1954 Luxembourg general election explained

Country:Luxembourg
Previous Election:1951
Next Election:1959
Election Date:30 May 1954
Election Name:1954 Luxembourg general election
Seats For Election:All 52 seats in the Chamber of Deputies
Majority Seats:27
Party1:Christian Social People's Party
Leader1:Émile Reuter
Percentage1:42.36
Seats1:26
Last Election1:21
Party2:Luxembourg Socialist Workers' Party
Leader2:Albert Bousser
Percentage2:35.12
Seats2:17
Last Election2:19
Party3:GD
Leader3:Eugène Schaus
Percentage3:10.79
Seats3:6
Last Election3:8
Party4:Communist Party of Luxembourg
Percentage4:8.92
Seats4:3
Last Election4:4
Prime Minister
Before Election:Joseph Bech
Before Party:CSV
After Election:Joseph Bech
After Party:CSV

General elections were held in Luxembourg on 30 May 1954.[1] The Christian Social People's Party won 26 of the 52 seats in the Chamber of Deputies.[2]

The elections were the general elections held after the Bech-Bodson government changed the electoral system. Previously, partial elections were held every three years in which half the seats in the Chamber were elected, with deputies serving six-year terms. The changes reduced deputies' terms to five years, with all seats elected at the same time.

The government, a coalition of the Christian Social People's Party (CSV), and the Luxembourg Socialist Workers' Party, remained in power following the elections.

Notes and References

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