Luxembourg 2009 general election
What was the result of the 2009 general election in Luxembourg?
Christian Social People's Party won 26 of 60 seats with 38.0% of the vote. 90.8% 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 26 of 60 seats with 38.0% of the vote; 90.8% of registered voters cast a ballot, down 1.2 points on 2004.
- Christian Social People's Party 26 +2 seats 38.0% +2.2 points
- Luxembourg Socialist Workers' Party 13 −1 seat 21.6% −3.9 points
- Democratic Party 9 −1 seat 15.0% 0.0 points
- The Greens 7 0 seats 11.7% +0.2 points
- Action Committee Pensions / Alternative Democratic Reform Party 4 −1 seat 8.1% −0.9 points
- The Left 1 +1 seat 3.3% +1.3 points
- Communist Party of Luxembourg 0 0 seats 1.5% +0.3 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 2004 general election, party by party.
- Christian Social People's Party26
- Luxembourg Socialist Workers' Party13
- Democratic Party9
- The Greens7
- Action Committee Pensions / Alternative Democratic Reform Party4
- The Left1
Key numbers
38.0%
Share of the vote won by Christian Social People's Party
Christian Social People's Party won 26 of 60 seats. A majority needs 31.
+2 seats
Seats gained by Christian Social People's Party
The largest gain in seats compared with 2004. Action Committee Pensions / Alternative Democratic Reform Party lost 1 seat.
90.8%
Voter turnout
Down 1.2 points on 2004.
Seats and votes by party
| Party | Seats | ± seats | % | ± points | Votes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Christian Social People's Party | 26 | +2 | 38.0 | +2.2 | 1,129,368 |
| Luxembourg Socialist Workers' Party | 13 | −1 | 21.6 | −3.9 | 695,830 |
| Democratic Party | 9 | −1 | 15.0 | 0.0 | 432,820 |
| The Greens | 7 | 0 | 11.7 | +0.2 | 347,388 |
| Action Committee Pensions / Alternative Democratic Reform Party | 4 | −1 | 8.1 | −0.9 | 232,744 |
| The Left | 1 | +1 | 3.3 | +1.3 | 109,184 |
| Communist Party of Luxembourg | 0 | 0 | 1.5 | +0.3 | 49,108 |
± is the change against the Luxembourg 2004 general election, party by party.
Votes by party
- Christian Social People's Party 1,129,368
- Luxembourg Socialist Workers' Party 695,830
- Democratic Party 432,820
- The Greens 347,388
- Action Committee Pensions / Alternative Democratic Reform Party 232,744
- The Left 109,184
- Communist Party of Luxembourg 49,108
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?
90.8% of the 240,676 registered voters cast a ballot (218,423 ballots), down 1.2 points on 2004. 198,364 of them were valid votes.
How do the votes compare with the seats?
- Christian Social People's Party38.0% of votes43.3% of seats
- Luxembourg Socialist Workers' Party21.6% of votes21.7% of seats
- Democratic Party15.0% of votes15.0% of seats
- The Greens11.7% of votes11.7% of seats
- Action Committee Pensions / Alternative Democratic Reform Party8.1% of votes6.7% of seats
- The Left3.3% of votes1.7% of seats
The Gallagher index of disproportionality is 4.2 (0 when seats follow votes exactly); the effective number of parties is 4.3 by votes and 3.6 by seats; Christian Social People's Party led Luxembourg Socialist Workers' Party by 16.5 points of the vote.
What else was on the same day?
Time and source Data as of