Country: | Luxembourg |
Previous Election: | 1968 |
Next Election: | 1979 |
Election Date: | 26 May 1974 |
Election Name: | 1974 Luxembourg general election |
Seats For Election: | 59 seats in the Chamber of Deputies |
Majority Seats: | 30 |
Party2: | Christian Social People's Party |
Leader2: | Nicolas Mosar |
Percentage2: | 27.85 |
Seats2: | 18 |
Last Election2: | 21 |
Party1: | Luxembourg Socialist Workers' Party |
Leader1: | Antoine Wehenkel |
Percentage1: | 29.15 |
Seats1: | 17 |
Last Election1: | 18 |
Party3: | Democratic Party (Luxembourg) |
Leader3: | Gaston Thorn |
Percentage3: | 22.23 |
Seats3: | 14 |
Last Election3: | 11 |
Party5: | PSD |
Leader5: | Henry Cravatte |
Percentage5: | 9.20 |
Seats5: | 5 |
Last Election5: | new |
Party4: | Communist Party of Luxembourg |
Percentage4: | 10.47 |
Seats4: | 5 |
Last Election4: | 6 |
Prime Minister | |
Before Election: | Pierre Werner |
Before Party: | CSV |
After Election: | Gaston Thorn |
After Party: | DP |
General elections were held in Luxembourg on 26 May 1974.[1] The Christian Social People's Party remained the largest party, winning 18 of the 59 seats in the Chamber of Deputies.[2] However, it went into opposition as the Luxembourg Socialist Workers' Party and Democratic Party formed a coalition government under prime minister Gaston Thorn.