1866 Liechtenstein general election

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1866 Liechtenstein general election
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  1862 3 May 1866 1869  

6 seats in the Landtag
Landesverweser beforeLandesverweser after
Karl von Hausen Karl von Hausen

General elections were held in Liechtenstein on 3 May 1866. Six of the seats in the Landtag were indirectly elected by electors selected by voters.

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Electors

Electors were selected through elections that were held between 4 March and 22 April. Each municipality had two electors for every 100 inhabitants.

MunicipalityElectors+/–
Balzers 200
Eschen 180
Gamprin 60
Mauren 200
Planken 20
Ruggell 120
Schaan 200
Schellenberg 60
Triesen 160
Triesenberg 200
Vaduz 160
Total1560

Results

The electors met on 3 May in Vaduz to elect six Landtag members and one substitute member. The Landtag members and the substitute were elected in three ballots. Of the 156 electors, 154 participated in the voting.

Elected as members

Elected as members on the first ballot

  • Josef Erni
  • Franz Wolfinger

Elected as members on the second ballot

  • Josef Bargetze, declined his election and was replaced by Baptist Quaderer
  • Johann Baptist Beck

Elected as members on the third ballot

  • Alois Schlegel
  • Christoph Wanger

Elected as substitute

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