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All 15 seats in the Landtag 8 seats needed for a majority | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Turnout | 93.41% (![]() | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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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 14 June 1953. [1] The elections were called ahead of schedule after the Patriotic Union members of the Landtag resigned over a dispute regarding the administrative composition of the old age and survivors' insurance office in Liechtenstein. [2] The Progressive Citizens' Party won eight of the 15 seats in the Landtag, [3] but remained in coalition with the Patriotic Union. [4] Voter turnout was 93.4%, although only male citizens were allowed to vote.
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. [5] Only males were eligible to vote. [6]
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Party | Votes | % | Seats | +/– | |
Progressive Citizens' Party | 1,568 | 50.43 | 8 | 0 | |
Patriotic Union | 1,541 | 49.57 | 7 | 0 | |
Total | 3,109 | 100.00 | 15 | 0 | |
Valid votes | 3,109 | 97.95 | |||
Invalid/blank votes | 65 | 2.05 | |||
Total votes | 3,174 | 100.00 | |||
Registered voters/turnout | 3,398 | 93.41 | |||
Source: Nohlen & Stöver |
Electoral district | Seats | Electorate | Party | Elected members | Substitutes | Votes | % | Seats | |
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Oberland | 9 | 2,261 | Patriotic Union |
| 1,104 | 53.5 | 5 | ||
Progressive Citizens' Party |
| 959 | 46.5 | 4 | |||||
Unterland | 6 | 1,137 | Progressive Citizens' Party |
| 609 | 58.2 | 4 | ||
Patriotic Union |
| 437 | 41.8 | 2 | |||||
Source: Statistisches Jahrbuch 2005, Vogt [7] |