1989 Liechtenstein general election

General elections were held in Liechtenstein on 3 and 5 March 1989. The result was a victory for the Patriotic Union, which won 13 of the 25 seats in the Landtag, which had been enlarged by 10 seats compared to the 1986 elections. Voter turnout was 90.88%.[1] This was the first and only election contested by the Non-Party List, a political grouping attempting to prevent either the VU or FBP from forming a majority.[2]

1989 Liechtenstein general election
3 & 5 March 1989
25 seats in the Landtag
13 seats needed for a majority
Party Leader % Seats ±
VU Hans Brunhart 47.2 13 +5
FBP Otto Hasler 42.1 12 +5
This lists parties that won seats. See the complete results below.
Prime Minister before Prime Minister after
Hans Brunhart
VU		 Hans Brunhart
VU
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Results
Party Votes % Seats +/–
Patriotic Union75,41747.213+5
Progressive Citizens' Party67,38242.112+5
Free List12,0907.600
Non-Party List5,0613.20New
Invalid/blank votes137–––
Total12,08210025+10
Registered voters/turnout13,30790.8––
Source: Nohlen & Stöver[3]

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.

Popular vote
VU
 
 47.2%
FBP
 
 42.1%
FL
 
 7.6%
ÜLL
 
 3.2%
Parliamentary seats
VU
 
 52.0%
FBP
 
 48.0%
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References
  1. Liechtenstein Inter-Parliamentary Union
  2. "The Parties: Political landscape after 1945". Prince and People: Liechtenstein Civics (in German). School Office of the Principality of Liechtenstein. 2007. Retrieved 13 February 2014.
  3. Nohlen, D & Stöver, P (2010) Elections in Europe: A data handbook, pp1181–1183 ISBN 978-3-8329-5609-7


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