1936 Liechtenstein general election

Summary

General elections were held in Liechtenstein in February 1936.[1] The elections took place in two rounds; in the first round on 3 February, each of the ten municipalities with more than 300 inhabitants elected one Landtag member. The second round was held on 16 February in which the remaining five Landtag members were elected in a national vote.[1] The result was a victory for the ruling Progressive Citizens' Party, which won 11 of the 15 seats in the Landtag.[2]

1936 Liechtenstein general election
Liechtenstein
← 1932 3 February 1936 (first round)
16 February 1936 (second round)
1939 →

All 15 seats in the Landtag
8 seats needed for a majority
Turnout95.51% (Increase 2.92pp)
Party Leader Seats +/–
FBP Josef Hoop 11 −2
VU Otto Schaedler 4 +2
This lists parties that won seats. See the complete results below.
Results by municipality
Prime Minister before Prime Minister after
Josef Hoop
FBP
Josef Hoop
FBP

Results edit

 
PartyVotes%Seats
MunicipalNationalTotal+/–
Progressive Citizens' Party7411–2
Patriotic Union314+2
Total105150
Total votes2,510
Registered voters/turnout2,62895.51
Source: Nohlen & Stöver, Vogt[3]

Municipal vote edit

Municipality Party Elected member
Balzers Patriotic Union Basil Vogt
Eschen Progressive Citizens' Party Franz Josef Marxer
Gamprin Progressive Citizens' Party Johann Georg Hasler
Mauren Progressive Citizens' Party Emil Batliner
Ruggell Progressive Citizens' Party Franz Xaver Hoop
Schaan Progressive Citizens' Party Ferdinand Risch
Schellenberg Progressive Citizens' Party Philipp Elkuch
Triesen Patriotic Union Ferdinand Heidegger
Triesenberg Patriotic Union Josef Beck
Vaduz Progressive Citizens' Party Ludwig Ospelt
Source: Vogt[3]

National vote edit

Party Elected member
Progressive Citizens' Party Johann Beck
Progressive Citizens' Party Peter Büchel
Progressive Citizens' Party Anton Frommelt
Patriotic Union Otto Schadler
Progressive Citizens' Party Georg Vogt
Source: Vogt[3]

References edit

  1. ^ a b Dieter Nohlen & Philip Stöver (2010) Elections in Europe: A data handbook, p1164 ISBN 978-3-8329-5609-7
  2. ^ Nohlen & Stöver, p1182
  3. ^ a b c Vogt, Paul (1987). 125 Jahre Landtag. Vaduz: Landtag of the Principality of Liechtenstein.