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1962 Liechtenstein general election

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1962 Liechtenstein general election
Liechtenstein
← 1958 25 March 1962 1966 →

15 seats in the Landtag
8 seats needed for a majority
Party Leader Vote % Seats +/–
FBP Gerard Batliner 47.2 8 −1
VU Otto Schaedler 42.7 7 +1
This lists parties that won seats. See the complete results below.
Prime Minister before Prime Minister after
Alexander Frick
FBP
Gerard Batliner
FBP

General elections were held in Liechtenstein on 25 March 1962.[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 election contested by the Christian Social Party.

Results

Party Votes % Seats +/–
Progressive Citizens' Party 1,599 47.2 8 –1
Patriotic Union 1,448 42.7 7 +1
Christian Social Party 342 10.1 0 New
Invalid/blank votes 62
Total 3,451 100 15 0
Registered voters/turnout 3,646 94.7
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