1922 Liechtenstein general election

1922 Liechtenstein general election
	5 February 1922 (first round); 16 February 1922 (second round)
	All 15 seats in the Landtag; 8 seats needed for a majority
Turnout	85.44% ( 4.87pp)
	Results by constituency
Josef Ospelt; FBP	Josef Ospelt; FBP

General elections were held in Liechtenstein on 5 February 1922, with a second round on 16 February.^[1] They were the first elections held under the 1921 constitution, which resulted in some changes to the electoral system. The result was a victory for the opposition Christian-Social People's Party, which won 11 of the 15 seats.^[2]

Electoral system

Under the new constitution the three seats in the Landtag appointed by the Prince were abolished.^[3] The number of seats in Oberland was increased from seven to nine, and in Unterland from five to six.^[3] The voting age was lowered from 24 to 21, although women were still not allowed to vote.^[3]

Results



Party		First round			Second round			Total seats	+/–
Party		Votes	%	Seats	Votes	%	Seats	Total seats	+/–
	Christian-Social People's Party			8			3	11	+6
	Progressive Citizens' Party			3			1	4	–3
Total				11			4	15	0

Total votes		1,667	–
Registered voters/turnout		1,951	85.44
Source: Nohlen & Stöver, Vogt^[4]

By electoral district

First round

Electoral district	Seats		Seats won	Elected members
Oberland	9	Christian-Social People's Party	6	Emil Bargetze Alois Frick Josef Gassner Augustin Marogg Stefan Wachter Anton Walser
Oberland	9	Progressive Citizens' Party	0	–

Unterland	6	Progressive Citizens' Party	3	Felix Gubelmann Karl Kaiser Josef Ignaz Marxer
Unterland	6	Christian-Social People's Party	2	Johann Büchel Rudolf Matt

Source: Vogt^[5]

Second round

Electoral district	Seats		Seats won	Elected members
Oberland	3	Christian-Social People's Party	3	Wilhelm Beck Baptist Quaderer Albert Wolfinger
Oberland	3	Progressive Citizens' Party	0	–

Unterland	1	Progressive Citizens' Party	1	Peter Büchel
Unterland	1	Christian-Social People's Party	0	–

Source: Vogt^[5]

References

^ Dieter Nohlen & Philip Stöver (2010) Elections in Europe: A data handbook, p1164 ISBN 978-3-8329-5609-7
^ Nohlen & Stöver, p1182
^ ^a ^b ^c Nohlen & Stöver, p1158
^ Vogt, Paul (1987). 125 Jahre Landtag. Vaduz: Landtag of the Principality of Liechtenstein.
^ ^a ^b Paul Vogt (1987). 125 Jahre Landtag. Vaduz: Landtag of the Principality of Liechtenstein.

External links

State Election Regulations of 27 December 1921

[NS-1] Dieter Nohlen & Philip Stöver (2010) Elections in Europe: A data handbook, p1164 ISBN 978-3-8329-5609-7

[2] Nohlen & Stöver, p1182

[NS2-3] Nohlen & Stöver, p1158

[:0-4] Vogt, Paul (1987). 125 Jahre Landtag. Vaduz: Landtag of the Principality of Liechtenstein.

[:022-5] Paul Vogt (1987). 125 Jahre Landtag. Vaduz: Landtag of the Principality of Liechtenstein.

[1]

[2]

[3]

[4]

[5]

Elections and referendums in Liechtenstein
General elections	1862 1866 1869 1872 1875 1877 1878 1882 1886 1890 1894 1898 1902 1906 1910 1914 1918 1926 (Jan) 1926 (Apr) 1928 1932 1936 1939 1945 1949 1953 (Feb) 1953 (Jun) 1957 1958 1962 1966 1970 1974 1978 1982 1986 1989 1993 (Feb) 1993 (Oct) 1997 2001 2005 2009 2013 2017 2021 2025
Local elections	1864 1867 1870 1873 1876 1879 1882 1885 1888 1891 1894 1897 1900 1903 1906 1909 1912 1915 1918 1921 1924 1927 1930 1933 1936 1939 1942 1945 1948 1951 1954 1957 1960 1963 1966 1969 1972 1975 1979 1983 1987 1991 1995 1999 2003 2007 2011 2015 2019 2023 2024
Referendums	1919 1921 1922 1924 1925 1926 1927 1929 1930 1931 1932 1935 1937 1945 1947 1949 1950 1952 1954 1961 1962 1964 1965 1967 1968 1970 1971 1972 1973 1975 1976 1977 1980 1981 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1995 1999 2000 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2009 2010 2011 2012 2014 2015 2016 2018 2019 2020 2022 2023 2024