1934 Luxembourg general election

Partial general elections were held in Luxembourg on 3 June 1934, electing 29 of the 54 seats in the Chamber of Deputies in the south and east of the country.[1][2] The Party of the Right won 12 of the 29 seats, but saw its total number of seats fall from 26 to 25.[2]

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The Communist Party of Luxembourg won its first seat, but it was later invalidated by a vote in the Chamber of Deputies. Its seat was given instead to the Luxembourg Workers' Party, who had voted against its expulsion.[2]

Results

Party Votes %[a] Seats
Elected New total +/–
Party of the Right407,83841.71225–1
Luxembourg Workers' Party404,72929.41014–1
Party of Independents of the East50,70711.633+1
Radical Liberal Party141,69510.337+1
Communist Party of Luxembourg70,9405.211+1
Independents25,6941.901–1
Other parties7930.100
Party of Farmers and the Middle Class20
Progressive Democratic Party of the North10
Invalid/blank votes3,207
Total69,62310029540
Registered voters/turnout
Source: Nohlen & Stöver

a The percentage of votes is not related to the number of votes in the table, as voters could cast more votes in some constituencies than others, and is instead calculated based on the proportion of votes received in each constituency.[3]

Popular Vote
Party of the Right
41.7%
Luxembourg Workers' Party
29.4%
Party of Independents of the East
11.6%
Radical Liberal Party
10.3%
Communist Party of Luxembourg
5.2%
Independents
1.9%
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References

  1. Dieter Nohlen & Philip Stöver (2010) Elections in Europe: A data handbook, p1244 ISBN 978-3-8329-5609-7
  2. Nohlen & Stöver, p1261
  3. Nohlen & Stöver, p1254


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