1962 Liechtenstein general election

1962 Liechtenstein general election

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All 15 seats in the Landtag 8 seats needed for a majority
Turnout	94.65% ( 1.79pp)
Party Leader Vote % Seats +/– FBP Alexander Frick 47.18 8 −1 VU Otto Schaedler 42.73 7 +1 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 25 March 1962. ^[1] The Progressive Citizens' Party won eight of the 15 seats in the Landtag, ^[2] but remained in coalition with the Patriotic Union. ^[3] This was the first election contested by the Christian Social Party. Voter turnout was 94.7%, 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. The election used a majority clause, where the party with the most votes also received the most seats. ^[4] Only males were eligible to vote. ^[5]

Candidates

Oberland	FBP	VU	CSP
	Martin Risch Hans Gassner Meinrad Ospelt Stefan Wachter Franz Josef Schurte Josef Büchel Fidel Brunhart Marcellin Kindle Quido Wolf	Roman Gassner Otto Schaedler Johann Beck Alois Vogt Andreas Vogt Samuel Kindle Gustav Ospelt Hans Hilti Martin Büchel	Hugo Büchel Bruno Vogt Tschol Ferdi Fidel Büchel Hermann Florian
Unterland	FBP	VU	CSP
	Ernst Büchel Leo Gerner Georg Oehri Alfons Büchel Josef Hoop Otto Kranz	Franz Nägele Paul Oehri Alois Oehri Oswald Hasler Alois Hassler Martin Kind	Kaiser Fritz Meier Hans Kranz Quido Wohlwend Alois
Source: Liechtensteiner Volksblatt

Results

Party		Votes	%	Seats	+/–
	Progressive Citizens' Party	1,599	47.18	8	–1
	Patriotic Union	1,448	42.73	7	+1
	Christian Social Party	342	10.09	0	New
Total		3,389	100.00	15	0
Valid votes		3,389	98.20
Invalid/blank votes		62	1.80
Total votes		3,451	100.00
Registered voters/turnout		3,646	94.65
Source: Nohlen & Stöver

By electoral district

Electoral district	Seats	Electorate	Party		Elected members	Substitutes	Votes	%	Seats
Oberland	9	2,458		Progressive Citizens' Party	Martin Risch Hans Gassner Meinrad Ospelt Stefan Wachter Jr. Franz Josef Schurte	Josef Büchel Fidel Brunhart Marzellin Kindle Guido Wolf	1,038	45.6	5
				Patriotic Union	Roman Gassner Otto Schaedler Johann Beck Alois Vogt	Andreas Vogt Samuel Kindle Gustav Ospelt Hans Hilti	1,023	44.9	4
				Christian Social Party	–	–	217	9.5	0
Unterland	6	1,188		Progressive Citizens' Party	Ernst Büchel Leo Gerner Georg Oehri	Alfons Büchel Otto Kranz	561	50.5	3
				Patriotic Union	Franz Nägele Paul Oehri Alois Oehri	Oswald Hasler Alois Hassler Martin Kind	425	38.3	3
				Christian Social Party	–	–	125	11.2	0
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.