October 1993 Liechtenstein general election

October 1993 Liechtenstein general election
Liechtenstein
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All 25 seats in the Landtag
13 seats needed for a majority
Turnout85.31%
Party Leader % Seats +/–
VU Mario Frick 50.12 13 +2
FBP Markus Büchel 41.34 11 −1
FL 8.54 1 −1
This lists parties that won seats. See the complete results below.
Prime Minister before Prime Minister after
Markus Büchel
FBP
Mario Frick
VU

Early general elections were held in Liechtenstein on 24 October 1993 following the dissolution of Parliament on 15 September after a vote of no confidence in Prime Minister Markus Büchel initiated by members of his own party, the Progressive Citizens' Party.[1] The result was a victory for the Patriotic Union, which won 13 of the 25 seats in the Landtag. Voter turnout was 85%.[2]

Results

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PartyVotes%Seats+/–
Patriotic Union78,89850.1213+2
Progressive Citizens' Party65,07541.3411–1
Free List13,4478.541–1
Total157,420100.00250
Valid votes11,79998.19
Invalid/blank votes2181.81
Total votes12,017100.00
Registered voters/turnout14,08685.31
Source: Nohlen & Stöver[3]

By electoral district

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Electoral district Seats Party Candidates Substitutes Seats
Oberland 15 Patriotic Union
  • Paul Kindle
  • Peter Wolff
  • Walter Hartmann
  • Norbert Bürzle
  • Karlheinz Ospelt
  • Hubert Sele
  • Lorenz Heeb
  • Volker Rheinberger
  • Walter Vogt
  • Hans Quaderer
8
Progressive Citizens' Party
  • Xaver Hoch
  • Gebhard Hoch
  • Werner Ospelt
  • Alois Beck
  • Klaus Wanger
  • Guido Meier
6
Free List 1
Unterland 10 Patriotic Union
  • Egon Gstöhl
  • Oswald Kranz
  • Manfred Biedermann
  • Otto Büche
  • Ingrid Hassler-Gerner
  • Goop Hansjörg
5
Progressive Citizens' Party
  • Otmar Hasler
  • Renate Wohlwend
  • Gabriel Marxer
  • Rudolf Lampert
  • Johannes Matt
  • Josef Büchel
5
Free List 0
Source: Statistisches Jahrbuch 1993

References

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  1. ^ Liechtenstein: Elections held in 1993 Inter-Parliamentary Union
  2. ^ Dataset: Liechtenstein: Parliamentary Election 1993 - October European Election Database
  3. ^ Dieter Nohlen & Philip Stöver (2010) Elections in Europe: A data handbook, pp1181–1183 ISBN 978-3-8329-5609-7