October 1993 Liechtenstein general election

October 1993 Liechtenstein general election

24 October 1993

25 seats in the Landtag 13 seats needed for a majority

Party Leader Vote % Seats +/– VU Mario Frick 50.1 13 +2 FBP Markus Büchel 41.3 11 −1 FL 8.5 1 −1 This lists parties that won seats. See the complete results below. Prime Minister before Prime Minister after Markus Büchel FBP Mario Frick VU

Early general elections were held in Liechtenstein on 24 October 1993 following the dissolution of Parliament on 15 September after a vote of no confidence in Prime Minister Markus Büchel initiated by members of his own party, the Progressive Citizens' Party. The result was a victory for the Patriotic Union, which won 13 of the 25 seats in the Landtag. Voter turnout was 85.31%.

Results

Party	Votes	%	Seats	+/–
Patriotic Union	78,898	50.1	13	+2
Progressive Citizens' Party	65,075	41.3	11	–1
Free List	13,447	8.5	1	–1
Invalid/blank votes	218	–	–	–
Total	12,017	100	25	0
Registered voters/turnout	14,086	85.3	–	–
Source: Nohlen & Stöver

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   50.1% FBP   41.3% FL   8.5%

Parliamentary seats VU   52.0% FBP   44.0% FL   4.0%