1951 Luxembourg general election - Wikipedia

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1951 Luxembourg general election

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26 of the 52 seats in the Chamber of Deputies 27 seats needed for a majority

Party Leader Vote % Seats +/– CSV Émile Reuter 40.57 21 −1 LSAP Michel Rasquin 35.48 19 +4 PDG Lucien Dury 20.55 8 −1 KPL 3.40 4 −1 This lists parties that won seats. See the complete results below. Prime Minister before Prime Minister after Pierre Dupong CSV Pierre Dupong CSV

Partial general elections were held in Luxembourg on 3 June 1951, electing 26 of the 52 seats in the Chamber of Deputies in the south and east of the country.^[1][2] The Christian Social People's Party won 12 of the 26 seats, but saw its total number of seats fall from 22 to 21.^[2] The elections led to the formation of the coalition Dupong-Bodson Ministry between the Christian Social People's Party and the Luxembourg Socialist Workers' Party.

Party	Votes	%	Seats
Not up	Elected	Total	+/–
	Christian Social People's Party	425,545	40.57	9	12	21	–1
	Luxembourg Socialist Workers' Party	372,177	35.48	10	9	19	+4
	Patriotic and Democratic Group	215,511	20.55	3	5	8	–1
	Communist Party of Luxembourg	35,662	3.40	4	0	4	–1
Total	1,048,895	100.00	26	26	52	+1
Valid votes	79,662	95.27
Invalid/blank votes	3,951	4.73
Total votes	83,613	100.00
Registered voters/turnout	92,110	90.78
Source: Nohlen & Stöver