2001 Liechtenstein general election

General elections were held in Liechtenstein between 9 and 11 February 2001. The result was a victory for the Progressive Citizens' Party, which won 13 of the 25 seats in the Landtag. Voter turnout was 86.72%.[1]

2001 Liechtenstein general election

9 - 11 February 2001

25 seats in the Landtag
13 seats needed for a majority
Party Leader % Seats ±
FBP Otmar Hasler 49.9 13 +3
VU Mario Frick 41.3 11 -2
FL Christel Hitli, Hansjorg Hitli, Helen Marxer, Hugo Risch, and Margrit Wille 8.8 1 -1
This lists parties that won seats. See the complete results below.
Prime Minister before Prime Minister after
Mario Frick
VU
Otmar Hasler
FBP
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Results

Party Votes % Seats +/–
Progressive Citizens' Party92,20449.913+3
Patriotic Union76,40241.311–2
Free List16,1848.81–1
Invalid/blank votes160
Total14,073100250
Registered voters/turnout16,35086.1
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
FBP
49.9%
VU
41.3%
FL
8.8%
Parliamentary seats
FBP
52.0%
VU
44.0%
FL
4.0%

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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