1962 Liechtenstein general election

1962 Liechtenstein general election

25 March 1962
All 15 seats in the Landtag 8 seats needed for a majority
Turnout	94.65% ( 1.79pp)
Party Leader Vote % Seats +/– FBP Alexander Frick 47.18 8 −1 VU Otto Schaedler 42.73 7 +1 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 25 March 1962. The Progressive Citizens' Party won eight of the 15 seats in the Landtag, but remained in coalition with the Patriotic Union. This was the first election contested by the Christian Social Party.

Results

Party		Votes	%	Seats	+/–
	Progressive Citizens' Party	1,599	47.18	8	–1
	Patriotic Union	1,448	42.73	7	+1
	Christian Social Party	342	10.09	0	New
Total		3,389	100.00	15	0
Valid votes		3,389	98.20
Invalid/blank votes		62	1.80
Total votes		3,451	100.00
Registered voters/turnout		3,646	94.65
Source: Nohlen & Stöver

By electoral district

Electoral district	Seats	Electorate	Party		Elected members	Substitutes	Votes	%	Seats
Oberland	9	2,458		Progressive Citizens' Party	Martin Risch Hans Gassner Meinrad Ospelt Stefan Wachter Jr. Franz Josef Schurte	Josef Büchel Fidel Brunhart Marzellin Kindle Guido Wolf	1,038	45.6	5
				Patriotic Union	Roman Gassner Otto Schaedler Johann Beck Alois Vogt	Andreas Vogt Samuel Kindle Gustav Ospelt Hans Hilti	1,023	44.9	4
				Christian Social Party	–	–	217	9.5	0
Unterland	6	1,188		Progressive Citizens' Party	Ernst Büchel Leo Gerner Georg Oehri	Alfons Büchel Otto Kranz	561	50.5	3
				Patriotic Union	Franz Nägele Paul Oehri Alois Oehri	Oswald Hasler Alois Hassler Martin Kind	425	38.3	3
				Christian Social Party	–	–	125	11.2	0
Source: Statistisches Jahrbuch 2005, Vogt