2001 Liechtenstein general election

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2001 Liechtenstein general election
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All 25 seats in the Landtag
13 seats needed for a majority
Turnout86.11%
PartyLeaderVote %Seats+/–
FBP Otmar Hasler 49.9013+3
VU Mario Frick 41.3511−2
FL Christel Hitli8.761−1
This lists parties that won seats. See the complete results below.
2001 Liechtenstein election map.svg
Results by constituency
Prime Minister beforePrime Minister after
Mario Frick
VU 		Otmar Hasler
FBP

General elections were held in Liechtenstein between 9 and 11 February 2001 to elect the 25 members of the Landtag. The Progressive Citizens' Party (FBP) won a majority of thirteen seats, with the Patriotic Union (VU) winning eleven. The Free List (FL) won one seat. Voter turnout was 86.1%. [1]

Contents

Following the election, the VU moved into the opposition. [2]

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. [3]

Campaign

Incumbent prime minister Mario Frick sought a third term, and was re-nominated by the Patriotic Union on 30 October 2000. The party sought to maintain the majority government that it had gained in the 1997 elections. [4]

The Progressive Citizens' Party nominated Otmar Hasler for prime minister on 18 October. [5] Hasler stated in an interview with Radio Liechtenstein that he was open to the formation of a coalition government. [6]

Candidates

Oberland FBP VU FL
  • Alois Beck
  • Peter Lampert
  • Klaus Wanger
  • Helmut Konrad
  • Wendelin Lampert
  • Elmar Kindle
  • Adrian Hasler
  • Marco Ospelt
  • Christian Brunhart
  • Bettina Kaiser
  • Anja Meier-Eberle
  • Gottlieb Risch
  • Ruth Büchel
  • Stephan Banzer
  • Christian Goop
  • Peter Sprenger
  • Peter Wolff
  • Walter Hartmann
  • Erich Sprenger
  • Hugo Quaderer
  • Dorothee Laternser
  • Walter Vogt
  • Rudolf Hagen
  • Roland Büchel
  • Bernadette Brunhart
  • Alexander Sele
  • Remo Vogt
  • Marion Seeger
  • Maja Marxer-Schädler
  • Heike Walser
  • Paul Vogt
  • Christel Hilti-Kaufmann
  • Regina Frick
  • Ingrid Kaufmann-Sele
  • Daniela Meier-Wille
  • Mona Gross
  • Monika Kunz-Frick
  • Sigvard Wohlwend
Unterland FBP VU FL
  • Johannes Kaiser
  • Renate Wohlwend
  • Markus Büchel
  • Rudolf Lampert
  • Jürgen Zech
  • Helmut Büchel
  • Monica Bereiter-Amann
  • Eduard Büchel
  • Gerlinde Büchel
  • Alois Blank
  • Ingrid Hassler-Gerner
  • Donath Oehri
  • Otto Büchel
  • Ivo Klein
  • Alexander Marxer
  • Peter Kranz
  • Doris Beck-Büchel
  • Hansjörg Büchel
  • Ursula Diana Oehry
  • Günther Wohlwend
  • Adolf Ritter
  • Doris Hassler
  • Erwin Gassner
  • Robert Kind
Source: Landtagswahlen 2001

Results

Liechtenstein Landtag 2001.svg
PartyVotes%Seats+/–
Progressive Citizens' Party 92,20449.9013+3
Patriotic Union 76,40241.3511–2
Free List 16,1848.761–1
Total184,790100.00250
Valid votes13,91998.86
Invalid/blank votes1601.14
Total votes14,079100.00
Registered voters/turnout16,35086.11
Source: Nohlen & Stöver

By electoral district

Electoral districtSeatsElectoratePartyCandidatesVotes%SwingSeats
won		+/–
Oberland 1510,961 Progressive Citizens' Party
65,87848.2Increase2.svg 10.67Increase2.svg 1
Patriotic Union
  • Peter Sprenger
  • Peter Wolff
  • Walter Hartmann
  • Erich Sprenger
  • Hugo Quaderer
  • Dorothee Laternser
  • Walter Vogt
57,81642.3Decrease2.svg 8.77Decrease2.svg 1
Free List
13,1069.6Decrease2.svg 1.910
Unterland 105,389 Progressive Citizens' Party
26,32654.9Increase2.svg 10.66Increase2.svg 2
Patriotic Union
  • Ingrid Hassler-Gerner
  • Donath Oehri
  • Otto Büchel
  • Ivo Klein
18,58638.7Decrease2.svg 5.94Decrease2.svg 1
Free List 3,0786.4Decrease2.svg 4.80Decrease2.svg 1
Source: Landtagswahlen 2001

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