1949 Liechtenstein general election

1949 Liechtenstein general election

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All 15 seats in the Landtag 8 seats needed for a majority
Turnout	92.30% ( 1.81pp)
Party Leader Vote % Seats +/– FBP Alexander Frick 52.93 8 0 VU Otto Schaedler 47.07 7 0 This lists parties that won seats. See the complete results below. Results by constituency Prime Minister before Prime Minister after Alexander Frick FBP Alexander Frick FBP

General elections were held in Liechtenstein on 6 February 1949. ^[1] The Progressive Citizens' Party won eight of the 15 seats in the Landtag, ^[2] but remained in coalition with the Patriotic Union. ^[3] Voter turnout was 92.3%, although only male citizens were allowed to vote.

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] Only male citizens were eligible to vote. ^[5]

Results

Party		Votes	%	Seats	+/–
	Progressive Citizens' Party	1,555	52.93	8	0
	Patriotic Union	1,383	47.07	7	0
Total		2,938	100.00	15	0
Valid votes		2,938	96.90
Invalid/blank votes		94	3.10
Total votes		3,032	100.00
Registered voters/turnout		3,285	92.30
Source: Nohlen & Stöver

By electoral district

Electoral district	Seats	Electorate	Party		Elected members	Substitutes	Votes	%	Seats
Oberland	9	2,178		Patriotic Union	Alois Ritter Wendelin Beck Heinrich Andreas Brunhart Johann Wachter Alois Vogt	Franz Vogt Josef Sele Franz Hilbe	1,018	52.1	5
				Progressive Citizens' Party	David Strub Fidel Brunhart Tobias Jehle Engelbert Schädler	Josef Negele Johann Beck Emil Falk	935	47.9	4
Unterland	6	1,107		Progressive Citizens' Party	Eugen Schädler Oswald Bühler Rudolf Marxer Eduard Oehri	Johann Georg Hasler Hugo Kind	620	62.9	4
				Patriotic Union	Johann Georg Hasler Josef Marxer	Alois Hassler Chrisostomus Öhri	365	37.1	2
Source: Statistisches Jahrbuch 2005, Vogt [6]

References

1. Nohlen & Stöver 2010, p. 1165.
2. Nohlen & Stöver 2010, p. 1182.
3. Nohlen & Stöver 2010, p. 1157.
4. Marxer, Wilfred; Frommelt, Fabian (31 December 2011). "Wahlsysteme". Historisches Lexikon des Fürstentums Liechtenstein (in German). Retrieved 17 November 2024.
5. Frick, Julia (31 December 2011). "Frauenstimm- und -wahlrecht". Historisches Lexikon des Fürstentums Liechtenstein (in German). Retrieved 7 December 2024.
6. Vogt 1987.

Bibliography

• Nohlen, Dieter; Stöver, Philip (2010). Elections in Europe: A data handbook. Nomos. ISBN   978-3-8329-5609-7.
• Vogt, Paul (1987). 125 Jahre Landtag (in German). Vaduz: Landtag of the Principality of Liechtenstein.