1982 Liechtenstein general election
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5 and 7 February 1982 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
15 seats in the Landtag 8 seats needed for a majority | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Turnout | 95.37% ( 0.35pp) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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This lists parties that won seats. See the complete results below.
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General elections were held in Liechtenstein on 5 and 7 February 1982. The result was a victory for the Patriotic Union, which won 8 of the 15 seats in the Landtag. Voter turnout was 95.4%, although only male citizens were allowed to vote.[1]
Electoral system
[edit]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 8% of the votes cast in each constituency were eligible to win seats in the Landtag.[2] Only male citizens aged 20 or above were eligible to vote.[1][3]
Candidates
[edit]| Oberland | FBP | VU |
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| Unterland | FBP | VU |
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| Source: Liechtensteiner Volksblatt | ||
Results
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| Party | Votes | % | Seats | +/– | |
| Patriotic Union | 20,997 | 53.47 | 8 | 0 | |
| Progressive Citizens' Party | 18,273 | 46.53 | 7 | 0 | |
| Total | 39,270 | 100.00 | 15 | 0 | |
| Valid votes | 4,909 | 98.12 | |||
| Invalid/blank votes | 94 | 1.88 | |||
| Total votes | 5,003 | 100.00 | |||
| Registered voters/turnout | 5,246 | 95.37 | |||
| Source: Nohlen & Stöver[4] | |||||
By electoral district
[edit]| Electoral district | Seats | Party | Elected members | Substitutes | Votes | % | Seats | |
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| Oberland | 9 | Patriotic Union |
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| 16,191 | 55.01 | 5 | |
| Progressive Citizens' Party |
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| 13,239 | 44.98 | 4 | |||
| Unterland | 6 | Progressive Citizens' Party |
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| 5,006 | 50.99 | 3 | |
| Patriotic Union |
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| 4,810 | 49.00 | 3 | |||
| Source: Statistisches Jahrbuch 1982, Liechtensteiner Volksblatt | ||||||||
References
[edit]- ^ a b Liechtenstein Inter-Parliamentary Union
- ^ Marxer, Wilfred; Frommelt, Fabian (31 December 2011). "Wahlsysteme". Historisches Lexikon des Fürstentums Liechtenstein (in German). Retrieved 17 November 2024.
- ^ Frick, Julia (31 December 2011). "Frauenstimm- und -wahlrecht". Historisches Lexikon des Fürstentums Liechtenstein (in German). Retrieved 7 December 2024.
- ^ Dieter Nohlen & Philip Stöver (2010) Elections in Europe: A data handbook, pp1180–1183 ISBN 978-3-8329-5609-7
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5 and 7 February 1982 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
15 seats in the Landtag 8 seats needed for a majority | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Turnout | 95.37% ( 0.35pp) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
This lists parties that won seats. See the complete results below.
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General elections were held in Liechtenstein on 5 and 7 February 1982. The result was a victory for the Patriotic Union, which won 8 of the 15 seats in the Landtag. Voter turnout was 95.4%, although only male citizens were allowed to vote.[1]
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 8% of the votes cast in each constituency were eligible to win seats in the Landtag.[2] Only male citizens aged 20 or above were eligible to vote.[1][3]
Candidates
| Oberland | FBP | VU |
|---|---|---|
|
| |
| Unterland | FBP | VU |
|
| |
| Source: Liechtensteiner Volksblatt | ||
Results
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Votes | % | Seats | +/– | |
| Patriotic Union | 20,997 | 53.47 | 8 | 0 | |
| Progressive Citizens' Party | 18,273 | 46.53 | 7 | 0 | |
| Total | 39,270 | 100.00 | 15 | 0 | |
| Valid votes | 4,909 | 98.12 | |||
| Invalid/blank votes | 94 | 1.88 | |||
| Total votes | 5,003 | 100.00 | |||
| Registered voters/turnout | 5,246 | 95.37 | |||
| Source: Nohlen & Stöver[4] | |||||
By electoral district
| Electoral district | Seats | Party | Elected members | Substitutes | Votes | % | Seats | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oberland | 9 | Patriotic Union |
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| 16,191 | 55.01 | 5 | |
| Progressive Citizens' Party |
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| 13,239 | 44.98 | 4 | |||
| Unterland | 6 | Progressive Citizens' Party |
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| 5,006 | 50.99 | 3 | |
| Patriotic Union |
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| 4,810 | 49.00 | 3 | |||
| Source: Statistisches Jahrbuch 1982, Liechtensteiner Volksblatt | ||||||||
References
- ^ a b Liechtenstein Inter-Parliamentary Union
- ^ Marxer, Wilfred; Frommelt, Fabian (31 December 2011). "Wahlsysteme". Historisches Lexikon des Fürstentums Liechtenstein (in German). Retrieved 17 November 2024.
- ^ Frick, Julia (31 December 2011). "Frauenstimm- und -wahlrecht". Historisches Lexikon des Fürstentums Liechtenstein (in German). Retrieved 7 December 2024.
- ^ Dieter Nohlen & Philip Stöver (2010) Elections in Europe: A data handbook, pp1180–1183 ISBN 978-3-8329-5609-7
| General elections | |
|---|---|
| Local elections | |
| Referendums | |
 | This Liechtenstein-related article is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. |