1957 Liechtenstein general election

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1957 Liechtenstein general election
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  Jun 1953 1 September 1957 1958  

15 seats in the Landtag
8 seats needed for a majority
Turnout93.39% (Decrease2.svg 0.02pp)
PartyLeaderVote %Seats+/–
FBP Alexander Frick 52.3680
VU Otto Schaedler 47.6470
This lists parties that won seats. See the complete results below.
1939 Liechtenstein election map.svg
Results by constituency
Prime Minister beforePrime Minister after
Alexander Frick
FBP
Alexander Frick
FBP

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.

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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 males were eligible to vote. [5]

Results

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PartyVotes%Seats+/–
Progressive Citizens' Party 1,68952.3680
Patriotic Union 1,53747.6470
Total3,226100.00150
Valid votes3,22698.00
Invalid/blank votes662.00
Total votes3,292100.00
Registered voters/turnout3,52593.39
Source: Nohlen & Stöver

By electoral district

Electoral districtSeatsElectoratePartyElected membersSubstitutesVotes%Seats
Oberland 92,353 Patriotic Union
1,06250.25
Progressive Citizens' Party
1,05349.84
Unterland 61,172 Progressive Citizens' Party
63657.24
Patriotic Union
  • Gebhard Gerner
  • Paul Büchel
47542.82
Source: Statistisches Jahrbuch 2005, Vogt [6]

References

  1. Dieter Nohlen & Philip Stöver (2010) Elections in Europe: A data handbook, p1165 ISBN   978-3-8329-5609-7
  2. Nohlen & Stöver, p1182
  3. Nohlen & Stöver, p1157
  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. Paul Vogt (1987). 125 Jahre Landtag. Vaduz: Landtag of the Principality of Liechtenstein.