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1970 Liechtenstein general election

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1970 Liechtenstein general election
Liechtenstein
1966 1 February 1970 1974

15 seats in theLandtag
8 seats needed for a majority
Party Leader % Seats +/–
VU Alfred Hilbe 49.57 8 +1
FBP Gerard Batliner 48.83 7 −1
This lists parties that won seats. See the complete results below.
Prime Ministerbefore Prime Minister after
Gerard Batliner
FBP
Alfred Hilbe
VU

General elections were held inLiechtensteinon 1 February 1970.[1]ThePatriotic Unionwon 8 of the 15 seats in theLandtag,the first time it had held a majority since its formation in 1936. However, it continued the coalition government with theProgressive 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[edit]

PartyVotes%Seats+/–
Patriotic Union2,00849.578+1
Progressive Citizens' Party1,97848.837–1
Christian Social Party651.6000
Total4,051100.00150
Valid votes4,05199.17
Invalid/blank votes340.83
Total votes4,085100.00
Registered voters/turnout4,30994.80
Source: Nohlen & Stöver

By electoral district[edit]

Electoral district Seats Electorate Party Elected members Substitutes Votes % Seats
Oberland 9 2,946 Patriotic Union
  • Georg Gstöhl
  • Eugen Schädler
  • Josef Büchel
1,456 52.9 5
Progressive Citizens' Party
  • 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[edit]

  1. ^Dieter Nohlen& Philip Stöver (2010)Elections in Europe: A data handbook,p1165ISBN978-3-8329-5609-7
  2. ^Nohlen & Stöver, p1157
  3. ^Nohlen & Stöver, p1180
  4. ^LiechtensteinInter-Parliamentary Union
  5. ^Vogt, Paul (1987).125 Jahre Landtag.Vaduz: Landtag of the Principality of Liechtenstein.