1954 Luxembourg general election

none Luxembourg 1951 1959 30 May 1954 1954 Luxembourg general election All 52 seats in the Chamber of Deputies 27 Christian Social People's Party Joseph Bech 42.36 26 21 Luxembourg Socialist Workers' Party Victor Bodson 35.12 17 19 GD Democratic Party (Luxembourg) Eugène Schaus 10.79 6 8 Communist Party of Luxembourg Dominique Urbany 8.92 3 4 Luxembourg election map 1954 EN.png Results by commune 220 Prime Minister Joseph Bech CSV Joseph Bech CSV General elections were held in Luxembourg on 30 May 1954.Dieter Nohlen & Philip Stöver (2010) Elections in Europe: A data handbook, p1244 978-3-8329-5609-7 The Christian Social People's Party won 26 of the 52 seats in the Chamber of Deputies.Nohlen & Stöver, p1261 The elections were the general elections held after the Bech-Bodson government changed the electoral system. Previously, partial elections were held every three years in which half the seats in the Chamber were elected, with deputies serving six-year terms. The changes reduced deputies' terms to five years, with all seats elected at the same time. The government, a coalition of the Christian Social People's Party (CSV), and the Luxembourg Socialist Workers' Party, remained in power following the elections. Results File:Composition Chambre des députés du Luxembourg 30-05-1954.svg Christian Social People's Party 1003406 26 +5 Luxembourg Socialist Workers' Party 831836 17 –2 Democratic Group 255522 6 –2 Communist Party of Luxembourg 211171 3 –1 Independent Party of the Middle Class 66582 0 New 162063 8029 0 183590 Nohlen & Stöver References Category:General elections in Luxembourg Luxembourg General Luxembourg