1882 Liechtenstein general election

1882 Liechtenstein general election

2–3 May 1882

14 seats in the Landtag

Landesverweser before Landesverweser after Karl von Hausen Karl von Hausen

General elections were held in Liechtenstein on 2 and 3 May 1882.

Electors

Electors were selected through elections that were held between 19 and 25 April. Each municipality had two electors for every 100 inhabitants.

Municipality	Electors	+/–
Balzers	24	+2
Eschen	20	+2
Gamprin	8	+2
Mauren	20	+2
Planken	2	0
Ruggell	12	+2
Schaan	22	+2
Schellenberg	8	0
Triesen	24	+6
Triesenberg	22	+2
Vaduz	20	+2
Total	182	+22
Source: Vogt

Results

The election of Oberland's Landtag members and substitutes was held on 2 May in Vaduz. Of Oberland's 114 electors, 105 were present. Oberland elected nine Landtag members and three substitutes. Electors from Schaan left the election in protest as no Landtag member had been elected from their municipality but the election continued.

The election of Unterland's Landtag members and substitutes was held on 3 May in Mauren. Of Unterland's 68 electors, 67 were present. Unterland elected five Landtag members and three substitutes.

Electoral district	Seats	Electors	Turnout	Ballots	Elected members	Elected substitutes
Oberland	7	114	105	1st	Josef Anton Amann Xaver Bargetze Christian Brunhart Wendelin Erni Albert Schädler Johann Alois Schlegel Wilhelm Schlegel Franz Wolfinger	Rudolf Quaderer
				2nd	–	Josef Isidor Brunhart Ferdinand Walser
				3rd	Franz Josef Beck	–
Unterland	5	68	67	1st	Franz Josef Biedermann Sebastian Heeb Peter Marxer Martin Oehri	Franz Josef Kind
				2nd	Jakob Kaiser	Johann Gstöhl
				3rd	–	Franz Josef Ritter
Source: Vogt

Wendelin Erni and Wilhelm Schlegel were tied in the first ballot for the election of Oberland's Landtag members, but Schlegel did not accept his election. Johann Alois Schlegel and Franz Wolfinger did not also accept their election as Oberland's Landtag members. Rudolf Quaderer did not accept his election as Oberland's substitute. Ferdinand Walser was substituted in as a Landtag member for Oberland.

Franz Josef Kind did not accept his election as one of Unterland's substitutes.