1982 Liechtenstein general election

1982 Liechtenstein general election

5 and 7 February 1982

15 seats in the Landtag 8 seats needed for a majority

Party Leader Vote % Seats +/– VU Hans Brunhart 53.47 8 0 FBP Otto Hasler 46.53 7 0 This lists parties that won seats. See the complete results below. Results by constituency Prime Minister before Prime Minister after Hans Brunhart VU Hans Brunhart VU

General elections were held in Liechtenstein on 5 and 7 February 1982. The result was a victory for the Patriotic Union, which won 8 of the 15 seats in the Landtag. Voter turnout was 95.4%, although only male citizens were allowed to vote.

Results

Party		Votes	%	Seats	+/–
	Patriotic Union	20,997	53.47	8	0
	Progressive Citizens' Party	18,273	46.53	7	0
Total		39,270	100.00	15	0
Valid votes		4,909	98.12
Invalid/blank votes		94	1.88
Total votes		5,003	100.00
Registered voters/turnout		5,246	95.37
Source: Nohlen & Stöver

By electoral district

Electoral district	Seats	Party		Elected members	Substitutes	Seats
Oberland	9		Patriotic Union	Paul Kindle Georg Gstöhl Alfons Schädler Ludwig Seger Karlheinz Ritter	August Beck Franz Beck Elias Nigg Peter Wolff	5
			Progressive Citizens' Party	Josef Biedermann Noldi Frommelt Louis Gassner Dieter Walch	Eugen Büchel Edwin Kindle Richard Schierscher Peter Hemmerle	4
Unterland	6		Progressive Citizens' Party	Beat Marxer Armin Meier Josef Büchel	Walter Marxer Felix Hassler Franz Elkuch	3
			Patriotic Union	Franz Meier Günther Wohlwend Hermann Hassler	Anton Hoop Karlheinz Oehri Franz Oehri	3
Source: Statistisches Jahrbuch 1982