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1999 Luxembourg general election

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election_name1999 Luxembourg general election
countryLuxembourg
previous_election[1994](1994-luxembourg-general-election)
next_election[2004](2004-luxembourg-general-election)
election_date13 June 1999
seats_for_electionAll 60 seats in the Chamber of Deputies
31 seats were needed for a majority
turnout86.51% ( 1.79 pp)
leader1Jean-Claude Juncker
party1Christian Social People's Party
last_election121
seats119
percentage129.73
leader2Robert Goebbels
party2Luxembourg Socialist Workers' Party
last_election217
seats213
percentage223.74
leader3Lydie Polfer
party3Democratic Party (Luxembourg)
last_election312
seats315
percentage321.59
leader4*No spitzenkandidat*
party4The Greens (Luxembourg)
last_election45
percentage410.37
seats45
leader5Gast Gibéryen
party5Alternative Democratic Reform Party
last_election55
percentage59.10
seats57
leader7*No spitzenkandidat*
party7The Left (Luxembourg)
last_election7New
percentage73.76
seats71
mapLuxembourg election map 1999 EN.png
map_captionResults by commune
map_size220
titlePrime Minister
posttitlePrime Minister after
before_electionJean-Claude Juncker
before_partyChristian Social People's Party
after_electionJean-Claude Juncker
after_partyChristian Social People's Party

31 seats were needed for a majority

General elections were held in Luxembourg on 13 June 1999, 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. It formed a coalition government with the Democratic Party.

Candidates

List #PartyRunning inExisting seatsCentreEstNordSud
1The Left (Luxembourg)}}"The Left[[File:Yes check.svg18px]][[File:Yes check.svg18px]][[File:Yes check.svg18px]][[File:Yes check.svg18px]]0
2Luxembourg Socialist Workers' Party}}"Luxembourg Socialist Workers' Party (LSAP)[[File:Yes check.svg18px]][[File:Yes check.svg18px]][[File:Yes check.svg18px]][[File:Yes check.svg18px]]17
3Democratic Party (Luxembourg)}}"Democratic Party (DP)[[File:Yes check.svg18px]][[File:Yes check.svg18px]][[File:Yes check.svg18px]][[File:Yes check.svg18px]]12
4Action Committee for Democracy and Pensions Justice}}"Action Committee for Democracy and Pensions Justice[[File:Yes check.svg18px]][[File:Yes check.svg18px]][[File:Yes check.svg18px]][[File:Yes check.svg18px]]5
5Green and Liberal Alliance}}"Green and Liberal Alliance (GaL)[[File:Yes check.svg18px]][[File:Yes check.svg18px]][[File:Yes check.svg18px]][[File:Yes check.svg18px]]0
6Christian Social People's Party}}"Christian Social People's Party (CSV)[[File:Yes check.svg18px]][[File:Yes check.svg18px]][[File:Yes check.svg18px]][[File:Yes check.svg18px]]21
7The Greens (Luxembourg)}}"The Greens[[File:Yes check.svg18px]][[File:Yes check.svg18px]][[File:Yes check.svg18px]][[File:Yes check.svg18px]]5
8The Taxpayer (Luxembourg)}}"The Taxpayer[[File:Yes check.svg18px]][[File:Red x.svg18px]][[File:Red x.svg18px]][[File:Red x.svg18px]]0
9Party of the Third Age}}"Party of the Third Age[[File:Red x.svg18px]][[File:Red x.svg18px]][[File:Red x.svg18px]][[File:Yes check.svg18px]]0

Results

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By locality

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.

Votes by constituency

ConstituencyCSVLSAPDPADRGréngLénkGaLSteierzuelerPv3AChristian Social People's Party}};" colspan="2"Luxembourg Socialist Workers' Party}};" colspan="2"Democratic Party (Luxembourg)}};" colspan="2"Alternative Democratic Reform Party}};" colspan="2"The Greens (Luxembourg)}};" colspan="2"The Left (Luxembourg)}};" colspan="2"Green and Liberal Alliance}};" colspan="2"The Taxpayer (Luxembourg)}};" colspan="2"Party of the Third Age}};" colspan="2"
Centre278,57028.017110730.1298,62917.294,3439.595,9739.728,0152.814,2311.412,5321.3––
East48,76732.427,03724.636,93518.020,40313.613,0078.62,4581.61,6801.1––––
North80,68231.342,64324.362,37116.543,14616.723,6409.23,6561.41,9860.8––––
South462,36530.3454,15015.4234,45929.8145,3359.5133,5348.776,1055.014,1000.9––5,3360.4

Seats by constituency

ConstituencyTotal
seatsSeats wonCSVLSAPDPADRGréngLénkChristian Social People's Party}};"Luxembourg Socialist Workers' Party}};"Democratic Party (Luxembourg)}};"Alternative Democratic Reform Party}};"The Greens (Luxembourg)}};"The Left (Luxembourg)}};"Centre21East7North9South23
64722
3121
31221
774221

Notes

References

References

  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
  4. (15 October 2004). "Répartition des suffrages en % du total des voix exprimés par parti et par commune 1994-2004". [[Statec]].
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