1939 Liechtenstein general election

General elections were held in Liechtenstein on 4 April 1939.[1] Although a new system of proportional representation had been introduced to pacify voters at a time when the country was under threat from neighbouring Nazi Germany, it was not used and the elections became known as the "silent elections" as no actual vote was held.[2] Instead, the governing Progressive Citizens' Party and opposition Patriotic Union formed a coalition, assigning a roughly equal number of seats each, in order to prevent the German National Movement in Liechtenstein from acquiring any seats in the Landtag.[3]

1939 Liechtenstein general election
4 April 1939
15 seats in the Landtag
8 seats needed for a majority
Party Leader % Seats ±
FBP Josef Hoop No actual vote held 8 -3
VU Otto Schaedler No actual vote held 7 +3
This lists parties that won seats. See the complete results below.
Prime Minister before Prime Minister after
Josef Hoop
FBP		 Josef Hoop
FBP
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Results
Party Votes % Seats +/–
Progressive Citizens' Party8–3
Patriotic Union7+3
Total valid votes150
Registered voters/turnout––
Source: Nohlen & Stöver

References
  1. Dieter Nohlen & Philip Stöver (2010) Elections in Europe: A data handbook, p1164 ISBN 978-3-8329-5609-7
  2. Nohlen & Stöver, p1159
  3. Nohlen & Stöver, p1179


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