1997 Liechtenstein general election

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1997 Liechtenstein general election
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←  October 1993 2 February 1997 2001  →
All 25 seats in the Landtag
13 seats needed for a majority
Turnout86.77%
PartyLeaderVote %Seats+/–
VU Mario Frick 49.23130
FBP Thomas Büchel 39.2010−1
FL 11.572+1
This lists parties that won seats. See the complete results below.
1997 Liechtenstein election map.svg
Results by constituency
Prime Minister beforePrime Minister after
Mario Frick
VU 		Mario Frick
VU

General elections were held in Liechtenstein on 2 February 1997 to elect the 25 members of the Landtag. The Patriotic Union (VU) won a majority of thirteen seats, with the Progressive Citizens' Party (FBP) winning ten. The Free List (FL) won two seats. Voter turnout was 86.8%. [1]

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Incumbent Deputy Prime Minister of Liechtenstein, Thomas Büchel, was the FBP's nomination for prime minister. [2] The party received 39.2% of the vote, the lowest in its history. [3] The party subsequently ended the coalition with the VU that had existed since 1938 and moved into the opposition. [3] [4]

Electoral system

The 25 members of the Landtag were elected by open list proportional representation from two constituencies, Oberland with 15 seats and Unterland with 10 seats. Only parties and lists with more than 8% of the votes cast in each constituency were eligible to win seats in the Landtag. [5]

Candidates

Oberland FBP VU FL
  • Hedi Beck
  • Christian Brunhart
  • Arthur Büchel
  • David Falk
  • Gebhard Hoch
  • Elmar Kindle
  • Helmut Konrad
  • Elisabeth Marxer-Ospelt
  • Marco Ospelt
  • Werner Ospelt
  • Pio Schurti
  • Peter Sele
  • Karlheinz Vogt
  • Klaus Wanger
  • Harald Bühler
  • Norbert Bürzle
  • Erina Frick
  • Fridolin Frick
  • Magdalena Frommelt
  • Walter Hartmann
  • Lorenz Heeb
  • Dorothee Laternser
  • Karlheinz Ospelt
  • Volker Rheinbeger
  • Hubert Sele
  • Peter Sprenger
  • Walter Vogt
  • Ronny Walser
  • Peter Wolff
  • Evelyne Bermann
  • Jutta Büchel
  • Kaspar Frick
  • René Hasler
  • Claudia Heeb-Fleck
  • Christel Hilti-Kaufmann
  • Hans Frommelt
  • Helen Marxer-Bulloni
  • Nikolaus Ruther
  • Paul Vogt
  • Markus Wille
Unterland FBP VU FL
  • Otto Büchel
  • Hansjörg Goop
  • Ingrid Hassler
  • Oswald Kranz
  • Isolde Lanter
  • Viktor Meier
  • Manfred Nipp
  • Donath Oehri
  • Ossi Oehri
  • Susanne Schneider
  • Ingrid Allaart-Batliner
  • Linda Mündle-Büchel
  • Egon Matt
  • Adolf Ritter
  • Dominik Sele
  • Rosemarie Schädler-Matt
Source: Liechtensteiner Volksblatt

Results

Liechtenstein Landtag 1997.svg
PartyVotes%Seats+/–
Patriotic Union 82,78649.23130
Progressive Citizens' Party 65,91439.2010–1
Free List 19,45511.572+1
Total168,155100.00250
Valid votes12,63498.62
Invalid/blank votes1771.38
Total votes12,811100.00
Registered voters/turnout14,76586.77
Source: IPU

By electoral district

Electoral districtSeatsPartyElected membersSubstitutesVotes%Seats
Oberland 15 Patriotic Union
  • Peter Wolff
  • Karlheinz Ospelt
  • Peter Sprenger
  • Hubert Sele
  • Walter Hartmann
  • Norbert Bürzle
  • Volker Rheinberger
  • Lorenz Heeb
  • Walter Vogt
  • Dorothee Laternser
63,86050.98
Progressive Citizens' Party
  • Alois Beck
  • Gebhard Hoch
  • Klaus Wanger
  • Marco Ospelt
  • Elmar Kindle
  • Helmut Konrad
  • Christian Brunhart
  • Arthur Büchel
47,14337.56
Free List
  • Christel Hilti-Kaufmann
14,38211.41
Unterland 10 Patriotic Union
  • Ingrid Hassler
  • Oswald Kranz
  • Otto Büchel
  • Donath Oehri
  • Hansjörg Goop
  • Viktor Meier
18,89544.25
Progressive Citizens' Party
  • Renate Wohlwend
18,74843.94
Free List
  • Egon Matt
  • Adolf Ritter
5,06711.91
Source: Statistisches Jahrbuch 1998, Liechtensteiner Volksblatt

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