1970 Liechtenstein general election

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1970 Liechtenstein general election
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  1966 1 February 1970 1974  

15 seats in the Landtag
8 seats needed for a majority
Turnout94.80%
PartyLeaderVote %Seats+/–
VU Alfred Hilbe 49.578+1
FBP Walter Kieber 48.837−1
This lists parties that won seats. See the complete results below.
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Results by constituency
Prime Minister beforePrime Minister after
Gerard Batliner
FBP
Alfred Hilbe
VU

General elections were held in Liechtenstein on 1 February 1970. [1] The Patriotic Union won eight of the 15 seats in the Landtag, the first time it had held a majority since its formation in 1936. However, it continued the coalition government with the Progressive Citizens' Party, which had existed 1938. [2] Voter turnout was 95%, [3] although only male citizens were allowed to vote. [4]

Contents

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. Candidates were eligible to be win seats in the Landtag using a basic mandate system. The elections used a majority clause, where the party with the most votes also received the most seats. [5] Only males aged 20 or above were eligible to vote. [4] [6]

Candidates

Oberland FBP VU
Unterland FBP VU CSP
  • Fritz Kaiser
  • Rupert Walser
Source: Liechtensteiner Volksblatt

Results

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PartyVotes%Seats+/–
Patriotic Union 2,00849.578+1
Progressive Citizens' Party 1,97848.837–1
Christian Social Party 651.6000
Total4,051100.00150
Valid votes4,05199.17
Invalid/blank votes340.83
Total votes4,085100.00
Registered voters/turnout4,30994.80
Source: Nohlen & Stöver

By electoral district

Electoral districtSeatsElectoratePartyElected membersSubstitutesVotes%Seats
Oberland 92,946 Patriotic Union
1,45652.95
Progressive Citizens' Party
  • Anton Marxer
  • Wolfgang Feger
  • Arnold Schurte
  • Josef Frommelt
1,29547.14
Unterland 61,363 Progressive Citizens' Party
  • Hugo Wohlwend
  • Werner Gstöhl
  • Heinz Büchel
68352.53
Patriotic Union
  • Anton Marxer
  • Alois Kind
  • Gebhard Näscher
55242.53
Christian Social Party 655.00
Source: Statistisches Jahrbuch 2005, Vogt [7]

References

  1. Dieter Nohlen & Philip Stöver (2010) Elections in Europe: A data handbook, p1165 ISBN   978-3-8329-5609-7
  2. Nohlen & Stöver, p1157
  3. Nohlen & Stöver, p1180
  4. 1 2 Liechtenstein Inter-Parliamentary Union
  5. Marxer, Wilfred; Frommelt, Fabian (31 December 2011). "Wahlsysteme". Historisches Lexikon des Fürstentums Liechtenstein (in German). Retrieved 17 November 2024.
  6. Frick, Julia (31 December 2011). "Frauenstimm- und -wahlrecht". Historisches Lexikon des Fürstentums Liechtenstein (in German). Retrieved 7 December 2024.
  7. Paul Vogt (1987). 125 Jahre Landtag. Vaduz: Landtag of the Principality of Liechtenstein.