February 1953 Liechtenstein general election

February 1953 Liechtenstein general election

15 February 1953
All 15 seats in the Landtag 8 seats needed for a majority
Turnout	90.52% ( 1.78pp)
Party Leader Vote % Seats +/– FBP Alexander Frick 50.54 8 0 VU Otto Schaedler 42.60 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 15 February 1953. 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 and only election contested by the Workers' and Peasants' Party.

Results

Party		Votes	%	Seats	+/–
	Progressive Citizens' Party	1,458	50.54	8	0
	Patriotic Union	1,229	42.60	7	0
	Workers' and Peasants' Party	198	6.86	0	New
Total		2,885	100.00	15	0
Valid votes		2,885	95.62
Invalid/blank votes		132	4.38
Total votes		3,017	100.00
Registered voters/turnout		3,333	90.52
Source: Nohlen & Stöver

By electoral district

Electoral district	Seats	Electorate	Party		Elected members	Substitutes	Votes	%	Seats
Oberland	9	2,194		Patriotic Union	Alois Ritter Wendelin Beck Ivo Beck Josef Büchel Alois Ospelt Jr.	Johann Wachter Andreas Vogt	867	45.3	5
				Progressive Citizens' Party	Martin Risch Fidel Brunhart Ernst Risch David Strub	Engelbert Schädler Franz Josef Schurte	849	44.4	4
				Workers' and Peasants' Party	–	–	198	10.3	0
Unterland	6	1,139		Progressive Citizens' Party	Eugen Schädler Ernst Andreas Büchel Oswald Bühler Franz Kind Sr.	Karl Goop Rudolf Marxer	609	62.7	4
				Patriotic Union	Alois Hassler Johann Georg Hasler	Josef Kind Ludwig Marock	362	37.3	2
Source: Statistisches Jahrbuch 2005, Vogt