1949 Liechtenstein general election

1949 Liechtenstein general election
Liechtenstein
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All 15 seats in the Landtag
8 seats needed for a majority
Turnout92.30% (Decrease 1.81pp)
Party Leader Vote % Seats +/–
FBP Alexander Frick 52.93 8 0
VU Otto Schaedler 47.07 7 0
This lists parties that won seats. See the complete results below.
Results by constituency
Prime Minister before Prime Minister after
Alexander Frick
FBP
Alexander Frick
FBP

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]

Results

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PartyVotes%Seats+/–
Progressive Citizens' Party1,55552.9380
Patriotic Union1,38347.0770
Total2,938100.00150
Valid votes2,93896.90
Invalid/blank votes943.10
Total votes3,032100.00
Registered voters/turnout3,28592.30
Source: Nohlen & Stöver

By electoral district

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Electoral district Seats Electorate Party Elected members Substitutes Votes % Seats
Oberland 9 2,178 Patriotic Union
1,018 52.1 5
Progressive Citizens' Party
  • David Strub
  • Fidel Brunhart
  • Tobias Jehle
  • Engelbert Schädler
  • Josef Negele
  • Johann Beck
  • Emil Falk
935 47.9 4
Unterland 6 1,107 Progressive Citizens' Party
  • Johann Georg Hasler
  • Hugo Kind
620 62.9 4
Patriotic Union
  • Johann Georg Hasler
  • Josef Marxer
  • Alois Hassler
  • Chrisostomus Oehri
365 37.1 2
Source: Statistisches Jahrbuch 2005, Vogt[4]

References

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  1. ^ Dieter Nohlen & Philip Stöver (2010) Elections in Europe: A data handbook, p1165 ISBN 978-3-8329-5609-7
  2. ^ Nohlen & Stöver, p1182
  3. ^ Nohlen & Stöver, p1157
  4. ^ Vogt, Paul (1987). 125 Jahre Landtag. Vaduz: Landtag of the Principality of Liechtenstein.