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1957 Liechtenstein general election

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1957 Liechtenstein general election
Liechtenstein
← Jun 1953 1 September 1957 1958 →

15 seats in the Landtag
8 seats needed for a majority
Turnout93.39% (Decrease 0.02pp)
Party Leader Vote % Seats +/–
FBP Alexander Frick 52.36 8 0
VU Otto Schaedler 47.64 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

General elections were held in Liechtenstein on 1 September 1957.[1] The Progressive Citizens' Party won eight of the 15 seats in the Landtag,[2] but remained in coalition with the Patriotic Union.[3]

Results

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PartyVotes%Seats+/–
Progressive Citizens' Party1,68952.3680
Patriotic Union1,53747.6470
Total3,226100.00150
Valid votes3,22698.00
Invalid/blank votes662.00
Total votes3,292100.00
Registered voters/turnout3,52593.39
Source: Nohlen & Stöver

By electoral district

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Electoral district Seats Electorate Party Elected members Substitutes Votes % Seats
Oberland 9 2,353 Patriotic Union
1,062 50.2 5
Progressive Citizens' Party
1,053 49.8 4
Unterland 6 1,172 Progressive Citizens' Party
  • Georg Oehri
  • Ernst Büchel
  • Leo Gerner
  • Josef Oehri
  • Engelbert Kranz
  • Alfons Büchel
636 57.2 4
Patriotic Union
  • Alois Oehri
  • Johann Georg Hasler
  • Gebhard Gerner
  • Paul Büchel
475 42.8 2
Source: Statistisches Jahrbuch 2005, Vogt[4]

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. ^ Nohlen & Stöver, p1182
  3. ^ Nohlen & Stöver, p1157
  4. ^ Paul Vogt (1987). 125 Jahre Landtag. Vaduz: Landtag of the Principality of Liechtenstein.