1974 Liechtenstein general election

1974 Liechtenstein general election

1 and 3 February 1974
All 15 seats in the Landtag 8 seats needed for a majority
Turnout	95.34%
Party Leader Vote % Seats +/– FBP Walter Kieber 50.08 8 +1 VU Alfred Hilbe 47.26 7 −1 This lists parties that won seats. See the complete results below. Results by constituency Prime Minister before Prime Minister after Alfred Hilbe VU Walter Kieber FBP

General elections were held in Liechtenstein on 1 and 3 February 1974. The result was a victory for the Progressive Citizens' Party, which won 8 of the 15 seats in the Landtag. Voter turnout was 95%, although only male citizens were allowed to vote.[1] This was the last election contested by the Christian Social Party.

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. The electoral threshold to be eligible to win seats in the Landtag had been reintroduced in 1973, but at a lowered 8%. The majority clause that had been in use since 1958 was abolished in 1973.[2] Only males aged 20 or above were eligible to vote.[1][3]

Candidates

Oberland	FBP	VU	CSP
	Peter Marxer Emanuel Vogt Noldi Frommelt Hilmar Ospelt Eugen Büchel Gerold Hilbe Josef Frommelt Rudolf Schädler Josef Biedermann	Karlheinz Ritter Johann Beck Herbert Kindle Franz Beck Georg Gstöhl Wolfgang Feger Eugen Schädler Horst Seger Adolf Heeb	Bruno Frick Roman Hermann
Unterland	FBP	VU	CSP
	Gerard Batliner Ernst Büchel Georg Malin Anton Gerner Hubert Öhri Xaver Biedermann	Franz Nägele Cyrill Büchel Anton Marxer Werner Gstöhl Andreas Hoop Hans Oehri	Fritz Kaiser Rupert Walser
Source: Liechtensteiner Volksblatt

Results

Party		Votes	%	Seats	+/–
	Progressive Citizens' Party	17,332	50.08	8	+1
	Patriotic Union	16,356	47.26	7	–1
	Christian Social Party	922	2.66	0	0
Total		34,610	100.00	15	0
Valid votes		4,320	99.04
Invalid/blank votes		42	0.96
Total votes		4,362	100.00
Registered voters/turnout		4,572	95.41
Source: Nohlen & Stöver[4]

By electoral district

Electoral district	Seats	Party		Elected members	Substitutes	Votes	%	Seats
Oberland	9		Progressive Citizens' Party	Hilmar Ospelt Emanuel Vogt Peter Marxer Noldi Frommelt Josef Frommelt	Josef Bidermann Gerold Hilbe Eugen Büchel Rudolf Schädler	12,819	48.78	5
			Patriotic Union	Karlheinz Ritter Herbert Kindle Johann Beck Franz Beck	Georg Gstöhl Wolfgang Feger Adolf Heeb Horst Seger	12,756	48.54	4
			Christian Social Party	–	–	705	2.68	0
Unterland	6		Progressive Citizens' Party	Gerard Batliner Ernst Büchel Anton Gerner	Engelbert Kranz Josef Oehri	4,513	53.86	3
			Patriotic Union	Franz Nägele Cyrill Büchel Werner Gstöhl	Hubert Öhri Andreas Hoop Anton Marxer	3,600	42.96	3
			Christian Social Party	–	–	267	3.19	0
Source: Statistisches Jahrbuch 1977, Liechtensteiner Volksblatt

References

1. Liechtenstein Inter-Parliamentary Union
2. Marxer, Wilfred; Frommelt, Fabian (31 December 2011). "Wahlsysteme". Historisches Lexikon des Fürstentums Liechtenstein (in German). Retrieved 17 November 2024.
3. Frick, Julia (31 December 2011). "Frauenstimm- und -wahlrecht". Historisches Lexikon des Fürstentums Liechtenstein (in German). Retrieved 7 December 2024.
4. Dieter Nohlen & Philip Stöver (2010) Elections in Europe: A data handbook, pp1180–1182 ISBN 978-3-8329-5609-7