1964 Luxembourg general election

1964 Luxembourg general election

← 1959 7 June 1964 1968 →
56 seats in the Chamber of Deputies29 seats needed for a majority
Party Leader % Seats ± LSAP Henry Cravatte 37.68 21 +4 CSV Émile Reuter 33.28 22 +1 KPL 12.47 5 +2 DP Gaston Thorn 10.57 6 -5 MIP 6.01 2 New This lists parties that won seats. See the complete results below.
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General elections were held in Luxembourg on 7 June 1964.^[1] Despite receiving fewer votes than the Luxembourg Socialist Workers' Party, the Christian Social People's Party remained the largest party, winning 22 of the 56 seats in the Chamber of Deputies.^[2]

Results

Party		Votes	%	Seats	+/–
	Luxembourg Socialist Workers' Party	999,843	37.68	21	+4
	Christian Social People's Party	883,079	33.28	22	+1
	Communist Party of Luxembourg	330,909	12.47	5	+2
	Democratic Party	280,644	10.57	6	–5
	Popular Independent Movement	159,370	6.01	2	New
Total		2,653,845	100.00	56	+4
Valid votes		163,158	93.93
Invalid/blank votes		10,544	6.07
Total votes		173,702	100.00
Registered voters/turnout		191,788	90.57
Source: Nohlen & Stöver

References

1. Dieter Nohlen & Philip Stöver (2010) Elections in Europe: A data handbook, p1244 ISBN 978-3-8329-5609-7
2. Nohlen & Stöver, p1262