1951 Luxembourg general election explained

Country:Luxembourg
Previous Election:1948
Next Election:1954
Election Date:3 June 1951
Election Name:1951 Luxembourg general election
Seats For Election:26 of the 52 seats in the Chamber of Deputies
Majority Seats:27
Party1:Christian Social People's Party
Leader1:Émile Reuter
Percentage1:40.57
Seats1:21
Last Election1:22
Party2:Luxembourg Socialist Workers' Party
Leader2:Michel Rasquin
Percentage2:35.48
Seats2:19
Last Election2:15
Party3:PDG
Leader3:Lucien Dury
Percentage3:20.55
Seats3:8
Last Election3:9
Party4:Communist Party of Luxembourg
Percentage4:3.40
Seats4:4
Last Election4:5
Prime Minister
Before Election:Pierre Dupong
Before Party:CSV
After Election:Pierre Dupong
After Party: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.

Notes and References

  1. [Dieter Nohlen]
  2. Nohlen & Stöver, p1261