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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 5 and 7 February 1982. The result was a victory for the Patriotic Union, which won 8 of the 15 seats in the Landtag. Voter turnout was 95%, although only male citizens were allowed to vote. [1]
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| Party | Votes | % | Seats | +/– | |
| Patriotic Union | 20,997 | 53.47 | 8 | 0 | |
| Progressive Citizens' Party | 18,273 | 46.53 | 7 | 0 | |
| Total | 39,270 | 100.00 | 15 | 0 | |
| Valid votes | 4,909 | 98.12 | |||
| Invalid/blank votes | 94 | 1.88 | |||
| Total votes | 5,003 | 100.00 | |||
| Registered voters/turnout | 5,246 | 95.37 | |||
| Source: Nohlen & Stöver [2] | |||||
| Electoral district | Seats | Party | Elected members | Substitutes | Seats | |
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| Oberland | 9 | Patriotic Union |
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| 5 | |
| Progressive Citizens' Party |
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| 4 | |||
| Unterland | 6 | Progressive Citizens' Party |
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| 3 | |
| Patriotic Union |
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| 3 | |||
| Source: Statistisches Jahrbuch 1982 | ||||||
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