1979 Luxembourg general election

1979 Luxembourg general election
Luxembourg
← 1974 10 June 1979 1984 →
59 seats in the Chamber of Deputies
30 seats needed for a majority
Party Leader Vote % Seats +/–
CSV Jacques Santer 34.51 24 +6
DP Gaston Thorn 21.32 15 +1
LSAP Lydie Schmit 24.26 14 −3
PSD Henry Cravatte 5.98 2 −3
KPL 5.83 2 −3
Enrôlés de Force 4.45 1 New
PSI Jean Gremling 2.20 1 New
This lists parties that won seats. See the complete results below.
Prime Minister before Prime Minister after
Gaston Thorn
DP		 Pierre Werner
CSV
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General elections were held in Luxembourg on 10 June 1979.[1] The Christian Social People's Party remained the largest party, winning 24 of the 59 seats in the Chamber of Deputies.[2] After spending the previous four years in opposition, it returned to government in coalition with the Democratic Party, resulting in the Werner-Thorn Ministry.[3]

  1. ^ Dieter Nohlen & Philip Stöver (2010) Elections in Europe: A data handbook, p1244 ISBN 978-3-8329-5609-7
  2. ^ Nohlen & Stöver, p1262
  3. ^ Nohlen & Stöver, p1236