1958 Liechtenstein general election|
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All 15 seats in the Landtag
8 seats needed for a majority |
| Turnout | 96.44% ( 3.05pp) |
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This lists parties that won seats. See the complete results below. |
General elections were held in Liechtenstein on 23 March 1958.[1] The elections were called ahead of schedule after the Patriotic Union members of the Landtag resigned over a dispute regarding the electoral law.[2] The Progressive Citizens' Party won nine of the 15 seats in the Landtag,[3] but remained in coalition with the Patriotic Union.[4] Voter turnout was 96.4%, 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. The elections was the first to use a majority clause, where the party with the most votes would also have the most seats.[5] Only male citizens were eligible to vote.[6]
Candidates
Results
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| Party | Votes | % | Seats | +/– |
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| Progressive Citizens' Party | 1,839 | 54.47 | 9 | +1 |
| Patriotic Union | 1,537 | 45.53 | 6 | –1 |
| Total | 3,376 | 100.00 | 15 | 0 |
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| Valid votes | 3,376 | 98.77 | |
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| Invalid/blank votes | 42 | 1.23 | |
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| Total votes | 3,418 | 100.00 | |
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| Registered voters/turnout | 3,544 | 96.44 | |
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| Source: Nohlen & Stöver |
By electoral district
References