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2001 Liechtenstein general election

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2001 Liechtenstein general election
Liechtenstein
← 1997 9 - 11 February 2001 2005 →

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

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]

Results

Party Votes % Seats +/–
Progressive Citizens' Party 92,204 49.9 13 +3
Patriotic Union 76,402 41.3 11 –2
Free List 16,184 8.8 1 –1
Invalid/blank votes 160
Total 14,073 100 25 0
Registered voters/turnout 16,350 86.1
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. ^ a b Nohlen, D & Stöver, P (2010) Elections in Europe: A data handbook, pp1181–1183 ISBN 978-3-8329-5609-7