1932 Liechtenstein general election

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1932 Liechtenstein general election
Flag of Liechtenstein (1921-1937).svg
  1930 6 March 1932 (first round)
13 March 1932 (second round)
1936  

All 15 seats in the Landtag
8 seats needed for a majority
Turnout92.59% (Decrease2.svg 0.50pp)
PartyLeaderSeats+/–
FBP Josef Hoop 13−2
CSVP Wilhelm Beck 2+2
This lists parties that won seats. See the complete results below.
1932 Liechtenstein general election map.png
Results by municipality
Prime Minister beforePrime Minister after
Josef Hoop
FBP
Josef Hoop
FBP

General elections were held in Liechtenstein in March 1932. [1] A new electoral system was introduced in which the Landtag was elected in two rounds. [2] In the first round then members were elected, with every municipality with more than 300 inhabitants electing one member. [2] [3] The second round involved the election of the remaining five Landtag members through a national vote with the whole of Liechtenstein serving as one electoral district. [2] [3]

Contents

The first round of the election was held on 6 March with every municipality except Planken electing one Landtag member. [1] [3] The second round was held on 13 March. [1] The result was a victory for the ruling Progressive Citizens' Party, which won 13 of the 15 seats in the Landtag. [4] This was the last election contested by the Christian-Social People's Party before it merged with the Liechtenstein Homeland Service to form the Patriotic Union.

Results

Liechtenstein Landtag 1932.svg
PartyVotes%Seats
MunicipalNationalTotal+/–
Progressive Citizens' Party 8513–2
Christian-Social People's Party 202+2
Total105150
Total votes2,173
Registered voters/turnout2,34792.59
Source: Nohlen & Stöver, Vogt [3]

Municipal vote

MunicipalityPartyElected member
Balzers Christian-Social People's Party Basil Vogt
Eschen Progressive Citizens' Party Franz Josef Marxer
Gamprin Progressive Citizens' Party Wilhelm Näscher
Mauren Progressive Citizens' Party Emil Batliner
Ruggell Progressive Citizens' Party Franz Xaver Hoop
Schaan Progressive Citizens' Party Ferdinand Risch
Schellenberg Progressive Citizens' Party Philipp Elkuch
Triesen Progressive Citizens' Party Adolf Frommelt
Triesenberg Christian-Social People's Party Wilhelm Beck
Vaduz Progressive Citizens' Party Ludwig Ospelt
Source: Vogt [3]

National vote

PartyElected member
Progressive Citizens' Party Gebhard Brunhart
Progressive Citizens' Party Peter Büchel
Progressive Citizens' Party Georg Frick
Progressive Citizens' Party Anton Frommelt
Progressive Citizens' Party Bernhard Risch
Source: Vogt [3]

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References

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