1872 Liechtenstein general election

none Liechtenstein 1869 1875 18 March 1872 7 seats in the Landtag 1872 Liechtenstein general election yes President of the Landtag Wilhelm Schlegel Independent politician Wilhelm Schlegel Independent politician 1852 General elections were held in Liechtenstein on 18 March 1872 to elect 7 of the 15 members of the Landtag.Vogt 1987 190 Half of the twelve elected members were up for re-election after the end of their six-year term, whereas the other half had been elected in 1869 elections. In addition, a seventh seat was up for election to fill the vacancy left by Karl Schädler. The seven seats were indirectly elected by electors selected by voters, while one were appointed by Johann II, Prince of Liechtenstein. Background The term of the elected Landtag was six years,Marxer Wilfried Wilfried Marxer Frommelt Fabian 31 December 2011 Wahlsysteme https://historisches-lexikon.li/Wahlsysteme?marker=Gemeindewahlen 17 November 2024 Historisches Lexikon des Fürstentums Liechtenstein de Electoral systems and the six members elected in the 1866 elections, representing half of the elected members, were up for election due to the expiration of their term. Similarly, one princely-appointed member (Wilhelm Schlegel) was also set to be re-appointed by Johann II, Prince of Liechtenstein due to the end of their term.Vogt 1987 189 189–190 An additional seventh seat was also up for election to fill the vacancy that had been left by Karl Schädler when he resigned from the Landtag on 27 May 1871 due to colorectal cancer.Vogt 1987 190Rheinberger 1991 78 He was succeeded as President of the Landtag by Schlegel.Vogt 1987 228 The Landtag's term was characterized by passing numerous laws including establishing a state school council in 1869, the Poor Relief Act of 1869, building ordnance in 1870, and Rhine flood protection structures in 1871.Vogt 2012 199 Electors Electors were selected through elections that were held between 1 and 8 March;Vogt 1987 190 each municipality had two electors for every 100 inhabitants. All male citizens aged 24 and above that were self-employed were eligible to vote.Marxer Wilfried Wilfried Marxer Frommelt Fabian 31 December 2011 Stimm- und Wahlrecht https://historisches-lexikon.li/Stimm-_und_Wahlrecht 28 July 2026 Historisches Lexikon des Fürstentums Liechtenstein de Right to vote and right to stand for election MunicipalityElectors+/–Balzers22 +2Eschen180Gamprin60Mauren18–2Planken20Ruggell120Schaan200Schellenberg60Triesen180Triesenberg200Vaduz160Total1580Source: VogtVogt 1987 190 Results thumb|Vaduz Castle was the meeting place of the Landtag's electors The electors met on 18 March in the hall of Vaduz Castle to elect seven Landtag members and five deputy members. Of the 158 electors, 150 were present for the voting. The Landtag members and their deputies were elected in three ballots, with one other member being appointed by Johann II.Vogt 1987 190 There were no political parties and the election of members was almost entirely focused on an individual's personality.Marxer Wilfried Wilfried Marxer Frommelt Fabian 31 December 2011 Wahlen https://historisches-lexikon.li/Wahlen 10 July 2026 Historisches Lexikon des Fürstentums Liechtenstein de Elections Elected members +First ballotElected memberMunicipalityVotesJosef Erni de Josef Erni (Politiker, 1811)Ruggell111Christoph WangerSchaan95Rudolf Schädler (politician) de Rudolf Schädler (Politiker) Rudolf SchädlerVaduz89Franz WolfingerBalzers85Alois SchlegelEschen76Source: VogtVogt 1987 190 +Third ballotElected memberMunicipalityVotesMartin Josef OehryEschen44Peter RheinbergerVaduz39Source: VogtVogt 1987 190 Elected deputies +First ballotElected memberMunicipalityVotesJosef Anton Amann deVaduz114Andreas NägeleSchaan86Stefan RischTriesenberg76Johann Josef SchafhauserEschen73Source: VogtVogt 1987 190 +Third ballotElected memberMunicipalityVotesAlois RheinbergerVaduz44Source: VogtVogt 1987 190 Appointed by the prince Appointed memberMunicipalityWilhelm SchlegelSchaanSource: VogtVogt 1987 190 Aftermath Following the elections, Schlegel remained as President of the Landtag and Josef Erni de Josef Erni (Politiker, 1811) as vice president.Vogt 1987 228 References Bibliography Vogt Paul Paul Vogt (historian) 125 Jahre Landtag 1987 Landtag of the Principality of Liechtenstein Vaduz de Rheinberger Rudolf Rudolf Rheinberger https://www.eliechtensteinensia.li/viewer/image/000000453_89/46/ Liechtensteiner Ärzte des 19. Jahrhunderts Jahrbuch des Historischen Vereins für das Fürstentum Liechtenstein 1991 Vaduz de Liechtenstein Physicians of the 19th Century Liechtenstein State Library Vogt Paul Paul Vogt (historian) https://www.eliechtensteinensia.li/viewer/image/000326952_111/189/LOG_0015/ "Das Schwierigste, der Anfang, ist geschafft" 2012 Jahrbuch des Historischen Vereins für das Fürstentum Liechtenstein 978-3-906393-50-6 111 Vaduz de "The hardest part, the beginning, is over." Liechtenstein Category:1872 in Liechtenstein Category:General elections in Liechtenstein Category:Non-partisan elections in Liechtenstein Category:March 1872 in Europe Category:Indirect legislative elections