February 1953 Liechtenstein general election

February 1953 Liechtenstein general election
	All 15 seats in the Landtag; 8 seats needed for a majority
Turnout	90.52% ( 1.78pp)
	Results by constituency
Alexander Frick; FBP	Alexander Frick; FBP

General elections were held in Liechtenstein on 15 February 1953.^[1] The Progressive Citizens' Party won eight of the 15 seats in the Landtag,^[2] but remained in coalition with the Patriotic Union.^[3] This was the first and only election contested by the Workers' and Peasants' Party.

Electoral system

The 15 members of the Landtag were elected by open list proportional representation from two constituencies, Oberland with 9 seats and Unterland with 6 seats. Only parties and lists with more than 18% of the votes cast in each constituency were eligible to win seats in the Landtag.^[4]

Results



Party		Votes	%	Seats	/–
	Progressive Citizens' Party	1,458	50.54	8	0
	Patriotic Union	1,229	42.60	7	0
	Workers' and Peasants' Party	198	6.86	0	New
Total		2,885	100.00	15	0

Valid votes		2,885	95.62
Invalid/blank votes		132	4.38
Total votes		3,017	100.00
Registered voters/turnout		3,333	90.52
Source: Nohlen & Stöver

By electoral district

Electoral district	Seats	Electorate		Elected members	Substitutes	Votes	%	Seats
Oberland	9	2,194	Patriotic Union	Alois Ritter Wendelin Beck Ivo Beck Josef Büchel Alois Ospelt Jr.	Johann Wachter Andreas Vogt	867	45.3	5
			Progressive Citizens' Party	Martin Risch Fidel Brunhart Ernst Risch David Strub	Engelbert Schädler Franz Josef Schurte	849	44.4	4
			Workers' and Peasants' Party	–	–	198	10.3	0

Unterland	6	1,139	Progressive Citizens' Party	Eugen Schädler Ernst Andreas Büchel Oswald Bühler Franz Kind Sr.	Karl Goop Rudolf Marxer	609	62.7	4
Unterland	6	1,139	Patriotic Union	Alois Hassler Johann Georg Hasler	Josef Kind Ludwig Marock	362	37.3	2

Source: Statistisches Jahrbuch 2005, Vogt^[5]

References

^ Dieter Nohlen & Philip Stöver (2010) Elections in Europe: A data handbook, p1165 ISBN 978-3-8329-5609-7
^ Nohlen & Stöver, p1182
^ Nohlen & Stöver, p1157
^ Marxer, Wilfred; Frommelt, Fabian (31 December 2011). "Wahlsysteme". Historisches Lexikon des Fürstentums Liechtenstein (in German). Retrieved 17 November 2024.
^ Paul Vogt (1987). 125 Jahre Landtag. Vaduz: Landtag of the Principality of Liechtenstein.

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[NS-1] Dieter Nohlen & Philip Stöver (2010) Elections in Europe: A data handbook, p1165 ISBN 978-3-8329-5609-7

[2] Nohlen & Stöver, p1182

[3] Nohlen & Stöver, p1157

[:1-4] Marxer, Wilfred; Frommelt, Fabian (31 December 2011). "Wahlsysteme". Historisches Lexikon des Fürstentums Liechtenstein (in German). Retrieved 17 November 2024.

[:0-5] Paul Vogt (1987). 125 Jahre Landtag. Vaduz: Landtag of the Principality of Liechtenstein.

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