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]