February 1953 Liechtenstein general election

General elections were held in Liechtenstein on 15 February 1953.[1] The Progressive Citizens' Party won eight of the 15 seats in the Landtag,[2] but remained in coalition with the Patriotic Union.[3] This was the first and only election contested by the Workers' and Peasants' Party.

February 1953 Liechtenstein general election

15 February 1953

15 seats in the Landtag
8 seats needed for a majority
Party Leader % Seats ±
FBP Alexander Frick 50.5 8 0
VU Otto Schaedler 42.6 7 0
This lists parties that won seats. See the complete results below.
Prime Minister before Prime Minister after
Alexander Frick
FBP
Alexander Frick
FBP
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Results

Party Votes % Seats +/–
Progressive Citizens' Party1,45850.580
Patriotic Union1,22942.670
Workers' and Peasants' Party1986.90New
Invalid/blank votes132
Total3,017100150
Registered voters/turnout3,33390.5
Source: Nohlen & Stöver

References

  1. Dieter Nohlen & Philip Stöver (2010) Elections in Europe: A data handbook, p1165 ISBN 978-3-8329-5609-7
  2. Nohlen & Stöver, p1182
  3. Nohlen & Stöver, p1157


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