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All 25 seats in the Landtag 13 seats needed for a majority | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Turnout | 87.54% | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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 7 February 1993. Although the Patriotic Union won the most votes, the Progressive Citizens' Party won the most seats, whilst the Free List obtained representation in the Landtag the first time, being the first third party to gain seats in the Landtag. Voter turnout was 88%. [1] Fresh elections were subsequently held in October.
Party | Votes | % | Seats | +/– | |
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Patriotic Union | 73,217 | 45.43 | 11 | –2 | |
Progressive Citizens' Party | 71,209 | 44.19 | 12 | 0 | |
Free List | 16,724 | 10.38 | 2 | +2 | |
Total | 161,150 | 100.00 | 25 | 0 | |
Valid votes | 12,092 | 98.67 | |||
Invalid/blank votes | 163 | 1.33 | |||
Total votes | 12,255 | 100.00 | |||
Registered voters/turnout | 13,999 | 87.54 | |||
Source: Nohlen & Stöver [2] |
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