Luxembourg 1999 general election
What was the result of the 1999 general election in Luxembourg?
Christian Social People's Party won 19 of 60 seats with 29.7% of the vote. 86.5% 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 19 of 60 seats with 29.7% of the vote; 86.5% of registered voters cast a ballot, down 1.8 points on 1994.
- Christian Social People's Party 19 −2 seats 29.7% 0.0 points
- Luxembourg Socialist Workers' Party 13 −4 seats 23.7% −3.0 points
- Democratic Party 15 +3 seats 21.6% +3.2 points
- Action Committee Pensions / Alternative Democratic Reform Party 7 +2 seats 10.4% +2.2 points
- The Greens 5 0 seats 9.1% −1.1 points
- The Left 1 3.8%
- The Greens 0 1.1%
- 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 1994 general election, party by party.
- Christian Social People's Party19
- Democratic Party15
- Luxembourg Socialist Workers' Party13
- Action Committee Pensions / Alternative Democratic Reform Party7
- The Greens5
- The Left1
Key numbers
29.7%
Share of the vote won by Christian Social People's Party
Christian Social People's Party won 19 of 60 seats. A majority needs 31.
+3 seats
Seats gained by Democratic Party
The largest gain in seats compared with 1994. Luxembourg Socialist Workers' Party lost 4 seats.
86.5%
Voter turnout
Down 1.8 points on 1994.
Seats and votes by party
| Party | Seats | ± seats | % | ± points | Votes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Christian Social People's Party | 19 | −2 | 29.7 | 0.0 | 870,985 |
| Luxembourg Socialist Workers' Party | 13 | −4 | 23.7 | −3.0 | 695,718 |
| Democratic Party | 15 | +3 | 21.6 | +3.2 | 632,707 |
| Action Committee Pensions / Alternative Democratic Reform Party | 7 | +2 | 10.4 | +2.2 | 303,734 |
| The Greens | 5 | 0 | 9.1 | −1.1 | 266,644 |
| The Left | 1 | 3.8 | 110,274 | ||
| The Greens | 0 | 1.1 | 32,014 |
± is the change against the Luxembourg 1994 general election, party by party.
Votes by party
- Christian Social People's Party 870,985
- Luxembourg Socialist Workers' Party 695,718
- Democratic Party 632,707
- Action Committee Pensions / Alternative Democratic Reform Party 303,734
- The Greens 266,644
- The Left 110,274
- The Greens 32,014
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?
86.5% of the 221,103 registered voters cast a ballot (191,267 ballots), down 1.8 points on 1994. 178,880 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 Party29.7% of votes31.7% of seats
- Democratic Party21.6% of votes25.0% of seats
- Luxembourg Socialist Workers' Party23.7% of votes21.7% of seats
- Action Committee Pensions / Alternative Democratic Reform Party10.4% of votes11.7% of seats
- The Greens9.1% of votes8.3% of seats
- The Left3.8% of votes1.7% of seats
The Gallagher index of disproportionality is 3.7 (0 when seats follow votes exactly); the effective number of parties is 4.7 by votes and 4.3 by seats; Christian Social People's Party led Luxembourg Socialist Workers' Party by 6.0 points of the vote.
What else was on the same day?
Time and source Data as of