1997 Liechtenstein general election

General elections were held in Liechtenstein on 2 February 1997. The result was a victory for the Patriotic Union, which won 13 of the 25 seats in the Landtag. Voter turnout was 86.8%.[1]

1997 Liechtenstein general election

2 February 1997

25 seats in the Landtag
13 seats needed for a majority
Party Leader % Seats ±
VU Mario Frick 49.2 13 0
FBP Markus Büchel 41.3 11 -1
FL 11.6 2 +1
This lists parties that won seats. See the complete results below.
Prime Minister before Prime Minister after
Mario Frick
VU
Mario Frick
VU
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Results

Party Votes % Seats +/–
Patriotic Union82,78649.2130
Progressive Citizens' Party65,91439.210–1
Free List19,45511.62+1
Invalid/blank votes219
Total12,811100250
Registered voters/turnout14,76586.8
Source: Nohlen & Stöver[1]

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
49.2%
FBP
39.2%
FL
11.6%
Parliamentary seats
VU
52.0%
FBP
40.0%
FL
8.0%
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References

  1. Nohlen, D & Stöver, P (2010) Elections in Europe: A data handbook, pp1181–1183 ISBN 978-3-8329-5609-7
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