June 1953 Liechtenstein general election

General elections were held in Liechtenstein on 14 June 1953.[1] The elections were called ahead of schedule after the Patriotic Union members of the Landtag resigned over a dispute regarding the administrative composition of the old age and survivors' insurance office in Liechtenstein.[2] The Progressive Citizens' Party won eight of the 15 seats in the Landtag,[3] but remained in coalition with the Patriotic Union.[4]

June 1953 Liechtenstein general election
Liechtenstein
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All 15 seats in the Landtag
8 seats needed for a majority
Turnout93.41% (Increase 2.89pp)
Party Leader Vote % Seats +/–
FBP Alexander Frick 50.43 8 0
VU Otto Schaedler 49.57 7 0
This lists parties that won seats. See the complete results below.
Results by constituency
Prime Minister before Prime Minister after
Alexander Frick
FBP
Alexander Frick
FBP

Results

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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

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Electoral district Seats Electorate Party Elected members Substitutes Votes % Seats
Oberland 9 2,261 Patriotic Union
1,104 53.5 5
Progressive Citizens' Party
  • Engelbert Schädler
  • Albert Schädler
959 46.5 4
Unterland 6 1,137 Progressive Citizens' Party
  • 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[5]

References

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  1. ^ Dieter Nohlen & Philip Stöver (2010) Elections in Europe: A data handbook, p1165 ISBN 978-3-8329-5609-7
  2. ^ Frommelt, Fabian (31 December 2011). "Frick, Alexander". Historisches Lexikon des Fürstentums Liechtenstein (in German). Retrieved 18 May 2023.
  3. ^ Nohlen & Stöver, p1182
  4. ^ Nohlen & Stöver, p1157
  5. ^ Paul Vogt (1987). 125 Jahre Landtag. Vaduz: Landtag of the Principality of Liechtenstein.