General elections were held in Liechtenstein on 1 September 1957.[1] The Progressive Citizens' Party won eight of the 15 seats in the Landtag,[2] but remained in coalition with the Patriotic Union.[3] Voter turnout was 93.4%, although only male citizens were allowed to vote.

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.[4] Only males were eligible to vote.[5]

Results

PartyVotes%Seats+/–
Progressive Citizens' Party1,68952.3680
Patriotic Union1,53747.6470
Total3,226100.00150
Valid votes3,22698.00
Invalid/blank votes662.00
Total votes3,292100.00
Registered voters/turnout3,52593.39
Source: Nohlen & Stöver

By electoral district

Electoral district Seats Electorate Party Elected members Substitutes Votes % Seats
Oberland 9 2,353 Patriotic Union
1,062 50.2 5
Progressive Citizens' Party
1,053 49.8 4
Unterland 6 1,172 Progressive Citizens' Party
636 57.2 4
Patriotic Union
  • Gebhard Gerner
  • Paul Büchel
475 42.8 2
Source: Statistisches Jahrbuch 2005, Vogt[6]

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
  4. ^ Marxer, Wilfred; Frommelt, Fabian (31 December 2011). "Wahlsysteme". Historisches Lexikon des Fürstentums Liechtenstein (in German). Retrieved 17 November 2024.
  5. ^ Frick, Julia (31 December 2011). "Frauenstimm- und -wahlrecht". Historisches Lexikon des Fürstentums Liechtenstein (in German). Retrieved 7 December 2024.
  6. ^ Paul Vogt (1987). 125 Jahre Landtag. Vaduz: Landtag of the Principality of Liechtenstein.
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