1982 Liechtenstein general election|
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15 seats in the Landtag
8 seats needed for a majority |
| Turnout | 95.37% ( 0.35pp) |
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This lists parties that won seats. See the complete results below. |
General elections were held in Liechtenstein on 5 and 7 February 1982. The result was a victory for the Patriotic Union, which won 8 of the 15 seats in the Landtag. Voter turnout was 95.4%, although only male citizens were allowed to vote.[1]
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 8% of the votes cast in each constituency were eligible to win seats in the Landtag.[2] Only male citizens aged 20 or above were eligible to vote.[1][3]
Candidates
Results
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| Party | Votes | % | Seats | +/– |
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| Patriotic Union | 20,997 | 53.47 | 8 | 0 |
| Progressive Citizens' Party | 18,273 | 46.53 | 7 | 0 |
| Total | 39,270 | 100.00 | 15 | 0 |
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| Valid votes | 4,909 | 98.12 | |
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| Invalid/blank votes | 94 | 1.88 | |
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| Total votes | 5,003 | 100.00 | |
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| Registered voters/turnout | 5,246 | 95.37 | |
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| Source: Nohlen & Stöver[4] |
By electoral district
References