June 1953 Liechtenstein general election

Summary

General elections were held in Liechtenstein on 14 June 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]

June 1953 Liechtenstein general election
Liechtenstein
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All 15 seats in the Landtag
8 seats needed for a majority
Turnout93.41% (Increase 2.89pp)
Party Leader % Seats +/–
FBP Alexander Frick 50.43 8 0
VU Otto Schaedler 49.57 7 0
This lists parties that won seats. See the complete results below.
Prime Minister before Prime Minister after
Alexander Frick
FBP
Alexander Frick
FBP

Results edit

 
PartyVotes%Seats+/–
Progressive Citizens' Party1,56850.4380
Patriotic Union1,54149.5770
Total3,109100.00150
Valid votes3,10997.95
Invalid/blank votes652.05
Total votes3,174100.00
Registered voters/turnout3,39893.41
Source: Nohlen & Stöver

By electoral district edit

Electoral district Seats Electorate Party Elected members Substitutes Votes % Seats
Oberland 9 2,261 Patriotic Union
1,104 53.5 5
Progressive Citizens' Party
  • Engelbert Schädler
  • Albert Schädler
959 46.5 4
Unterland 6 1,137 Progressive Citizens' Party
  • Eugen Schädler
  • Ernst Andreas Büchel
  • Franz Kind
  • Oswald Bühler
  • Rudolf Marxer
  • Karl Goop
609 58.2 4
Patriotic Union
  • Gebhard Gerner
  • Paul Büchel
  • Josef Kind
  • Johann Georg Hasler
437 41.8 2
Source: Statistisches Jahrbuch 2005, Vogt[4]

References edit

  1. ^ Dieter Nohlen & Philip Stöver (2010) Elections in Europe: A data handbook, p1165 ISBN 978-3-8329-5609-7
  2. ^ Nohlen & Stöver, p1182
  3. ^ Nohlen & Stöver, p1157
  4. ^ Vogt, Paul (1987). 125 Jahre Landtag. Vaduz: Landtag of the Principality of Liechtenstein.