title: 1974 Luxembourg general election
text: # 1974 Luxembourg general election
  
  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
  
  | | Luxembourg Socialist Workers' Party | 875,881 | 29.15 | 17 | –1 |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Christian Social People's Party | 836,990 | 27.85 | 18 | –3 |
  | | Democratic Party | 668,043 | 22.23 | 14 | +3 |
  | | Communist Party of Luxembourg | 314,635 | 10.47 | 5 | –1 |
  | | Social Democratic Party | 276,495 | 9.20 | 5 | New |
  | | Liberal Party | 18,502 | 0.62 | 0 | New |
  | | Revolutionary Communist League | 14,692 | 0.49 | 0 | New |
  | Total | Total | 3,005,238 | 100.00 | 59 | +3 |
  | Valid votes | Valid votes | 175,376 | 94.53 | | |
  | Invalid/blank votes | Invalid/blank votes | 10,151 | 5.47 | | |
  | Total votes | Total votes | 185,527 | 100.00 | | |
  | Registered voters/turnout | Registered voters/turnout | 205,817 | 90.14 | | |
  | Source: Nohlen & Stöver, Global Elections Database ||||||
  