1875 Liechtenstein general election

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1875 Liechtenstein general election
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  1872 8 May 1875 1877  

6 seats in the Landtag
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Karl von Hausen Karl von Hausen

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.

Contents

Electors

Electors were selected through elections that were held between 26 and 30 April. Each municipality had two electors for every 100 inhabitants.

MunicipalityElectors+/–
Balzers 22+2
Eschen 180
Gamprin 60
Mauren 18–2
Planken 20
Ruggell 10–2
Schaan 200
Schellenberg 8+2
Triesen 180
Triesenberg 200
Vaduz 18+2
Total160+2

Results

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.

Elected as members

First ballot

  • Sebastian Heeb
  • Markus Kessler, declined his election and was replaced by Josef Anton Amann
  • Johann Alois Schlegel
  • Ferdinand Walser, declined his election

Second ballot

  • Baptist Fritsche
  • Michael Kaiser

Elected as substitutes

Second ballot

  • Josef Anton Amann, replaced Markus Kessler as member
  • Johann Bargetze
  • Franz Josef Biedermann
  • Johann Georg Näscher

Third ballot

  • Franz Wolfinger

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