1999 Luxembourg general election explained

Election Name:1999 Luxembourg general election
Country:Luxembourg
Previous Election:1994
Next Election:2004
Election Date:13 June 1999
Seats For Election:All 60 seats in the Chamber of Deputies
31 seats were needed for a majority
Leader1:Jean-Claude Juncker
Party1:Christian Social People's Party
Last Election1:21
Seats1:19
Percentage1:29.73
Leader2:Jean Asselborn
Party2:Luxembourg Socialist Workers' Party
Last Election2:17
Seats2:13
Percentage2:23.74
Leader3:Lydie Polfer
Party3:Democratic Party (Luxembourg)
Last Election3:12
Seats3:15
Percentage3:21.59
Leader4:François Bausch
Party4:The Greens (Luxembourg)
Last Election4:5
Percentage4:10.37
Seats4:5
Leader5:Robert Mehlen
Party5:Alternative Democratic Reform Party
Last Election5:5
Percentage5:9.10
Seats5:7
Leader7:Collective leadership
Party7:The Left (Luxembourg)
Last Election7:New
Percentage7:3.76
Seats7:1
Map:Luxembourg legislative election 1999 communes map.png
Prime Minister
Posttitle:Prime Minister after
Before Election:Jean-Claude Juncker
Before Party:Christian Social People's Party
After Election:Jean-Claude Juncker
After Party:Christian Social People's Party

General elections were held in Luxembourg on 13 June 1999,[1] alongside European Parliament elections. The Christian Social People's Party remained the largest party, winning 19 of the 60 seats in the Chamber of Deputies.[2] It formed a coalition government with the Democratic Party.[3]

Results

By locality

The CSV won pluralities in three of the four circonscriptions, falling behind the Democratic Party in Centre (around Luxembourg City) but beating the LSAP in its core Sud constituency. Much of the realignment nationally can be explained by a weakening of the LSAP's position in Sud, which has the most seats and where the LSAP's share of the vote fell from 33.5% to 29.8%, to the advantage of both the CSV and the DP.[4]

CSVDPLSAPADRGreensThe LeftGaLTaxpayerPv3A
Centre28.0%30.1%17.2%9.5%9.7%2.8%1.4%1.3%-
Est32.4%24.6%18.0%13.6%8.6%1.6%1.1%--
Nord31.3%24.3%16.5%16.7%9.2%1.4%0.8%--
Sud30.3%15.4%29.8%9.5%8.7%5.0%0.9%-0.4%

The CSV won pluralities across almost all of the country, winning more votes than any other party in 86 of the country's (then) 118 communes. The LSAP won pluralities in 14 communes, mostly in the Red Lands in the south. The DP won 18 communes, particularly in its heartland of Luxembourg City and the surrounding communes.

Notes and References

  1. [Dieter Nohlen]
  2. Nohlen & Stöver, p1262
  3. Nohlen & Stöver, p1236
  4. Web site: Répartition des suffrages en % du total des voix exprimés par parti et par commune 1994-2004 . 2008-03-01 . 15 October 2004 . . fr.