Luxembourg 1979 general election
What was the result of the 1979 general election in Luxembourg?
Christian Social People's Party won 24 of 59 seats with 34.5% of the vote. 88.9% 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 24 of 59 seats with 34.5% of the vote; 88.9% of registered voters cast a ballot, down 1.3 points on 1974.
- Christian Social People's Party 24 +6 seats 34.5% +6.7 points
- Luxembourg Socialist Workers' Party 14 −3 seats 24.3% −2.7 points
- Democratic Party 15 +1 seat 21.3% −0.9 points
- Social Democratic Party 2 −3 seats 6.0% −3.2 points
- Communist Party of Luxembourg 2 −3 seats 5.8% −4.6 points
- Enrôlés de Force 1 4.5%
- Independent Socialist Party 1 2.2%
- The Greens 0 1.0%
- 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 1974 general election, party by party.
- Christian Social People's Party24
- Democratic Party15
- Luxembourg Socialist Workers' Party14
- Communist Party of Luxembourg2
- Social Democratic Party2
- Enrôlés de Force1
- Independent Socialist Party1
Key numbers
34.5%
Share of the vote won by Christian Social People's Party
Christian Social People's Party won 24 of 59 seats. A majority needs 30.
+6 seats
Seats gained by Christian Social People's Party
The largest gain in seats compared with 1974. Communist Party of Luxembourg lost 3 seats.
88.9%
Voter turnout
Down 1.3 points on 1974.
Seats and votes by party
| Party | Seats | ± seats | % | ± points | Votes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Christian Social People's Party | 24 | +6 | 34.5 | +6.7 | 1,049,390 |
| Luxembourg Socialist Workers' Party | 14 | −3 | 24.3 | −2.7 | 737,863 |
| Democratic Party | 15 | +1 | 21.3 | −0.9 | 648,404 |
| Social Democratic Party | 2 | −3 | 6.0 | −3.2 | 181,805 |
| Communist Party of Luxembourg | 2 | −3 | 5.8 | −4.6 | 177,286 |
| Enrôlés de Force | 1 | 4.5 | 135,360 | ||
| Independent Socialist Party | 1 | 2.2 | 66,909 | ||
| The Greens | 0 | 1.0 | 30,269 |
± is the change against the Luxembourg 1974 general election, party by party.
Votes by party
- Christian Social People's Party 1,049,390
- Luxembourg Socialist Workers' Party 737,863
- Democratic Party 648,404
- Social Democratic Party 181,805
- Communist Party of Luxembourg 177,286
- Enrôlés de Force 135,360
- Independent Socialist Party 66,909
- The Greens 30,269
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 212,614 registered voters cast a ballot (188,909 ballots), down 1.3 points on 1974. 175,808 of them were valid votes.
How do the votes compare with the seats?
- Christian Social People's Party34.5% of votes40.7% of seats
- Democratic Party21.3% of votes25.4% of seats
- Luxembourg Socialist Workers' Party24.3% of votes23.7% of seats
- Social Democratic Party6.0% of votes3.4% of seats
- Communist Party of Luxembourg5.8% of votes3.4% of seats
- Enrôlés de Force4.5% of votes1.7% of seats
- Independent Socialist Party2.2% of votes1.7% of seats
The Gallagher index of disproportionality is 6.2 (0 when seats follow votes exactly); the effective number of parties is 4.3 by votes and 3.5 by seats; Christian Social People's Party led Luxembourg Socialist Workers' Party by 10.2 points of the vote.
What else was on the same day?
Time and source Data as of