1957 Liechtenstein general election

1957 Liechtenstein general election

1 September 1957
15 seats in the Landtag 8 seats needed for a majority
Turnout	93.39% ( 0.02pp)
Party Leader Vote % Seats +/– FBP Alexander Frick 52.36 8 0 VU Otto Schaedler 47.64 7 0 This lists parties that won seats. See the complete results below. Results by constituency Prime Minister before Prime Minister after Alexander Frick FBP Alexander Frick FBP

General elections were held in Liechtenstein on 1 September 1957.^[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 93.4%, 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 males were eligible to vote.^[5]

Results

Party		Votes	%	Seats	+/–
	Progressive Citizens' Party	1,689	52.36	8	0
	Patriotic Union	1,537	47.64	7	0
Total		3,226	100.00	15	0
Valid votes		3,226	98.00
Invalid/blank votes		66	2.00
Total votes		3,292	100.00
Registered voters/turnout		3,525	93.39
Source: Nohlen & Stöver

By electoral district

Electoral district	Seats	Electorate	Party		Elected members	Substitutes	Votes	%	Seats
Oberland	9	2,353		Patriotic Union	Alois Ritter Johann Beck Ludwig Beck Josef Büchel Andreas Vogt	Alois Vogt Roman Gassner Wendelin Beck	1,062	50.2	5
				Progressive Citizens' Party	Martin Risch Josef Hoop Hans Gassner Stefan Wachter Jr.	Fidel Brunhart Franz Josef Schurte Josef Büchel	1,053	49.8	4
Unterland	6	1,172		Progressive Citizens' Party	Georg Oehri Ernst Büchel Leo Gerner Josef Oehri	Engelbert Kranz Alfons Büchel	636	57.2	4
				Patriotic Union	Alois Oehri Johann Georg Hasler	Gebhard Gerner Paul Büchel	475	42.8	2
Source: Statistisches Jahrbuch 2005, Vogt[6]

References

1. Dieter Nohlen & Philip Stöver (2010) Elections in Europe: A data handbook, p1165 ISBN 978-3-8329-5609-7
2. Nohlen & Stöver, p1182
3. Nohlen & Stöver, p1157
4. Marxer, Wilfred; Frommelt, Fabian (31 December 2011). "Wahlsysteme". Historisches Lexikon des Fürstentums Liechtenstein (in German). Retrieved 17 November 2024.
5. Frick, Julia (31 December 2011). "Frauenstimm- und -wahlrecht". Historisches Lexikon des Fürstentums Liechtenstein (in German). Retrieved 7 December 2024.
6. Paul Vogt (1987). 125 Jahre Landtag. Vaduz: Landtag of the Principality of Liechtenstein.