51 seats make a majority

Key numbers

  1. 33.3%

    Share of the vote won by Christian Social People's Party

    Christian Social People's Party won 22 of 51 seats. A majority needs 26.

  2. +4 seats

    Seats gained by Luxembourg Socialist Workers' Party

    The largest gain in seats compared with 1945. Christian Social People's Party lost 3 seats.

  3. 91.9%

    Voter turnout

Seats and votes by party

PartySeats± seats%± pointsVotes
Luxembourg Socialist Workers' Party15+441.5+15.5481,755
Christian Social People's Party22−333.3−8.1386,972
Communist Party of Luxembourg5016.9+3.4195,956
Democratic Party908.4−8.497,415

± 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 many people voted?

91.9% of the 84,724 registered voters cast a ballot (77,895 ballots). 73,674 of them were valid votes.

How do the votes compare with the 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
Each party's share of the vote (outlined) and of the seats (filled)

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.

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