1978 Liechtenstein general election

General elections were held in Liechtenstein on 3 February 1978. The result was a victory for the Patriotic Union, which won 8 of the 15 seats in the Landtag, despite the Progressive Citizens' Party winning more votes. Voter turnout was 95.7%, although only male citizens were allowed to vote.[1]

1978 Liechtenstein general election

3 February 1978

15 seats in the Landtag
8 seats needed for a majority
Party Leader % Seats ±
FBP Walter Kieber 50.8 7 -1
VU Hans Brunhart 49.2 8 +1
This lists parties that won seats. See the complete results below.
Prime Minister before Prime Minister after
Walter Kieber
FBP
Hans Brunhart
VU
Principality of Liechtenstein
This article is part of a series on the
politics and government of
Liechtenstein

Results

Party Votes % Seats +/–
Progressive Citizens' Party18,87250.87–1
Patriotic Union18,24449.28+1
Invalid/blank votes45
Total4,670100150
Registered voters/turnout4,87995.7
Source: Nohlen & Stöver[2]

Note that the total number of votes is lower than the total for the parties, as each voter has as many votes as there are seats in a constituency, and thus can cast multiple votes.

gollark: ```c#define BOOL int#define FALSE 0#define TRUE 1#define FILE_NOT_FOUND 2```
gollark: loAD™
gollark: * if you ok generate it now thanks
gollark: ... it doesn't even keep your number if you roll?
gollark: Excellent error handling.

References

  1. Liechtenstein Inter-Parliamentary Union
  2. Nohlen, D & Stöver, P (2010) Elections in Europe: A data handbook, pp1180–1182 ISBN 978-3-8329-5609-7
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.