February 1953 Liechtenstein general election

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February 1953 Liechtenstein general election
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  1949 15 February 1953 June 1953  

All 15 seats in the Landtag
8 seats needed for a majority
Turnout90.52% (Decrease2.svg 1.78pp)
PartyLeaderVote %Seats+/–
FBP Alexander Frick 50.5480
VU Otto Schaedler 42.6070
This lists parties that won seats. See the complete results below.
1939 Liechtenstein election map.svg
Results by constituency
Prime Minister beforePrime Minister after
Alexander Frick
FBP
Alexander Frick
FBP

General elections were held in Liechtenstein on 15 February 1953. [1] The Progressive Citizens' Party won eight of the 15 seats in the Landtag, [2] but remained in coalition with the Patriotic Union. [3] This was the first and only election contested by the Workers' and Peasants' Party. Voter turnout was 90.5%, although only male citizens were allowed to vote.

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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. Only parties and lists with more than 18% of the votes cast in each constituency were eligible to win seats in the Landtag. [4] Only male citizens were eligible to vote. [5]

Candidates

Oberland FBP VU UEK
  • Egon Beck
  • Albert Frick
  • Gebhard Kindle
  • Oskar Gaßner
  • Alexander Sele
  • Wilhelm Frick
  • Josef Hasler
  • Ferdinand Banzer
  • Josef Sele
Unterland FBP VU
Source: Liechtensteiner Volksblatt

Results

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PartyVotes%Seats+/–
Progressive Citizens' Party 1,45850.5480
Patriotic Union 1,22942.6070
Workers' and Peasants' Party 1986.860New
Total2,885100.00150
Valid votes2,88595.62
Invalid/blank votes1324.38
Total votes3,017100.00
Registered voters/turnout3,33390.52
Source: Nohlen & Stöver

By electoral district

Electoral districtSeatsElectoratePartyElected membersSubstitutesVotes%Seats
Oberland 92,194 Patriotic Union 86745.35
Progressive Citizens' Party
84944.44
Workers' and Peasants' Party 19810.30
Unterland 61,139 Progressive Citizens' Party
60962.74
Patriotic Union
  • Josef Kind
  • Ludwig Marock
36237.32
Source: Statistisches Jahrbuch 2005, Vogt [6]

References

  1. Nohlen & Stöver 2010, p. 1165.
  2. Nohlen & Stöver 2010, p. 1182.
  3. Nohlen & Stöver 2010, p. 1157.
  4. Marxer, Wilfred; Frommelt, Fabian (31 December 2011). "Wahlsysteme". Historisches Lexikon des Fürstentums Liechtenstein (in German). Retrieved 17 November 2024.
  5. Frick, Julia (31 December 2011). "Frauenstimm- und -wahlrecht". Historisches Lexikon des Fürstentums Liechtenstein (in German). Retrieved 7 December 2024.
  6. Vogt 1987.

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