1978 Liechtenstein general election

1978 Liechtenstein general election

3 February 1978

15 seats in the Landtag 8 seats needed for a majority

Party Leader Vote % Seats +/– VU Hans Brunhart 49.15 8 +1 FBP Walter Kieber 50.85 7 −1 This lists parties that won seats. See the complete results below. Results by constituency Prime Minister before Prime Minister after Walter Kieber FBP Hans Brunhart VU

General elections were held in Liechtenstein on 3 February 1978. The result was a victory for the Patriotic Union, which won 8 of the 15 seats in the Landtag, despite the Progressive Citizens' Party receiving more votes. Voter turnout was 96%, 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 8% of the votes cast in each constituency were eligible to win seats in the Landtag.

Results

Party		Votes	%	Seats	+/–
	Progressive Citizens' Party	18,872	50.85	7	–1
	Patriotic Union	18,244	49.15	8	+1
Total		37,116	100.00	15	0
Valid votes		4,625	99.04
Invalid/blank votes		45	0.96
Total votes		4,670	100.00
Registered voters/turnout		4,879	95.72
Source: Nohlen & Stöver

By electoral district

Electoral district	Seats	Party		Elected members	Substitutes	Seats
Oberland	9		Patriotic Union	Karlheinz Ritter Alfons Schädler Franz Beck Wolfgang Feger Georg Gstöhl	Ludwig Seger August Beck Alfred Hilbe Alfred Hilbe Elias Nigg	5
			Progressive Citizens' Party	Peter Marxer Hilmar Ospelt Noldi Frommelt Josef Biedermann	Josef Frommelt Emanuel Vogt Louis Gassner Klaus Wagner	4
Unterland	6		Progressive Citizens' Party	Gerard Batliner Ernst Büchel Armin Meier	Adolf Kranz Hubert Öhri Franz Elkuch	3
			Patriotic Union	Franz Meier Hermann Hassler Werner Gstöhl	Anton Hoop Franz Ohri	3
Source: Statistisches Jahrbuch 1978