Election Name: | 1994 Luxembourg general election |
Country: | Luxembourg |
Previous Election: | 1989 |
Next Election: | 1999 |
Election Date: | 12 June 1994 |
Seats For Election: | All 60 seats in the Chamber of Deputies 31 seats were needed for a majority |
Leader1: | Jacques Santer |
Party1: | Christian Social People's Party |
Last Election1: | 22 |
Seats1: | 21 |
Percentage1: | 29.71 |
Leader2: | Jacques Poos |
Party2: | Luxembourg Socialist Workers' Party |
Last Election2: | 18 |
Seats2: | 17 |
Percentage2: | 26.70 |
Leader3: | Charles Goerens |
Party3: | Democratic Party (Luxembourg) |
Last Election3: | 11 |
Seats3: | 12 |
Percentage3: | 18.35 |
Party4: | The Greens (Luxembourg) |
Last Election4: | 4 |
Percentage4: | 10.18 |
Seats4: | 5 |
Leader5: | Robert Mehlen |
Party5: | Alternative Democratic Reform Party |
Last Election5: | 4 |
Percentage5: | 8.17 |
Seats5: | 5 |
Map: | Luxembourg legislative election 1994 communes map.png |
Prime Minister | |
Posttitle: | Prime Minister after |
Before Election: | Jacques Santer |
Before Party: | Christian Social People's Party |
After Election: | Jacques Santer |
After Party: | Christian Social People's Party |
General elections were held in Luxembourg on 12 June 1994,[1] alongside European Parliament elections. The Christian Social People's Party remained the largest party, winning 21 of the 60 seats in the Chamber of Deputies.[2] It continued the coalition government with the Luxembourg Socialist Workers' Party.[3]
The CSV won pluralities in three of the four circonscriptions, coming behind the LSAP in that party's Sud stronghold. The CSV's vote was remarkably consistent across the whole of the country, whereas the other two main parties' votes varied wildly (particularly in Sud). The Greens and ADR won disproportionate number of votes in the east-central region and north respectively.[6]
CSV | LSAP | DP | Greens | ADR | KPL | Other | ||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Centre | 29.2% | 18.9% | 27.1% | 10.7% | 7.8% | 1.1% | 5.2% | |
Est | 32.6% | 23.1% | 21.3% | 9.1% | 11.4% | 0.6% | 2.1% | |
Nord | 33.2% | 19.1% | 22.8% | 8.4% | 13.9% | 0.8% | 1.8% | |
Sud | 29.3% | 33.5% | 11.6% | 10.2% | 7.1% | 2.8% | 5.6% |
The CSV won pluralities across most of the country, winning more votes than any other party in 86 of the country's (then) 118 communes. The LSAP won pluralities in 21 communes, primarily in the Red Lands in the south. The DP won 12 communes, particularly in its heartland of Luxembourg City and the surrounding communes.