1970 Liechtenstein general election

1970 Liechtenstein general election
	15 seats in the Landtag; 8 seats needed for a majority
Gerard Batliner; FBP	Alfred Hilbe; VU

General elections were held in Liechtenstein on 1 February 1970.^[1] The Patriotic Union won 8 of the 15 seats in the Landtag, the first time it had held a majority since its formation in 1936. However, it continued the coalition government with the Progressive Citizens' Party, which had been in power since 1938.^[2] Voter turnout was 94.8%,^[3] although only male citizens were allowed to vote.^[4]

Results[]


Party		Votes	%	Seats	+/–

	Patriotic Union	2,008	49.57	8	+1
	Progressive Citizens' Party	1,978	48.83	7	–1
	Christian Social Party	65	1.60	0	0
Total		4,051	100.00	15	0

Valid votes		4,051	99.17
Invalid/blank votes		34	0.83
Total votes		4,085	100.00
Registered voters/turnout		4,309	94.80
Source: Nohlen & Stöver

By electoral district[]

Electoral district	Seats	Electorate		Elected members	Substitutes	Votes	%	Seats
Oberland	9	2,946	Patriotic Union	Roman Gassner Karlheinz Ritter Johann Beck Herbert Kindle Franz Beck	Georg Gstöhl Eugen Schädler Josef Büchel	1,456	52.9	5
Oberland	9	2,946	Progressive Citizens' Party	Peter Marxer Alexander Frick Emanuel Vogt Hans Verling	Anton Marxer Wolfgang Feger Arnold Schurte Josef Frommelt	1,295	47.1	4

Unterland	6	1,363	Progressive Citizens' Party	Ernst Büchel Georg Malin Anton Gerner	Hugo Wohlwend Werner Gstöhl Heinz Büchel	683	52.5	3
			Patriotic Union	Eugen Hasler Cyrill Büchel Franz Nägele	Gustav Jehle Anton Marxer Alois Kind Gebhard Näscher Seger	552	42.5	3
			Christian Social Party	–	–	65	5.0	0

Source: Statistisches Jahrbuch 2005, Vogt^[5]

References[]

^ Dieter Nohlen & Philip Stöver (2010) Elections in Europe: A data handbook, p1165 ISBN 978-3-8329-5609-7
^ Nohlen & Stöver, p1157
^ Nohlen & Stöver, p1180
^ Liechtenstein Inter-Parliamentary Union
^ Vogt, Paul (1987). 125 Jahre Landtag. Vaduz: Landtag of the Principality of Liechtenstein.

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[NS-1] Dieter Nohlen & Philip Stöver (2010) Elections in Europe: A data handbook, p1165 ISBN 978-3-8329-5609-7

[2] Nohlen & Stöver, p1157

[3] Nohlen & Stöver, p1180

[4] Liechtenstein Inter-Parliamentary Union

[:0-5] Vogt, Paul (1987). 125 Jahre Landtag. Vaduz: Landtag of the Principality of Liechtenstein.

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