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1922 Liechtenstein general election 
Summary
General elections were held in Liechtenstein on 5 February 1922, with a second round on 16 February.[1] They were the first elections held under the 1921 constitution, which resulted in some changes to the electoral system. The result was a victory for the opposition Christian-Social People's Party, which won 11 of the 15 seats.[2]
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All 15 seats in the Landtag 8 seats needed for a majority | |||||||||||||||||
| Turnout | 85.44% ( 4.87pp) | ||||||||||||||||
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This lists parties that won seats. See the complete results below.
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Electoral system edit
Under the new constitution the three seats in the Landtag appointed by the Prince were abolished.[3] The number of seats in Oberland was increased from seven to nine, and in Unterland from five to six.[3] The voting age was lowered from 24 to 21, although women were still not allowed to vote.[3]
Results edit
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| Party | First round | Second round | Total seats | +/– | |||||
| Votes | % | Seats | Votes | % | Seats | ||||
| Christian-Social People's Party | 8 | 3 | 11 | +6 | |||||
| Progressive Citizens' Party | 3 | 1 | 4 | –3 | |||||
| Total | 11 | 4 | 15 | 0 | |||||
| Total votes | 1,667 | – | |||||||
| Registered voters/turnout | 1,951 | 85.44 | |||||||
| Source: Nohlen & Stöver, Vogt[4] | |||||||||
By electoral district edit
First round edit
| Electoral district | Seats | Party | Seats won |
Elected members | |
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| Oberland | 9 | Christian-Social People's Party | 6 |
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| Progressive Citizens' Party | 0 | – | |||
| Unterland | 6 | Progressive Citizens' Party | 3 |
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| Christian-Social People's Party | 2 |
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| Source: Vogt[5] | |||||
Second round edit
| Electoral district | Seats | Party | Seats won |
Elected members | |
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| Oberland | 3 | Christian-Social People's Party | 3 |
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| Progressive Citizens' Party | 0 | – | |||
| Unterland | 1 | Progressive Citizens' Party | 1 | Peter Büchel | |
| Christian-Social People's Party | 0 | – | |||
| Source: Vogt[5] | |||||
References edit
- ^ Dieter Nohlen & Philip Stöver (2010) Elections in Europe: A data handbook, p1164 ISBN 978-3-8329-5609-7
- ^ Nohlen & Stöver, p1182
- ^ a b c Nohlen & Stöver, p1158
- ^ Vogt, Paul (1987). 125 Jahre Landtag. Vaduz: Landtag of the Principality of Liechtenstein.
- ^ a b Paul Vogt (1987). 125 Jahre Landtag. Vaduz: Landtag of the Principality of Liechtenstein.