1986 Liechtenstein general election

General elections were held in Liechtenstein on 31 January and 2 February 1986. The result was a victory for the Patriotic Union, which won 8 of the 15 seats in the Landtag. The Progressive Citizens' Party won seven seats, whilst the new Free List narrowly failed to cross the 8% electoral threshold and did not obtain representation.[1] The coalition government of the FBP and the VU continued.

1986 Liechtenstein general election
31 January & 2 February 1986
15 seats in the Landtag
8 seats needed for a majority
Party Leader % Seats ±
VU Hans Brunhart 50.19 8 0
FBP Otto Hasler 42.75 7 0
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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They were the first elections in which women could vote, as until the passing of a referendum in 1984, suffrage had been limited to men. Emma Eigenmann was the only woman elected, becoming the first female member of the Landtag.

Results
Party Votes % Seats +/–
Patriotic Union46,79350.1980
Progressive Citizens' Party39,85342.7570
Free List6,5827.060New
Invalid/blank votes64---
Total11,612100150
Registered voters/turnout12,51293.3––
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.

Popular vote
VU
 
 50.2%
FBP
 
 42.8%
FL
 
 7.1%
Parliamentary seats
VU
 
 53.3%
FBP
 
 46.7%

References
  1. Liechtenstein Inter-Parliamentary Union
  2. Nohlen, D & Stöver, P (2010) Elections in Europe: A data handbook, p1181 ISBN 978-3-8329-5609-7


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