June 1953 Liechtenstein general election

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June 1953 Liechtenstein general election
Liechtenstein
14 June 1953
1957 →

All 15 seats in the Landtag
8 seats needed for a majority
Turnout93.41% (Increase 2.89pp)
Party Leader Vote % Seats +/–
FBP Alexander Frick 50.43 8 0
VU Otto Schaedler 49.57 7 0
This lists parties that won seats. See the complete results below.
File:1939 Liechtenstein election map.svg
Results by constituency
Prime Minister before Prime Minister after
Alexander Frick
FBP
Alexander Frick
FBP

General elections were held in Liechtenstein on 14 June 1953.[1] The elections were called ahead of schedule after the Patriotic Union members of the Landtag resigned over a dispute regarding the administrative composition of the old age and survivors' insurance office in Liechtenstein.[2] The Progressive Citizens' Party won eight of the 15 seats in the Landtag,[3] but remained in coalition with the Patriotic Union.[4] Voter turnout was 93.4%, although only male citizens were allowed to vote.

Electoral system

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The 15 members of the Landtag were elected by open list proportional representation from two constituencies, Oberland with 9 seats and Unterland with 6 seats. Only parties and lists with more than 18% of the votes cast in each constituency were eligible to win seats in the Landtag.[5] Only male citizens were eligible to vote.[6]

Results

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PartyVotes%Seats+/–
Progressive Citizens' Party1,56850.4380
Patriotic Union1,54149.5770
Total3,109100.00150
Valid votes3,10997.95
Invalid/blank votes652.05
Total votes3,174100.00
Registered voters/turnout3,39893.41
Source: Nohlen & Stöver

By electoral district

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Electoral district Seats Electorate Party Elected members Substitutes Votes % Seats
Oberland 9 2,261 Patriotic Union 1,104 53.5 5
Progressive Citizens' Party
959 46.5 4
Unterland 6 1,137 Progressive Citizens' Party
609 58.2 4
Patriotic Union
437 41.8 2
Source: Statistisches Jahrbuch 2005, Vogt[7]

References

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  1. ^ Nohlen & Stöver 2010, p. 1165.
  2. ^ Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Configuration at line 2172: attempt to index field '?' (a nil value).
  3. ^ Nohlen & Stöver 2010, p. 1182.
  4. ^ Nohlen & Stöver 2010, p. 1157.
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  6. ^ Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Configuration at line 2172: attempt to index field '?' (a nil value).
  7. ^ Vogt 1987.

Bibliography

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