October 1993 Liechtenstein general election

Early general elections were held in Liechtenstein on 24 October 1993 following the dissolution of Parliament on 15 September after a vote of no confidence in Prime Minister Markus Büchel initiated by members of his own party, the Progressive Citizens' Party.[1] The result was a victory for the Patriotic Union, which won 13 of the 25 seats in the Landtag. Voter turnout was 85.31%.[2]

October 1993 Liechtenstein general election
24 October 1993
25 seats in the Landtag
13 seats needed for a majority
Party Leader % Seats ±
VU Mario Frick 50.1 13 +2
FBP Markus Büchel 41.3 11 -1
FL 8.5 1 -1
This lists parties that won seats. See the complete results below.
Prime Minister before Prime Minister after
Markus Büchel
FBP		 Mario Frick
VU
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Results
Party Votes % Seats +/–
Patriotic Union78,89850.113+2
Progressive Citizens' Party65,07541.311–1
Free List13,4478.51–1
Invalid/blank votes218–––
Total12,017100250
Registered voters/turnout14,08685.3––
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
 
 50.1%
FBP
 
 41.3%
FL
 
 8.5%
Parliamentary seats
VU
 
 52.0%
FBP
 
 44.0%
FL
 
 4.0%
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References
  1. Liechtenstein: Elections held in 1993 Inter-Parliamentary Union
  2. Dataset: Liechtenstein: Parliamentary Election 1993 - October European Election Database
  3. Nohlen, D & Stöver, P (2010) Elections in Europe: A data handbook, pp1181–1183 ISBN 978-3-8329-5609-7
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