1962 Liechtenstein general election

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1962 Liechtenstein general election
Liechtenstein
← 1958 25 March 1962 1966 →

15 seats in the Landtag
8 seats needed for a majority
Party Leader % Seats +/–
FBP Gerard Batliner 47.18 8 -1
VU Otto Schaedler 42.73 7 +1
This lists parties that won seats. See the complete results below.
Prime Minister before Prime Minister after
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[]

Landtag liechtenstein 1945-1970.svg
PartyVotes%Seats+/–
Progressive Citizens' Party1,59947.188–1
Patriotic Union1,44842.737+1
Christian Social Party34210.090New
Total3,389100.00150
Valid votes3,38998.20
Invalid/blank votes621.80
Total votes3,451100.00
Registered voters/turnout3,64694.65
Source: Nohlen & Stöver

By electoral district[]

Electoral district Seats Electorate Party 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]

References[]

  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.


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