1937 Luxembourg general election

{{Short description|Partial general elections in Luxembourg}}

{{Infobox legislative election

| country = Luxembourg

| previous_election = 1934

| next_election = 1945

| election_date = 6 June 1937

| election_name = 1937 Luxembourg general election

| seats_for_election = 26 of the 55 seats in the Chamber of Deputies

| majority_seats = 28

| party1 = Party of the Right

| leader1 = Joseph Bech

| percentage1 = 44.05

| seats1 = 25

| last_election1 = 25

| party2 = Workers' Party

| leader2 =

| percentage2 = 25.72

| seats2 = 18

| last_election2 = 14

| party4 = Radical Liberal Party

| leader4 =

| percentage4 = 10.67

| seats4 = 5

| last_election4 = 7

| party3 = Democratic List

| colour3 = #FDFF46

| leader3 =

| percentage3 = 10.99

| seats3 = 2

| last_election3 = new

| party5 = GLBMA

| colour5 = #BDD79A

| leader5 =

| percentage5 = 3.48

| seats5 = 1

| last_election5 = new

| party6 = Liberal Party

| colour6 = #E77834

| leader6 =

| percentage6 = 2.98

| seats6 = 1

| last_election6 = new

| party7 = Party of Independents of the East

| leader7 =

| percentage7 = –

| seats7 = 3

| last_election7 = 3

| title = Prime Minister

| before_election = Joseph Bech

| before_party = Party of the Right

| after_election = Joseph Bech

| after_party = Party of the Right

}}{{Politics of Luxembourg}}

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.Dieter Nohlen & Philip Stöver (2010) Elections in Europe: A data handbook, p1244 {{ISBN|978-3-8329-5609-7}}Nohlen & Stöver, p1261 The Party of the Right won 13 of the 26 seats and remained the largest party with 25 of the 55 seats.

Results

{{Election results

|image=File:1937 Luxembourg election.svg

|seattype1=Not up|seattype2=Elected|seattype3=Total|seattype4=+/–

|party1=Party of the Right|votes1=408773|st1t1=12|st2t1=13|st3t1=25|st4t1=0

|party2=Luxembourg Workers' Party|votes2=238665|st1t2=11|st2t2=7|st3t2=18|st4t2=+4

|party3=Democratic List|votes3=102013|st1t3=0|st2t3=2|st3t3=2|st4t3=New|color3=#FDFF46

|party4=Radical Liberal Party|votes4=99029|st1t4=3|st2t4=2|st3t4=5|st4t4=–2

|party5=Free List of Farmers, the Middle Class and Workers|votes5=32265|st1t5=0|st2t5=1|st3t5=1|st4t5=New|color5=#BDD79A

|party6=Liberal Party|votes6=27621|st1t6=0|st2t6=1|st3t6=1|st4t6=0

|party7=Party of Farmers and the Middle Class|votes7=19634|st1t7=0|st2t7=0|st3t7=0|st4t7=–2

|party8=Party of Independents of the East|st1t8=3|st2t8=–|st3t8=3|st4t8=0

|valid=73801

|invalid=4419

|total_st1t=29|total_st2t=26|total_st3t=55|total_st4t=+1

|electorate=

|source=Nohlen & Stöver

}}

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