June 1953 Liechtenstein general election

General elections were held in Liechtenstein on 14 June 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]

June 1953 Liechtenstein general election
14 June 1953
15 seats in the Landtag
8 seats needed for a majority
Party Leader % Seats ±
FBP Alexander Frick 50.43 8 0
Patriotic Union Otto Schaedler 49.57 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' Party1,56850.4380
Patriotic Union1,54149.5770
Total3,109100.00150
Valid votes3,10997.95
Invalid/blank votes652.05
Total votes3,174100.00
Registered voters/turnout3,39893.41
Source: Nohlen & Stöver

By electoral district
Electoral district Seats Electorate Party Elected members Substitutes Votes % Seats
Oberland 9 2,261 Patriotic Union
  • Alois Vogt
  • Andreas Vogt
  • Alois Ritter
  • Johann Beck
  • Ivo Beck
  • Josef Büchel
  • Alois Ospelt Jr.
 1,104 53.5 5
Progressive Citizens' Party
  • David Strub
  • Martin Risch
  • Ernst Risch
  • Fidel Brunhart
  • Engelbert Schädler
  • Albert Schädler
 959 46.5 4
Unterland 6 1,137 Progressive Citizens' Party
  • Eugen Schädler
  • Ernst Andreas Büchel
  • Franz Kind
  • Oswald Bühler
  • Rudolf Marxer
  • Karl Goop
 609 58.2 4
Patriotic Union
  • Gebhard Gerner
  • Paul Büchel
  • Josef Kind
  • Johann Georg Hasler
 437 41.8 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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