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General elections were held in Liechtenstein on 8 May 1875. Six of the seats in the Landtag were indirectly elected by electors selected by voters.
Electors were selected through elections that were held between 26 and 30 April. Each municipality had two electors for every 100 inhabitants.
Municipality | Electors | +/– |
---|---|---|
Balzers | 22 | +2 |
Eschen | 18 | 0 |
Gamprin | 6 | 0 |
Mauren | 18 | –2 |
Planken | 2 | 0 |
Ruggell | 10 | –2 |
Schaan | 20 | 0 |
Schellenberg | 8 | +2 |
Triesen | 18 | 0 |
Triesenberg | 20 | 0 |
Vaduz | 18 | +2 |
Total | 160 | +2 |
The electors met on 8 May in Vaduz to elect six Landtag members and five substitute members. The Landtag members and their substitutes were elected in three ballots. Of the 160 electors, 156 participated in the voting.
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