1974 Luxembourg general election
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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.
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26 May 1974
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59 seats in the Chamber of Deputies 30 seats needed for a majority | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
This lists parties that won seats. See the complete results below.
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Results
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| Party | Votes | % | Seats | +/– | |
| Luxembourg Socialist Workers' Party | 875,881 | 29.15 | 17 | –1 | |
| Christian Social People's Party | 836,990 | 27.85 | 18 | –3 | |
| Democratic Party | 668,043 | 22.23 | 14 | +3 | |
| Communist Party of Luxembourg | 314,635 | 10.47 | 5 | –1 | |
| Social Democratic Party | 276,495 | 9.20 | 5 | New | |
| Liberal Party | 18,502 | 0.62 | 0 | New | |
| Revolutionary Communist League | 14,692 | 0.49 | 0 | New | |
| Total | 3,005,238 | 100.00 | 59 | +3 | |
| Valid votes | 175,376 | 94.53 | |||
| Invalid/blank votes | 10,151 | 5.47 | |||
| Total votes | 185,527 | 100.00 | |||
| Registered voters/turnout | 205,817 | 90.14 | |||
| Source: Nohlen & Stöver, Global Elections Database | |||||