1937 Luxembourg general election

1937 Luxembourg general election

6 June 1937

26 of the 55 seats in the Chamber of Deputies 28 seats needed for a majority

Party Leader Vote % Seats +/– Party of the Right Joseph Bech 44.05 25 0 Workers' Party 25.72 18 +4 Democratic List 10.99 2 New Radical Liberal Party 10.67 5 −2 GLBMA 3.48 1 New Liberal Party 2.98 1 New PIE – 3 0 This lists parties that won seats. See the complete results below. Prime Minister before Prime Minister after Joseph Bech Party of the Right Joseph Bech Party of the Right

Partial general elections were held in Luxembourg on 6 June 1937, electing 26 of the 55 seats in the Chamber of Deputies in the centre and north of the country. The Party of the Right won 13 of the 26 seats and remained the largest party with 25 of the 55 seats.

Results

Party		Votes	%	Seats
				Not up	Elected	Total	+/–
	Party of the Right	408,773	44.05	12	13	25	0
	Luxembourg Workers' Party	238,665	25.72	11	7	18	+4
	Democratic List	102,013	10.99	0	2	2	New
	Radical Liberal Party	99,029	10.67	3	2	5	–2
	Free List of Farmers, the Middle Class and Workers	32,265	3.48	0	1	1	New
	Liberal Party	27,621	2.98	0	1	1	0
	Party of Farmers and the Middle Class	19,634	2.12	0	0	0	–2
	Party of Independents of the East			3	–	3	0
Total		928,000	100.00	29	26	55	+1
Valid votes		73,801	94.35
Invalid/blank votes		4,419	5.65
Total votes		78,220	100.00
Source: Nohlen & Stöver