1949 Liechtenstein general election

1949 Liechtenstein general election
	6 February 1949
	All 15 seats in the Landtag; 8 seats needed for a majority
Turnout	92.30% ( 1.81pp)
	Results by constituency
Alexander Frick; FBP	Alexander Frick; FBP

General elections were held in Liechtenstein on 6 February 1949.^[1] The Progressive Citizens' Party won eight of the 15 seats in the Landtag,^[2] but remained in coalition with the Patriotic Union.^[3] Voter turnout was 92.3%, although only male citizens were allowed to vote.

Electoral system

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.^[4] Only male citizens were eligible to vote.^[5]

Results



Party		Votes	%	Seats	+/–
	Progressive Citizens' Party	1,555	52.93	8	0
	Patriotic Union	1,383	47.07	7	0
Total		2,938	100.00	15	0

Valid votes		2,938	96.90
Invalid/blank votes		94	3.10
Total votes		3,032	100.00
Registered voters/turnout		3,285	92.30
Source: Nohlen & Stöver

By electoral district

Electoral district	Seats	Electorate		Elected members	Substitutes	Votes	%	Seats
Oberland	9	2,178	Patriotic Union	Alois Ritter Wendelin Beck Heinrich Andreas Brunhart Johann Wachter Alois Vogt	Franz Vogt Josef Sele Franz Hilbe	1,018	52.1	5
Oberland	9	2,178	Progressive Citizens' Party	David Strub Fidel Brunhart Tobias Jehle Engelbert Schädler	Josef Negele Johann Beck Emil Falk	935	47.9	4

Unterland	6	1,107	Progressive Citizens' Party	Eugen Schädler Oswald Bühler Rudolf Marxer Eduard Oehri	Johann Georg Hasler Hugo Kind	620	62.9	4
Unterland	6	1,107	Patriotic Union	Johann Georg Hasler Josef Marxer	Alois Hassler Chrisostomus Öhri	365	37.1	2

Source: Statistisches Jahrbuch 2005, Vogt^[6]

References

^ Nohlen & Stöver 2010, p. 1165.
^ Nohlen & Stöver 2010, p. 1182.
^ Nohlen & Stöver 2010, p. 1157.
^ Marxer, Wilfred; Frommelt, Fabian (31 December 2011). "Wahlsysteme". Historisches Lexikon des Fürstentums Liechtenstein (in German). Retrieved 17 November 2024.
^ Frick, Julia (31 December 2011). "Frauenstimm- und -wahlrecht". Historisches Lexikon des Fürstentums Liechtenstein (in German). Retrieved 7 December 2024.
^ Vogt 1987.

Bibliography

Nohlen, Dieter; Stöver, Philip (2010). Elections in Europe: A data handbook. Nomos. ISBN 978-3-8329-5609-7.
Vogt, Paul (1987). 125 Jahre Landtag (in German). Vaduz: Landtag of the Principality of Liechtenstein.

[FOOTNOTENohlenStöver20101165-1] Nohlen & Stöver 2010, p. 1165.

[FOOTNOTENohlenStöver20101182-2] Nohlen & Stöver 2010, p. 1182.

[FOOTNOTENohlenStöver20101157-3] Nohlen & Stöver 2010, p. 1157.

[:1-4] Marxer, Wilfred; Frommelt, Fabian (31 December 2011). "Wahlsysteme". Historisches Lexikon des Fürstentums Liechtenstein (in German). Retrieved 17 November 2024.

[:12-5] Frick, Julia (31 December 2011). "Frauenstimm- und -wahlrecht". Historisches Lexikon des Fürstentums Liechtenstein (in German). Retrieved 7 December 2024.

[FOOTNOTEVogt1987-6] Vogt 1987.

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