2001 Liechtenstein general election All 25 seats in the Landtag 13 seats needed for a majorityTurnout 86.11%
This lists parties that won seats. See the complete results below.
Results by constituency
General elections were held in Liechtenstein between 9 and 11 February 2001 to elect the 25 members of the Landtag . The Progressive Citizens' Party (FBP) won a majority of thirteen seats, with the Patriotic Union (VU) winning eleven. The Free List (FL) won one seat. Voter turnout was 86.1%.[ 1]
Following the election, the VU moved into the opposition .[ 2]
Electoral system
The 25 members of the Landtag were elected by open list proportional representation from two constituencies, Oberland with 15 seats and Unterland with 10 seats. Only parties and lists with more than 8% of the votes cast in each constituency were eligible to win seats in the Landtag.[ 3]
Campaign
Incumbent prime minister Mario Frick sought a third term, and was re-nominated by the Patriotic Union on 30 October 2000. The party sought to maintain the majority government that it had gained in the 1997 elections.[ 4]
The Progressive Citizens' Party nominated Otmar Hasler for prime minister on 18 October.[ 5] Hasler stated in an interview with Radio Liechtenstein that he was open to the formation of a coalition government.[ 6]
Candidates
Oberland
FBP
VU
FL
Alois Beck
Peter Lampert
Klaus Wanger
Helmut Konrad
Wendelin Lampert
Elmar Kindle
Adrian Hasler
Marco Ospelt
Christian Brunhart
Bettina Kaiser
Anja Meier-Eberle
Gottlieb Risch
Ruth Büchel
Stephan Banzer
Christian Goop
Peter Sprenger
Peter Wolff
Walter Hartmann
Erich Sprenger
Hugo Quaderer
Dorothee Laternser
Walter Vogt
Rudolf Hagen
Roland Büchel
Bernadette Brunhart
Alexander Sele
Remo Vogt
Marion Seeger
Maja Marxer-Schädler
Heike Walser
Paul Vogt
Christel Hilti-Kaufmann
Regina Frick
Ingrid Kaufmann-Sele
Daniela Meier-Wille
Mona Gross
Monika Kunz-Frick
Sigvard Wohlwend
Unterland
FBP
VU
FL
Johannes Kaiser
Renate Wohlwend
Markus Büchel
Rudolf Lampert
Jürgen Zech
Helmut Büchel
Monica Bereiter-Amann
Eduard Büchel
Gerlinde Büchel
Alois Blank
Ingrid Hassler-Gerner
Donath Oehri
Otto Büchel
Ivo Klein
Alexander Marxer
Peter Kranz
Doris Beck-Büchel
Hansjörg Büchel
Ursula Diana Oehry
Günther Wohlwend
Adolf Ritter
Doris Hassler
Erwin Gassner
Robert Kind
Source: Landtagswahlen 2001
Results
Party Votes % Seats +/– Progressive Citizens' Party 92,204 49.90 13 +3 Patriotic Union 76,402 41.35 11 –2 Free List 16,184 8.76 1 –1 Total 184,790 100.00 25 0 Valid votes 13,919 98.86 Invalid/blank votes 160 1.14 Total votes 14,079 100.00 Registered voters/turnout 16,350 86.11 Source: Nohlen & Stöver
By electoral district
See also
References