2005 Liechtenstein general election

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2005 Liechtenstein general election
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All 25 seats in the Landtag
13 seats needed for a majority
Turnout86.45%
PartyLeaderVote %Seats+/–
FBP Otmar Hasler 48.7412−1
VU Klaus Tschütscher 38.2310−1
FL Pepo Frick 13.033+2
This lists parties that won seats. See the complete results below.
2005 Liechtenstein election map.svg
Results by constituency
Prime Minister beforePrime Minister after
Otmar Hasler
FBP 		Otmar Hasler
FBP

General elections were held in Liechtenstein on 13 March 2005 to elect the 25 members of the Landtag. The Progressive Citizens' Party (FBP) remained the largest party in the Landtag but lost its majority, winning twelve seats, with the Patriotic Union (VU) winning ten. The Free List (FL) won three seats. Voter turnout was 86.5%. [1]

Contents

Following the election, the FBP and VU formed a renewed coalition, of which had previously ended in 1997. [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]

Candidates

Oberland FBP VU FL
  • Alois Beck
  • Peter Lampert
  • Wendelin Lampert
  • Elmar Kindle
  • Klaus Wanger
  • Doris Frommelt
  • Josy Biedermann
  • Thomas Gstöhl
  • Urs Vogt
  • Christa Eberle
  • Krt Eberle
  • Patrick Schürmann
  • Hansrudi Sele
  • Angelika Tinner-Wolf
  • Monika Forster
  • Hugo Quaderer
  • Arthur Brunhart
  • Gebhard Negele
  • Heinz Vogt
  • Jürgen Beck
  • Harry Quaderer
  • Henrik Caduff
  • Rony Bargetze
  • Ronald Büchel
  • Ursula Schädler
  • Christian Ritter
  • Barbara Ritter-Hagen
  • Waltraud Schlegel-Biedermann
  • Corina Beck
  • Conny Bieri-Frommelt
  • Pepo Frick
  • Paul Vogt
  • Claudia Heeb-Fleck
  • Georg Kaufmann
  • Hansjörg Hilti
  • Luzia Walch-Schädler
  • Werner Schädler
Unterland FBP VU FL
  • Markus Büchel
  • Renate Wohlwend
  • Johannes Kaiser
  • Franz J. Heeb
  • Rudolf Lampert
  • Adrian Gstöhl
  • Herbert Kind
  • Monica Bereiter-Amann
  • Helmut Bühler
  • Fredi Hilti
  • Ivo Klein
  • Günther Kranz
  • Doris Beck
  • Marlies Amann-Marxer
  • Alexander Marxer
  • Ursula Diana Oehry
  • Peter Kranz
  • Peter Frommelt Hannes
  • Horst Lorenz
  • Hannes Clavadetscher
Source: Landtagswahlen 2005

Results

Liechtenstein Landtag 2005.svg
PartyVotes%Seats+/–
Progressive Citizens' Party 94,54548.7412–1
Patriotic Union 74,16238.2310–1
Free List 25,27313.033+2
Total193,980100.00250
Valid votes14,66397.32
Invalid/blank votes4042.68
Total votes15,067100.00
Registered voters/turnout17,42886.45
Source: Landtagswahlen

By electoral district

Electoral districtSeatsElectoratePartyCandidatesSubstitutesVotes%SwingSeats

won

+/–
Oberland 1511,499 Progressive Citizens' Party
  • Thomas Gstöhl
  • Urs Vogt
66,38946.7Decrease2.svg 1.470
Patriotic Union
  • Henrik Caduff
  • Rony Bargetze
55,37239.0Decrease2.svg 3.36Decrease2.svg 1
Free List
  • Claudia Heeb-Fleck
20,31914.3Increase2.svg 4.72Increase2.svg 1
Unterland 105,929 Progressive Citizens' Party
  • Adrian Gstöhl
28,15654.3Decrease2.svg 0.65Decrease2.svg 1
Patriotic Union
  • Alexander Marxer
18,79036.2Decrease2.svg 2.540
Free List
  • Andrea Matt
4,9549.5Increase2.svg 3.11Increase2.svg 1
Source: Landtagswahlen 2005

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References

  1. ↑ Dieter Nohlen & Philip Stöver (2010) Elections in Europe: A data handbook, p1166 ISBN   978-3-8329-5609-7
  2. ↑ Marxer, Wilfred (31 December 2011). "Koalition". Historisches Lexikon des Fürstentums Liechtenstein (in German). Retrieved 28 August 2024.
  3. ↑ Marxer, Wilfred; Frommelt, Fabian (31 December 2011). "Wahlsysteme". Historisches Lexikon des Fürstentums Liechtenstein (in German). Retrieved 17 November 2024.


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