1974 Liechtenstein general election

General elections were held in Liechtenstein on 1 and 3 February 1974. The result was a victory for the Progressive Citizens' Party, which won 8 of the 15 seats in the Landtag. Voter turnout was 95.3%, although only male citizens were allowed to vote.[1] This was the last election contested by the Christian Social Party.

1974 Liechtenstein general election
1 & 3 February 1974
15 seats in the Landtag
8 seats needed for a majority
Party Leader % Seats ±
FBP Walter Kieber 50.1 8 +1
VU Alfred Hilbe 47.3 7 -1
This lists parties that won seats. See the complete results below.
Prime Minister before Prime Minister after
Alfred Hilbe
VU		 Walter Kieber
FBP
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Results
Party Votes % Seats +/–
Progressive Citizens' Party17,33250.18+1
Patriotic Union16,35647.37–1
Christian Social Party9222.700
Invalid/blank votes42–––
Total4,362100150
Registered voters/turnout4,57295.4––
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.

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
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