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15 seats in the Landtag 8 seats needed for a majority | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Turnout | 93.39% (![]() | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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This lists parties that won seats. See the complete results below.
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General elections were held in Liechtenstein on 1 September 1957. [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 93.4%, although only male citizens were allowed to vote.
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 males were eligible to vote. [5]
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Party | Votes | % | Seats | +/– | |
Progressive Citizens' Party | 1,689 | 52.36 | 8 | 0 | |
Patriotic Union | 1,537 | 47.64 | 7 | 0 | |
Total | 3,226 | 100.00 | 15 | 0 | |
Valid votes | 3,226 | 98.00 | |||
Invalid/blank votes | 66 | 2.00 | |||
Total votes | 3,292 | 100.00 | |||
Registered voters/turnout | 3,525 | 93.39 | |||
Source: Nohlen & Stöver |
Electoral district | Seats | Electorate | Party | Elected members | Substitutes | Votes | % | Seats | |
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Oberland | 9 | 2,353 | Patriotic Union |
| 1,062 | 50.2 | 5 | ||
Progressive Citizens' Party |
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| 1,053 | 49.8 | 4 | ||||
Unterland | 6 | 1,172 | Progressive Citizens' Party |
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| 636 | 57.2 | 4 | |
Patriotic Union |
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| 475 | 42.8 | 2 | ||||
Source: Statistisches Jahrbuch 2005, Vogt [6] |