June 1953 Liechtenstein general election
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14 June 1953
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All 15 seats in the Landtag 8 seats needed for a majority | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Turnout | 93.41% (Increase 2.89pp) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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This lists parties that won seats. See the complete results below.
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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
[edit | edit source]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
[edit | edit source]| Party | Votes | % | Seats | +/– | |
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| Progressive Citizens' Party | 1,568 | 50.43 | 8 | 0 | |
| Patriotic Union | 1,541 | 49.57 | 7 | 0 | |
| Total | 3,109 | 100.00 | 15 | 0 | |
| Valid votes | 3,109 | 97.95 | |||
| Invalid/blank votes | 65 | 2.05 | |||
| Total votes | 3,174 | 100.00 | |||
| Registered voters/turnout | 3,398 | 93.41 | |||
| Source: Nohlen & Stöver | |||||
By electoral district
[edit | edit source]| Electoral district | Seats | Electorate | Party | Elected members | Substitutes | Votes | % | Seats | |
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| Oberland | 9 | 2,261 | Patriotic Union | 1,104 | 53.5 | 5 | |||
| Progressive Citizens' Party |
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959 | 46.5 | 4 | |||||
| Unterland | 6 | 1,137 | Progressive Citizens' Party |
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609 | 58.2 | 4 | ||
| Patriotic Union |
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437 | 41.8 | 2 | |||||
| Source: Statistisches Jahrbuch 2005, Vogt[7] | |||||||||
References
[edit | edit source]- ^ Nohlen & Stöver 2010, p. 1165.
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- ^ Nohlen & Stöver 2010, p. 1182.
- ^ Nohlen & Stöver 2010, p. 1157.
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- ^ Vogt 1987.
Bibliography
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