1949 Liechtenstein general election
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All 15 seats in the Landtag 8 seats needed for a majority | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Turnout | 92.30% ( 1.81pp) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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This lists parties that won seats. See the complete results below.
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General elections were held in Liechtenstein on 6 February 1949.[1] The Progressive Citizens' Party won eight of the 15 seats in the Landtag,[2] but remained in coalition with the Patriotic Union.[3] Voter turnout was 92.3%, although only male citizens were allowed to vote.
Electoral system
The 15 members of the Landtag were elected by open list proportional representation from two constituencies, Oberland with 9 seats and Unterland with 6 seats. Only parties and lists with more than 18% of the votes cast in each constituency were eligible to win seats in the Landtag.[4] Only male citizens were eligible to vote.[5]
Results
| Party | Votes | % | Seats | +/– | |
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| Progressive Citizens' Party | 1,555 | 52.93 | 8 | 0 | |
| Patriotic Union | 1,383 | 47.07 | 7 | 0 | |
| Total | 2,938 | 100.00 | 15 | 0 | |
| Valid votes | 2,938 | 96.90 | |||
| Invalid/blank votes | 94 | 3.10 | |||
| Total votes | 3,032 | 100.00 | |||
| Registered voters/turnout | 3,285 | 92.30 | |||
| Source: Nohlen & Stöver | |||||
By electoral district
| Electoral district | Seats | Electorate | Party | Elected members | Substitutes | Votes | % | Seats | |
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| Oberland | 9 | 2,178 | Patriotic Union |
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1,018 | 52.1 | 5 | |
| Progressive Citizens' Party |
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935 | 47.9 | 4 | ||||
| Unterland | 6 | 1,107 | Progressive Citizens' Party |
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620 | 62.9 | 4 | |
| Patriotic Union |
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365 | 37.1 | 2 | |||||
| Source: Statistisches Jahrbuch 2005, Vogt[6] | |||||||||
References
- ^ Nohlen & Stöver 2010, p. 1165.
- ^ Nohlen & Stöver 2010, p. 1182.
- ^ Nohlen & Stöver 2010, p. 1157.
- ^ Marxer, Wilfred; Frommelt, Fabian (31 December 2011). "Wahlsysteme". Historisches Lexikon des Fürstentums Liechtenstein (in German). Retrieved 17 November 2024.
- ^ Frick, Julia (31 December 2011). "Frauenstimm- und -wahlrecht". Historisches Lexikon des Fürstentums Liechtenstein (in German). Retrieved 7 December 2024.
- ^ Vogt 1987.
Bibliography
- Nohlen, Dieter; Stöver, Philip (2010). Elections in Europe: A data handbook. Nomos. ISBN 978-3-8329-5609-7.
- Vogt, Paul (1987). 125 Jahre Landtag (in German). Vaduz: Landtag of the Principality of Liechtenstein.