February 1953 Liechtenstein general election

General elections were held in Liechtenstein on 15 February 1953. The Progressive Citizens' Party won eight of the 15 seats in the Landtag, but remained in coalition with the Patriotic Union. This was the first and only election contested by the Workers' and Peasants' Party. Voter turnout was 90.5%, although only male citizens were allowed to vote.

February 1953 Liechtenstein general election

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All 15 seats in the Landtag 8 seats needed for a majority
Turnout	90.52% ( 1.78pp)
Party Leader Vote % Seats +/– FBP Alexander Frick 50.54 8 0 VU Otto Schaedler 42.60 7 0 This lists parties that won seats. See the complete results below. Results by constituency Prime Minister before Prime Minister after Alexander Frick FBP Alexander Frick FBP

Electoral system

The 15 members of the Landtag were elected by open list proportional representation from two constituencies, Oberland with 9 seats and Unterland with 6 seats. Only parties and lists with more than 18% of the votes cast in each constituency were eligible to win seats in the Landtag. Only male citizens were eligible to vote.

Candidates

Oberland	FBP	VU	UEK
	David Strub Ernst Risch Fidel Brunhart Engelbert Schädler Franz Josef Schurte Martin Risch David Büchel Raimund Tschol Albert Schädler	Alois Ritter Theobald Risch Johann Wachter Andreas Vogt Alois Ospelt Alois Vogt Wendelin Beck Josef Büchel Ivo Beck	Egon Beck Albert Frick Gebhard Kindle Oskar Gaßner Alexander Sele Wilhelm Frick Josef Hasler Ferdinand Banzer Josef Sele
Unterland	FBP	VU
	Eugen Schädler Oswald Bühler Ernst Büchel Franz Kind Rudolf Marxer Karl Goop	Johann Georg Hasler Paul Büchel Josef Kind Ludwig Marock Alois Hassler Gebhard Gerner
Source: Liechtensteiner Volksblatt

Results

Party		Votes	%	Seats	+/–
	Progressive Citizens' Party	1,458	50.54	8	0
	Patriotic Union	1,229	42.60	7	0
	Workers' and Peasants' Party	198	6.86	0	New
Total		2,885	100.00	15	0
Valid votes		2,885	95.62
Invalid/blank votes		132	4.38
Total votes		3,017	100.00
Registered voters/turnout		3,333	90.52
Source: Nohlen & Stöver

By electoral district

Electoral district	Seats	Electorate	Party		Elected members	Substitutes	Votes	%	Seats
Oberland	9	2,194		Patriotic Union	Alois Ritter Wendelin Beck Ivo Beck Josef Büchel Alois Ospelt	Johann Wachter Andreas Vogt	867	45.3	5
				Progressive Citizens' Party	Martin Risch Fidel Brunhart Ernst Risch David Strub	Engelbert Schädler Franz Josef Schurte	849	44.4	4
				Workers' and Peasants' Party	–	–	198	10.3	0
Unterland	6	1,139		Progressive Citizens' Party	Eugen Schädler Ernst Andreas Büchel Oswald Bühler Franz Kind	Karl Goop Rudolf Marxer	609	62.7	4
				Patriotic Union	Alois Hassler Johann Georg Hasler	Josef Kind Ludwig Marock	362	37.3	2
Source: Statistisches Jahrbuch 2005, Vogt

Bibliography

• Nohlen, Dieter; Stöver, Philip (2010). Elections in Europe: A data handbook. Nomos. ISBN 978-3-8329-5609-7.
• Vogt, Paul (1987). 125 Jahre Landtag (in German). Vaduz: Landtag of the Principality of Liechtenstein.