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Luxembourg 1968 general election

What was the result of the 1968 general election in Luxembourg?

Christian Social People's Party won 21 of 56 seats with 35.3% of the vote. 88.6% of registered voters cast a ballot.

  • Luxembourg
  • Held:
  • 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 56 seats with 35.3% of the vote; 88.6% of registered voters cast a ballot, down 2.0 points on 1964.

  • Christian Social People's Party 21 −1 seat 35.3% +2.0 points
  • Luxembourg Socialist Workers' Party 18 −3 seats 32.3% −5.4 points
  • Democratic Party 11 +5 seats 16.6% +6.0 points
  • Communist Party of Luxembourg 6 +1 seat 15.5% +3.0 points
  • Popular Independent Movement 0 −2 seats 0.4% −5.6 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 1964 general election, party by party.

29 of 56 seats make a majority

Key numbers

  1. 35.3%

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

    Christian Social People's Party won 21 of 56 seats. A majority needs 29.

  2. +5 seats

    Seats gained by Democratic Party

    The largest gain in seats compared with 1964. Luxembourg Socialist Workers' Party lost 3 seats.

  3. 88.6%

    Voter turnout

    Down 2.0 points on 1964.

Seats and votes by party

PartySeats± seats%± pointsVotes
Christian Social People's Party21−135.3+2.0916,544
Luxembourg Socialist Workers' Party18−332.3−5.4837,555
Democratic Party11+516.6+6.0430,262
Communist Party of Luxembourg6+115.5+3.0402,610
Popular Independent Movement0−20.4−5.610,355

± is the change against the Luxembourg 1964 general election, party by party.

Votes by party
  • Christian Social People's Party 916,544
  • Luxembourg Socialist Workers' Party 837,555
  • Democratic Party 430,262
  • Communist Party of Luxembourg 402,610
  • Popular Independent Movement 10,355

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?

88.6% of the 192,601 registered voters cast a ballot (170,566 ballots), down 2.0 points on 1964. 160,184 of them were valid votes. The lowest turnout of this kind in our data, which begins in 1948.

How do the votes compare with the seats?

  • Christian Social People's Party35.3% of votes37.5% of seats
  • Luxembourg Socialist Workers' Party32.3% of votes32.1% of seats
  • Democratic Party16.6% of votes19.6% of seats
  • Communist Party of Luxembourg15.5% of votes10.7% of seats
Each party's share of the vote (outlined) and of the seats (filled)

The Gallagher index of disproportionality is 4.3 (0 when seats follow votes exactly); Christian Social People's Party led Luxembourg Socialist Workers' Party by 3.0 points of the vote.

Time and source Data as of