1962 Liechtenstein general election

1962 Liechtenstein general election
	15 seats in the Landtag; 8 seats needed for a majority
Alexander Frick; FBP	Gerard Batliner; FBP

General elections were held in Liechtenstein on 25 March 1962.^[1] The Progressive Citizens' Party won eight of the 15 seats in the Landtag,^[2] but remained in coalition with the Patriotic Union.^[3] This was the first election contested by the Christian Social Party.

Results[]


Party		Votes	%	Seats	+/–

	Progressive Citizens' Party	1,599	47.18	8	–1
	Patriotic Union	1,448	42.73	7	+1
	Christian Social Party	342	10.09	0	New
Total		3,389	100.00	15	0

Valid votes		3,389	98.20
Invalid/blank votes		62	1.80
Total votes		3,451	100.00
Registered voters/turnout		3,646	94.65
Source: Nohlen & Stöver

Electoral district	Seats	Electorate		Elected members	Substitutes	Votes	%	Seats
Oberland	9	2,458	Progressive Citizens' Party	Martin Risch Hans Gassner Meinrad Ospelt Stefan Wachter Jr. Franz Josef Schurte	Josef Büchel Fidel Brunhart Marzellin Kindle Guido Wolf	1,038	45.6	5
			Patriotic Union	Roman Gassner Otto Schädler Johann Beck Alois Vogt	Andreas Vogt Samuel Kindle Gustav Ospelt Hans Hilti	1,023	44.9	4
			Christian Social Party	–	–	217	9.5	0

Unterland	6	1,188	Progressive Citizens' Party	Ernst Büchel Leo Gerner Georg Oehri	Alfons Büchel Josef Hoop Otto Kranz	561	50.5	3
			Patriotic Union	Franz Nägele Paul Oehri Alois Oehri	Oswald Hasler Alois Hassler Martin Kind	425	38.3	3
			Christian Social Party	–	–	125	11.2	0

Source: Statistisches Jahrbuch 2005, Vogt^[4]

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

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