1984 Liechtenstein women's suffrage referendum

none April 2020 Liechtenstein 1 July 1984 2,370 2,251 4,702 5,453 municipality A referendum on the introduction of women's suffrage in national elections was held in Liechtenstein on 1 July 1984.Dieter Nohlen & Philip Stöver (2010) Elections in Europe: A data handbook, p1174 978-3-8329-5609-7 Following the introduction of female suffrage in neighbouring Switzerland at the federal level after a referendum in 1971 (although women had had the right to vote in many cantons and municipalities before this), Liechtenstein had been the only remaining European country to deny women the right to vote.LIECHTENSTEIN: Keeping Up with Kuwait Time, 15 March 1971 Referendums had been held in 1968, 1971 and 1973 (the latter two limited to men), but on each occasion men had rejected its introduction, despite the support of newspapers and both major political parties. Nevertheless, some municipalities had since introduced female suffrage at a local level, starting with Vaduz in 1976, and women had been elected to the local councils of Vaduz and Gamprin in 1983.Beattie, D Liechtenstein: a modern history p. 147 This referendum was also limited to male voters, and again both main parties had argued for its introduction. This time the referendum produced a vote in favour of the change, although only by the narrow margin of 119 votes, with 2,370 in favour and 2,251 against.AROUND THE WORLD; Liechtenstein Women Win Right to Vote https://web.archive.org/web/20181118190328/https://www.nytimes.com/1984/07/02/world/around-the-world-liechtenstein-women-win-right-to-vote.html 18 November 2018 The New York Times, 2 July 1984 Support was greater in Unterland than in Oberland. Voter turnout was 86.19%. Following the referendum, amendments were made to the constitution to grant women the right to vote in national elections, although they did not gain the right to vote in local elections in three municipalities until 1986.Western Europe 2003 p. 409 The first national elections in which women could vote took place in 1986, and saw Emma Eigenmann elected to the Landtag on the Progressive Citizens' Party (FBP) list, becoming the first female member of the Landtag. In 1993 Cornelia Gassner of the FBP became the country's first female cabinet member.Beattie, D Liechtenstein: a modern history p. 148 Results ChoiceVotes%For2,37051.3Against2,25148.7Invalid/blank votes81–Total4,702100Registered voters/turnout5,45386.2Source: Nohlen & Stöver See also Women's suffrage in Liechtenstein References Liechtenstein Women's suffrage referendum Category:Referendums in Liechtenstein Category:Women's suffrage in Liechtenstein Category:Suffrage referendums Liechtenstein women's suffrage referendum Liechtenstein women's suffrage referendum Category:Premiership of Hans Brunhart