1970 Liechtenstein general election

Summary

General elections were held in Liechtenstein on 1 February 1970.[1] The Patriotic Union won 8 of the 15 seats in the Landtag, the first time it had held a majority since its formation in 1936. However, it continued the coalition government with the Progressive Citizens' Party, which had been in power since 1938.[2] Voter turnout was 94.8%,[3] although only male citizens were allowed to vote.[4]

1970 Liechtenstein general election
Liechtenstein
← 1966 1 February 1970 1974 →

15 seats in the Landtag
8 seats needed for a majority
Party Leader % Seats +/–
VU Alfred Hilbe 49.57 8 +1
FBP Gerard Batliner 48.83 7 −1
This lists parties that won seats. See the complete results below.
Prime Minister before Prime Minister after
Gerard Batliner
FBP
Alfred Hilbe
VU

Results edit

 
PartyVotes%Seats+/–
Patriotic Union2,00849.578+1
Progressive Citizens' Party1,97848.837–1
Christian Social Party651.6000
Total4,051100.00150
Valid votes4,05199.17
Invalid/blank votes340.83
Total votes4,085100.00
Registered voters/turnout4,30994.80
Source: Nohlen & Stöver

By electoral district edit

Electoral district Seats Electorate Party Elected members Substitutes Votes % Seats
Oberland 9 2,946 Patriotic Union
  • Georg Gstöhl
  • Eugen Schädler
  • Josef Büchel
1,456 52.9 5
Progressive Citizens' Party
  • Anton Marxer
  • Wolfgang Feger
  • Arnold Schurte
  • Josef Frommelt
1,295 47.1 4
Unterland 6 1,363 Progressive Citizens' Party
  • Ernst Büchel
  • Georg Malin
  • Anton Gerner
  • Hugo Wohlwend
  • Werner Gstöhl
  • Heinz Büchel
683 52.5 3
Patriotic Union
  • Eugen Hasler
  • Cyrill Büchel
  • Franz Nägele
  • Gustav Jehle
  • Anton Marxer
  • Alois Kind
  • Gebhard Näscher Seger
552 42.5 3
Christian Social Party 65 5.0 0
Source: Statistisches Jahrbuch 2005, Vogt[5]

References edit

  1. ^ Dieter Nohlen & Philip Stöver (2010) Elections in Europe: A data handbook, p1165 ISBN 978-3-8329-5609-7
  2. ^ Nohlen & Stöver, p1157
  3. ^ Nohlen & Stöver, p1180
  4. ^ Liechtenstein Inter-Parliamentary Union
  5. ^ Vogt, Paul (1987). 125 Jahre Landtag. Vaduz: Landtag of the Principality of Liechtenstein.