1970 Liechtenstein general election

1970 Liechtenstein general election

1 February 1970
15 seats in the Landtag 8 seats needed for a majority
Turnout	94.80%
Party Leader Vote % Seats +/– VU Alfred Hilbe 49.57 8 +1 FBP Gerard Batliner 48.83 7 −1 This lists parties that won seats. See the complete results below. Results by constituency Prime Minister before Prime Minister after Gerard Batliner FBP Alfred Hilbe VU

General elections were held in Liechtenstein on 1 February 1970.[1] The Patriotic Union won eight of the 15 seats in the Landtag, the first time it had held a majority since its formation in 1936. However, it continued the coalition government with the Progressive Citizens' Party, which had existed 1938.[2] Voter turnout was 95%,[3] although only male citizens were allowed to vote.[4]

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. Candidates were eligible to be win seats in the Landtag using a basic mandate system. The elections used a majority clause, where the party with the most votes also received the most seats.[5] Only males aged 20 or above were eligible to vote.[4][6]

Candidates

Oberland	FBP	VU
	Alexander Frick Peter Marxer Josef Büchel Josef Frommelt Hans Verling Arnold Schurte Gerold Hilbe Gustav Jehle Emanuel Vogt	Karlheinz Ritter Roman Gassner Johann Beck Franz Beck Otto Hasler Herbert Kindle Georg Gstöhl Wolfgang Ferger Eugen Schädler
Unterland	FBP	VU	CSP
	Ernst Büchel Georg Malin Hugo Wohlwend Anton Gerner Heinz Büchel Werner Gstöhl	Franz Nägele Cyrill Büchel Alois Kind Eugen Hasler Anton Marxer Gebhard Näscher	Fritz Kaiser Rupert Walser
Source: Liechtensteiner Volksblatt

Results

Party		Votes	%	Seats	+/–
	Patriotic Union	2,008	49.57	8	+1
	Progressive Citizens' Party	1,978	48.83	7	–1
	Christian Social Party	65	1.60	0	0
Total		4,051	100.00	15	0
Valid votes		4,051	99.17
Invalid/blank votes		34	0.83
Total votes		4,085	100.00
Registered voters/turnout		4,309	94.80
Source: Nohlen & Stöver

By electoral district

Electoral district	Seats	Electorate	Party		Elected members	Substitutes	Votes	%	Seats
Oberland	9	2,946		Patriotic Union	Roman Gassner Karlheinz Ritter Johann Beck Herbert Kindle Franz Beck	Georg Gstöhl Eugen Schädler Josef Büchel	1,456	52.9	5
				Progressive Citizens' Party	Peter Marxer Alexander Frick Emanuel Vogt Hans Verling	Anton Marxer Wolfgang Feger Arnold Schurte Josef Frommelt	1,295	47.1	4
Unterland	6	1,363		Progressive Citizens' Party	Ernst Büchel Georg Malin Anton Gerner	Hugo Wohlwend Werner Gstöhl Heinz Büchel	683	52.5	3
				Patriotic Union	Eugen Hasler Cyrill Büchel Franz Nägele	Anton Marxer Alois Kind Gebhard Näscher	552	42.5	3
				Christian Social Party	–	–	65	5.0	0
Source: Statistisches Jahrbuch 2005, Vogt[7]

References

1. Dieter Nohlen & Philip Stöver (2010) Elections in Europe: A data handbook, p1165 ISBN 978-3-8329-5609-7
2. Nohlen & Stöver, p1157
3. Nohlen & Stöver, p1180
4. Liechtenstein Inter-Parliamentary Union
5. Marxer, Wilfred; Frommelt, Fabian (31 December 2011). "Wahlsysteme". Historisches Lexikon des Fürstentums Liechtenstein (in German). Retrieved 17 November 2024.
6. Frick, Julia (31 December 2011). "Frauenstimm- und -wahlrecht". Historisches Lexikon des Fürstentums Liechtenstein (in German). Retrieved 7 December 2024.
7. Paul Vogt (1987). 125 Jahre Landtag. Vaduz: Landtag of the Principality of Liechtenstein.