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1978 Liechtenstein general election 
Summary
General elections were held in Liechtenstein on 3 February 1978. The result was a victory for the Patriotic Union, which won 8 of the 15 seats in the Landtag, despite the Progressive Citizens' Party receiving more votes. Voter turnout was 95.7%, although only male citizens were allowed to vote.[1]
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15 seats in the Landtag 8 seats needed for a majority | ||||||||||||||||||||
This lists parties that won seats. See the complete results below.
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Results edit
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| Party | Votes | % | Seats | +/– | |
| Progressive Citizens' Party | 18,872 | 50.85 | 7 | –1 | |
| Patriotic Union | 18,244 | 49.15 | 8 | +1 | |
| Total | 37,116 | 100.00 | 15 | 0 | |
| Valid votes | 4,625 | 99.04 | |||
| Invalid/blank votes | 45 | 0.96 | |||
| Total votes | 4,670 | 100.00 | |||
| Registered voters/turnout | 4,879 | 95.72 | |||
| Source: Nohlen & Stöver[2] | |||||
References edit
- ^ Liechtenstein Inter-Parliamentary Union
- ^ Dieter Nohlen & Philip Stöver (2010) Elections in Europe: A data handbook, pp1180–1182 ISBN 978-3-8329-5609-7