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Luxembourg 1951 general election

What was the result of the 1951 general election in Luxembourg?

Christian Social People's Party won 21 of 52 seats with 40.6% of the vote. 90.8% 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 21 of 52 seats with 40.6% of the vote; 90.8% of registered voters cast a ballot, down 1.2 points on 1948.

  • Christian Social People's Party 21 −1 seat 40.6% +7.3 points
  • Luxembourg Socialist Workers' Party 19 +4 seats 35.5% −6.0 points
  • Democratic Party 8 −1 seat 20.6% +12.2 points
  • Communist Party of Luxembourg 4 −1 seat 3.4% −13.5 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 1948 general election, party by party.

27 of 52 seats make a majority

Key numbers

  1. 40.6%

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

    Christian Social People's Party won 21 of 52 seats. A majority needs 27.

  2. +4 seats

    Seats gained by Luxembourg Socialist Workers' Party

    The largest gain in seats compared with 1948. Christian Social People's Party lost 1 seat.

  3. 90.8%

    Voter turnout

    Down 1.2 points on 1948.

Seats and votes by party

PartySeats± seats%± pointsVotes
Christian Social People's Party21−140.6+7.3425,545
Luxembourg Socialist Workers' Party19+435.5−6.0372,177
Democratic Party8−120.6+12.2215,511
Communist Party of Luxembourg4−13.4−13.535,662

± 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 many people voted?

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

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.

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