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Luxembourg 1989 general election

What was the result of the 1989 general election in Luxembourg?

Christian Social People's Party won 22 of 60 seats with 31.7% of the vote. 87.6% 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 22 of 60 seats with 31.7% of the vote; 87.6% of registered voters cast a ballot, down 1.4 points on 1984.

  • Christian Social People's Party 22 −3 seats 31.7% −3.2 points
  • Luxembourg Socialist Workers' Party 18 −3 seats 27.2% −6.3 points
  • Democratic Party 11 −3 seats 16.2% −2.5 points
  • Action Committee Pensions / Alternative Democratic Reform Party 4 7.3%
  • Communist Party of Luxembourg 1 −1 seat 5.1% +0.1 points
  • The Greens 2 4.2%
  • The Greens 2 0 seats 4.2% −1.0 points
  • National Movement 0 2.7%
  • 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 1984 general election, party by party.

31 of 60 seats make a majority

Key numbers

  1. 31.7%

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

    Christian Social People's Party won 22 of 60 seats. A majority needs 31.

  2. +0.1 points

    Share of the vote gained by Communist Party of Luxembourg

    The largest gain in votes compared with 1984. Luxembourg Socialist Workers' Party lost 6.3 points.

  3. 87.6%

    Voter turnout

    Down 1.4 points on 1984.

Seats and votes by party

PartySeats± seats%± pointsVotes
Christian Social People's Party22−331.7−3.2977,521
Luxembourg Socialist Workers' Party18−327.2−6.3840,094
Democratic Party11−316.2−2.5498,862
Action Committee Pensions / Alternative Democratic Reform Party47.3225,262
Communist Party of Luxembourg1−15.1+0.1157,608
The Greens24.2130,485
The Greens204.2−1.0128,622
National Movement02.782,316

± is the change against the Luxembourg 1984 general election, party by party.

Votes by party
  • Christian Social People's Party 977,521
  • Luxembourg Socialist Workers' Party 840,094
  • Democratic Party 498,862
  • Action Committee Pensions / Alternative Democratic Reform Party 225,262
  • Communist Party of Luxembourg 157,608
  • The Greens 130,485
  • The Greens 128,622
  • National Movement 82,316

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?

87.6% of the 218,940 registered voters cast a ballot (191,777 ballots), down 1.4 points on 1984. 181,168 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 Party31.7% of votes36.7% of seats
  • Luxembourg Socialist Workers' Party27.2% of votes30.0% of seats
  • Democratic Party16.2% of votes18.3% of seats
  • Action Committee Pensions / Alternative Democratic Reform Party7.3% of votes6.7% of seats
  • The Greens4.2% of votes3.3% of seats
  • The Greens4.2% of votes3.3% of seats
  • Communist Party of Luxembourg5.1% of votes1.7% of seats
  • National Movement2.7% of votes0.0% of seats
Each party's share of the vote (outlined) and of the seats (filled)

The Gallagher index of disproportionality is 5.4 (0 when seats follow votes exactly); the effective number of parties is 4.7 by votes and 3.8 by seats; Christian Social People's Party led Luxembourg Socialist Workers' Party by 4.5 points of the vote.

What else was on the same day?

Time and source Data as of