1948 Luxembourg general election

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26 out of 51 seats in the Chamber of Deputies 26 seats needed for a majority

Party Leader % Seats +/– LSAP Michel Rasquin 41.46 15 +4 CSV Émile Reuter 33.30 22 -3 KPL 16.86 5 0 PDG Lucien Dury 8.38 9 0 Prime Minister before Prime Minister after Pierre Dupong CSV Pierre Dupong CSV

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Partial general elections were held in Luxembourg on 6 June 1948, electing 26 of the 51 seats in the Chamber of Deputies in the centre and north of the country.^[1][2] The Christian Social People's Party won 9 of the 26 seats, reducing its total number of seats from 25 to 22.^[2]

Results

Party		Votes	%	Seats
				Not up	Elected	Total	+/–
	Luxembourg Socialist Workers' Party	481,755	41.46	5	10	15	+4
	Christian Social People's Party	386,972	33.30	13	9	22	–3
	Communist Party of Luxembourg	195,956	16.86	1	4	5	0
	Patriotic and Democratic Group	97,415	8.38	6	3	9	0
Total		1,162,098	100.00	25	26	51	0
Valid votes		73,674	94.58
Invalid/blank votes		4,221	5.42
Total votes		77,895	100.00
Registered voters/turnout		84,724	91.94
Source: Nohlen & Stöver