1872 Liechtenstein general election

General elections were held in Liechtenstein in March 1872. Seven of the seats in the Landtag were indirectly elected by electors selected by voters.

Electors[]

Electors were selected through elections that were held between 1 and 8 March. Each municipality had two electors for every 100 inhabitants.

Municipality	Electors	+/–
Balzers	22	+2
Eschen	18	0
Gamprin	6	0
Mauren	18	–2
Planken	2	0
Ruggell	12	0
Schaan	20	0
Schellenberg	6	0
Triesen	18	0
Triesenberg	20	0
Vaduz	16	0
Total	158	0

Results[]

The electors met on 18 March in Vaduz to elect seven Landtag members and five substitute members. The Landtag members and their substitutes were elected in three ballots. Of the 158 electors, 150 participated in the voting.

Elected as	First ballot	Second ballot	Third ballot
Members	Josef Erni Rudolf Schädler Alois Schlegel Christoph Wanger Franz Wolfinger	None elected	Martin Oehry Peter Rheinberger

Substitutes	Josef Anton Amann Andreas Negele Stefan Risch Johann Josef Schafhauser	None elected	Alois Rheinberger
Source: Vogt^[1]

References[]

^ Vogt, Paul (1987). 125 Jahre Landtag. Vaduz: Landtag of the Principality of Liechtenstein.

[1] Vogt, Paul (1987). 125 Jahre Landtag. Vaduz: Landtag of the Principality of Liechtenstein.

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