1968 Luxembourg general election

1968 Luxembourg general election
15 December 1968
56 seats in the Chamber of Deputies
29 seats needed for a majority
Party Leader Vote % Seats +/–
CSV Jean Dupong 35.27 21 −1
LSAP Henry Cravatte 32.25 18 −3
DP Gaston Thorn 16.57 11 +5
KPL 15.50 6 +1
This lists parties that won seats. See the complete results below.
Prime Minister before Prime Minister after
Pierre Werner
CSV		 Pierre Werner
CSV

General elections were held in Luxembourg on 15 December 1968. The Christian Social People's Party (CSV) remained the largest party, winning 21 of the 56 seats in the Chamber of Deputies.

Following the elections the CSV dropped their previous coalition partners, the Luxembourg Socialist Workers' Party, and formed a new government with the Democratic Party.

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