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Luxembourg 1979 European Parliament election

What was the result of the 1979 European Parliament election in Luxembourg?

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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  • Final result
  • ParlGov, read 5 October 2026

Which party won the most seats?

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.

  • Christian Social People's Party 3 36.1%
  • Democratic Party 2 28.1%
  • Luxembourg Socialist Workers' Party 1 21.6%
  • Social Democratic Party 0 7.0%
  • Communist Party of Luxembourg 0 5.0%
  • The Greens 0 1.0%
  • Seats won
  • Share of the vote

Key numbers

  1. 36.1%

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

    It led Democratic Party by 8.0 points of the vote.

  2. 88.9%

    Voter turnout

Seats and votes by party

PartySeats%Votes
Christian Social People's Party336.1352,296
Democratic Party228.1274,307
Luxembourg Socialist Workers' Party121.6211,106
Social Democratic Party07.068,289
Communist Party of Luxembourg05.048,813
The Greens01.09,485
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 many people voted?

88.9% of the 212,740 registered voters cast a ballot (189,141 ballots). 170,759 of them were valid votes.

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

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.

What else was on the same day?

Time and source Data as of