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1974 Luxembourg general election

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Field	Value
country	Luxembourg
previous_election	[1968](1968-luxembourg-general-election)
next_election	[1979](1979-luxembourg-general-election)
election_date	26 May 1974
election_name	1974 Luxembourg general election
seats_for_election	59 seats in the Chamber of Deputies
majority_seats	30
party2	Christian Social People's Party
leader2	Pierre Werner
percentage2	27.85
seats2	18
last_election2	21
party1	Luxembourg Socialist Workers' Party
leader1	Raymond Vouel
percentage1	29.15
seats1	17
last_election1	18
party3	Democratic Party (Luxembourg)
leader3	Gaston Thorn
percentage3	22.23
seats3	14
last_election3	11
party5	PSD
colour5
leader5	Henry Cravatte
percentage5	9.20
seats5	5
last_election5	new
party4	Communist Party of Luxembourg
leader4	René Urbany
percentage4	10.47
seats4	5
last_election4	6
map	Luxembourg election map 1974 EN.png
map_caption	Results by commune
map_size	220
title	Prime Minister
before_election	Pierre Werner
before_party	CSV
after_election	Gaston Thorn
after_party	DP

General elections were held in Luxembourg on 26 May 1974. The Christian Social People's Party remained the largest party, winning 18 of the 59 seats in the Chamber of Deputies. However, it went into opposition as the Luxembourg Socialist Workers' Party and Democratic Party formed a coalition government under prime minister Gaston Thorn.

Results

References

[[Dieter Nohlen]] & Philip Stöver (2010) ''Elections in Europe: A data handbook'', p1244 {{ISBN. 978-3-8329-5609-7
Nohlen & Stöver, p1262

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