1966 Liechtenstein general election

1966 Liechtenstein general election
	6 February 1966
	15 seats in the Landtag; 8 seats needed for a majority
Turnout	95.61% ( 0.96pp)
	Results by constituency
Gerard Batliner; FBP	Gerard Batliner; FBP

General elections were held in Liechtenstein on 6 February 1966.^[1] The Progressive Citizens' Party won eight of the 15 seats in the Landtag,^[2] but remained in coalition with the Patriotic Union.^[3] Voter turnout was 95.6%, although only male citizens were allowed to vote.

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 The electoral threshold of 18% had been replaced by a basic mandate system due to the Liechtenstein constitutional court ruling it unconstitutional in 1962. The election used a majority clause, where the party with the most votes also received the most seats.^[4] Only male citizens were eligible to vote.^[5]

Candidates

Oberland	FBP	VU	CSP

	Alexander Frick Hans Gassner Peter Marxer Josef Büchel Gustav Ospelt Josef Frommelt Josef Banzer Ernst Ospelt Gustav Jehle	Roman Gassner Johann Beck Samuel Kindle Karlheinz Ritter Franz Beck Franz Vogt Otto Hasler David Schädler Ivo Beck	Hugo Büchel Werner Walser Raimund Tschol Friedrich Vogt Florian Hermann Anton Risch
Unterland	FBP	VU	CSP

	Ernst Büchel Georg Oehri Leo Gerner Georg Malin Josef Hoop Gebhard Näscher	Franz Nägele Paul Oehri Cyrill Büchel Oswald Hasler Josef Spalt Eugen Hasler	Fritz Kaiser Roland Marxer Hans Meier
Source: Liechtensteiner Volksblatt

Results



Party		Votes	%	Seats	+/–
	Progressive Citizens' Party	1,791	48.47	8	0
	Patriotic Union	1,581	42.79	7	0
	Christian Social Party	323	8.74	0	0
Total		3,695	100.00	15	0

Valid votes		3,695	99.30
Invalid/blank votes		26	0.70
Total votes		3,721	100.00
Registered voters/turnout		3,892	95.61
Source: Nohlen & Stöver

By electoral district

Electoral district	Seats	Electorate		Elected members	Substitutes	Votes	%	Seats
Oberland	9	2,635	Patriotic Union	Roman Gassner Johann Beck Karlheinz Ritter Ivo Beck Samuel Kindle	Franz Beck Otto Hasler Franz Vogt David Schädler	1,149	46.2	5
			Progressive Citizens' Party	Alexander Frick Peter Marxer Gustav Ospelt Josef Büchel	Hans Gassner Josef Banzer Josef Frommelt Jr.	1,139	45.8	4
			Christian Social Party	–	–	199	8.0	0

Unterland	6	1,257	Progressive Citizens' Party	Ernst Büchel Leo Gerner Georg Malin Georg Oehri	Gebhard Näscher	652	54.0	4
			Patriotic Union	Franz Nägele Cyrill Büchel	Eugen Hasler Oswald Hasler	432	35.8	2
			Christian Social Party	–	–	124	10.2	0

Source: Statistisches Jahrbuch 2005, Vogt^[6]

References

^ Dieter Nohlen & Philip Stöver (2010) Elections in Europe: A data handbook, p1165 ISBN 978-3-8329-5609-7
^ Nohlen & Stöver, p1182
^ Nohlen & Stöver, p1157
^ Marxer, Wilfred; Frommelt, Fabian (31 December 2011). "Wahlsysteme". Historisches Lexikon des Fürstentums Liechtenstein (in German). Retrieved 17 November 2024.
^ Frick, Julia (31 December 2011). "Frauenstimm- und -wahlrecht". Historisches Lexikon des Fürstentums Liechtenstein (in German). Retrieved 7 December 2024.
^ Paul Vogt (1987). 125 Jahre Landtag. Vaduz: Landtag of the Principality of Liechtenstein.

[NS-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

[:1-4] Marxer, Wilfred; Frommelt, Fabian (31 December 2011). "Wahlsysteme". Historisches Lexikon des Fürstentums Liechtenstein (in German). Retrieved 17 November 2024.

[:12-5] Frick, Julia (31 December 2011). "Frauenstimm- und -wahlrecht". Historisches Lexikon des Fürstentums Liechtenstein (in German). Retrieved 7 December 2024.

[:0-6] Paul Vogt (1987). 125 Jahre Landtag. Vaduz: Landtag of the Principality of Liechtenstein.

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