Chamber election 1968

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 %

40

30th

20th

10

0

37.5

31.0

18.0

13.1

0.4

CSV

LSAP

DP ^c

KPL

SN

Gains and losses

compared to

 % p

   4th

   2

   0

  -2

  -4

  -6

+1.8

-4.9

± 0.0

+2.7

+0.4

CSV

LSAP

DP ^c

KPL

SN

Remarks:

^c 1964: DP 12.2% and MIP 5.8%

6th

18th

11

21st

6th 18th 11 21st 

A total of 56 seats

• KPL : 6
• LSAP : 18
• DP : 11
• CSV : 21

The 1968 early election to determine the members of the Luxembourg Chamber of Deputies took place on December 15, 1968.

Starting position

After the chamber election in 1964 , the coalition government was formed from the CSV and LSAP . Prime Minister remained Pierre Werner (CSV). After a government crisis, the governing parties agreed an early election on October 29, 1968.

Suffrage

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The seats are distributed proportionally within four constituencies using the D'Hondt procedure .

Result

Each voter had as many votes as there were elected representatives in the constituency. The results of the individual constituencies:

	South constituency			East constituency			Electoral District Center			North constituency			Luxembourg as a whole
	number	%	Seats	number	%	Seats	number	%	Seats	number	%	Seats	number	% Un- weighted	% Overall weighted *	Seats
Eligible voters	75,650			21,407			63.507			32,037			192.601
Voters	68.207	90.2		18,538	86.6		56.014	88.2		27,810	86.8		170,569	88.56
Valid ballot papers	64.017	93.9		17,355	93.6		52,657	94.0		26,155	94.0		160.184	93.91
Valid votes	1,383,901			98,666			892,588			221,571			2,596,726
Total seats			23			6th			18th			9				56
CSV	440.124	31.8	7th	46,959	47.6	3	326.056	36.5	7th	102,805	46.4	4th	915.944	35.27	37.46	21st
LSAP	495,690	35.8	9	22,400	22.7	1	252,839	28.3	5	66,626	30.1	3	837,555	32.25	30.99	18th
DP	139,350	10.1	2	23,584	23.9	2	224,919	25.2	5	42,409	19.1	2	430.262	16.57	18.03	11
KPL	304,487	22.0	5	5,018	5.1		84.056	9.4	1	9,049	4.1		402.610	15.50	13.10	6th
PSN	4,250	0.3		705	0.7		4,718	0.5		682	0.3		10,355	0.42	0.40

^* Share of votes taking into account the different numbers of votes per voter in the individual electoral districts

Despite a slight gain in votes, the CSV lost a seat and was again the party with the highest number of votes after it was overtaken by the LSAP in terms of votes in 1964. The LSAP lost three seats while the DP gained five seats. The communists won a seat and achieved the best result they have ever achieved in Luxembourg.

Government formation

An initially planned new edition of the CSV / LSAP coalition did not materialize. Thereupon the CSV formed a coalition with the DP. The new ministers were sworn in on February 1, 1969. Prime Minister remained Pierre Werner.

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Ismayr (Ed.) The Political Systems of Western Europe, 1st edition 1997, pp. 385–386
2. ↑ ^{a b} Luxembourg Government: Bulletin de documentation 10/1968 of December 20, 1968
3. ^ Luxembourg Government: Bulletin de documentation 1/1969 of February 15, 1969