February 1953 Liechtenstein general election

General elections were held in Liechtenstein on 15 February 1953.[1] The Progressive Citizens' Party won eight of the 15 seats in the Landtag,[2] but remained in coalition with the Patriotic Union.[3] This was the first and only election contested by the Workers' and Peasants' Party.

February 1953 Liechtenstein general election
15 February 1953
15 seats in the Landtag
8 seats needed for a majority
Party Leader % Seats ±
FBP Alexander Frick 50.54 8 0
Patriotic Union Otto Schaedler 42.60 7 0
This lists parties that won seats. See the complete results below.
Prime Minister before Prime Minister after
Alexander Frick
FBP		 Alexander Frick
FBP
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Results
PartyVotes%Seats+/–
Progressive Citizens' Party1,45850.5480
Patriotic Union1,22942.6070
Workers' and Peasants' Party1986.860New
Total2,885100.00150
Valid votes2,88595.62
Invalid/blank votes1324.38
Total votes3,017100.00
Registered voters/turnout3,33390.52
Source: Nohlen & Stöver

By electoral district
Electoral district Seats Electorate Party Elected members Substitutes Votes % Seats
Oberland 9 2,194 Patriotic Union
  • Alois Ritter
  • Wendelin Beck
  • Ivo Beck
  • Josef Büchel
  • Alois Ospelt Jr.
  • Johann Wachter
  • Andreas Vogt
 867 45.3 5
Progressive Citizens' Party
  • Martin Risch
  • Fidel Brunhart
  • Ernst Risch
  • David Strub
  • Engelbert Schädler
  • Franz Josef Schurte
 849 44.4 4
Workers' and Peasants' Party – – 198 10.3 0
Unterland 6 1,139 Progressive Citizens' Party
  • Eugen Schädler
  • Ernst Andreas Büchel
  • Oswald Bühler
  • Franz Kind Sr.
  • Karl Goop
  • Rudolf Marxer
 609 62.7 4
Patriotic Union
  • Alois Hassler
  • Johann Georg Hasler
  • Josef Kind
  • Ludwig Marock
 362 37.3 2
Source: Statistisches Jahrbuch 2005, Vogt[4]

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