1898 Liechtenstein general election

1898 Liechtenstein general election

11–12 May 1898

12 seats in the Landtag

Landesverweser before Landesverweser after Carl von In der Maur Carl von In der Maur

General elections were held in Liechtenstein on 11 and 12 May 1898.

Electors

Electors were selected through elections that were held between 28 April and 3 May. Each municipality had two electors for every 100 inhabitants.

Municipality	Electors	+/–
Balzers	26	0
Eschen	22	0
Gamprin	8	0
Mauren	22	0
Planken	2	0
Ruggell	12	0
Schaan	22	0
Schellenberg	10	0
Triesen	22	0
Triesenberg	24	0
Vaduz	22	0
Total	192	0
Source: Vogt

Results

The election of Oberland's Landtag members and substitutes was held on 11 May in Vaduz. Of Oberland's 118 electors, 117 were present. Oberland elected seven Landtag members and four substitutes.

The election of Unterland's Landtag members and substitutes was held on 12 May in Mauren. All of Unterland's 74 electors were present. Unterland elected five Landtag members and one substitute.

Electoral district	Seats	Electors	Turnout	Ballots	Elected members	Elected substitutes
Oberland	7	118	117	1st	Xaver Bargetze Franz Josef Beck Heinrich Brunhart Johann Baptist Büchel Albert Schädler Karl Schädler Ferdinand Walser	–
				2nd	–	Franz Josef Biedermann
				3rd	–	Joachim Beck Josef Frommelt Meinrad Ospelt
Unterland	5	74	74	1st	Chrisostomus Büchel Wilhelm Fehr Jakob Kaiser Lorenz Kind Ludwig Marxer	Gebhard Schädler
				2nd	–	–
				3rd	–	–
Source: Vogt

Xaver Bargetze did not accept his election as one of Oberland's Landtag members and was replaced by Meinrad Ospelt. Franz Josef Biedermann did not accept his election as one of Oberland's substitutes.