1978 Liechtenstein general election

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1978 Liechtenstein general election
Liechtenstein
← 1974 3 February 1978 1982 →

15 seats in the Landtag
8 seats needed for a majority
Party Leader % Seats +/–
FBP Walter Kieber 50.85 7 -1
VU Hans Brunhart 49.15 8 +1
This lists parties that won seats. See the complete results below.
Prime Minister before Prime Minister after
Walter Kieber
FBP
Hans Brunhart
VU

General elections were held in Liechtenstein on 3 February 1978. The result was a victory for the Patriotic Union, which won 8 of the 15 seats in the Landtag, despite the Progressive Citizens' Party receiving more votes. Voter turnout was 95.7%, although only male citizens were allowed to vote.[1]

Results[]

Landtag liechtenstein 1970-1986.svg
PartyVotes%Seats+/–
Progressive Citizens' Party18,87250.857–1
Patriotic Union18,24449.158+1
Total37,116100.00150
Valid votes4,62599.04
Invalid/blank votes450.96
Total votes4,670100.00
Registered voters/turnout4,87995.72
Source: Nohlen & Stöver[2]

References[]

  1. ^ Liechtenstein Inter-Parliamentary Union
  2. ^ Dieter Nohlen & Philip Stöver (2010) Elections in Europe: A data handbook, pp1180–1182 ISBN 978-3-8329-5609-7
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