1882 Liechtenstein general election

General elections were held in Liechtenstein in April and May 1882.

Principality of Liechtenstein
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Electors

Electors were selected through elections that were held between 19 and 25 April. Each municipality had two electors for every 100 inhabitants.

Municipality Electors +/–
Balzers 24 +2
Eschen 20 +2
Gamprin 8 +2
Mauren 20 +2
Planken 2 0
Ruggell 12 +2
Schaan 22 +2
Schellenberg 8 0
Triesen 24 +6
Triesenberg 22 +2
Vaduz 20 +2
Total 182 +22
Source: Vogt[1]

Results

The election of Oberland's Landtag members and substitutes was held on 2 May in Vaduz. Of Oberland's 114 electors, 105 were present. Oberland elected seven Landtag members and three substitutes. Electors from Schaan left the election in protest as no Landtag member had been elected from their municipality but the election continued.

The election of Unterland's Landtag members and substitutes was held on 3 May in Mauren. Of Unterland's 68 electors, 67 were present. Unterland elected five Landtag members and three substitutes.

Electoral district Seats Electors Turnout Ballots Elected members Elected substitutes
Oberland 7 114 105 1st
  • Josef Anton Amann
  • Xaver Bargetze
  • Christian Brunhart
  • Wendelin Erni
  • Albert Schädler
  • Johann Alois Schlegel
  • Wilhelm Schlegel
  • Franz Wolfinger
 Rudolf Quaderer
2nd –
  • Josef Isidor Brunhart
  • Ferdinand Walser
3rd Franz Josef Beck –
Unterland 5 68 67 1st
  • Franz Josef Biedermann
  • Sebastian Heeb
  • Peter Marxer
  • Martin Oehri
 Franz Josef Kind
2nd Jakob Kaiser Johann Gstöhl
3rd – Franz Josef Ritter
Source: Vogt[1]

Wendelin Erni and Wilhelm Schlegel were tied in the first ballot for the election of Oberland's Landtag members, but Schlegel did not accept his election. Johann Alois Schlegel and Franz Wolfinger did not also accept their election as Oberland's Landtag members. Rudolf Quaderer did not accept his election as Oberland's substitute. Ferdinand Walser was substituted in as a Landtag member for Oberland.

Franz Josef Kind did not accept his election as one of Unterland's substitutes.

References
  1. Vogt, Paul (1987). 125 Jahre Landtag. Vaduz: Landtag of the Principality of Liechtenstein.
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