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1918 Liechtenstein general election
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Liechtenstein 1914 1922 11 March 1918 (first round)<br/ >18 March 1918 (second round) 1918 Liechtenstein general election yes 12 of the 15 seats in the Landtag 7 yes 90.31% Progressive Citizens' Party Franz Verling 7 Christian-Social People's Party (Liechtenstein) Wilhelm Beck 5 President of the Landtag Albert Schädler Independent politician Albert Schädler Independent politician 1852 1918 Liechtenstein election map.svg Results by constituency
General elections were held in Liechtenstein on 11 March 1918, with a second round on 18 March.Dieter Nohlen & Philip Stöver (2010) Elections in Europe: A data handbook, p1164 978-3-8329-5609-7 They were the first elections held in the country contested by political parties, as the Christian-Social People's Party and Progressive Citizens' Party had been founded that year.Nohlen & Stöver, p1157 The Progressive Citizens' Party emerged as the largest in the Landtag, winning seven of the 12 elected seats.Nohlen & Stöver, p1182
Electoral system
The electoral system was changed prior to the 1918 elections to allow for direct elections using a majoritarian system, and led to the creation of the new parties.Nohlen & Stöver, p1158 The country was divided into two constituencies, with Oberland electing seven members and three substitutes and Unterland electing five members and two substitutes. Voters wrote down the names of as many candidates as there were seats on the ballot paper, and after assembling in the polling station, were called by name to cast their ballot. If fewer candidates than the number of seats received over 50% of the vote, a second round was held in which the number of candidates was double the number of remaining seats. The remaining three seats were appointed by the Prince.
Only men aged 24 or over were allowed to vote.
Results
Progressive Citizens' Party 4 3 7 Christian-Social People's Party 5 0 5 Appointed by the Prince 3 1585 1755 Nohlen & Stöver, Vogt File:Liechtenstein Landtag 1918.svg
By electoral district
First round
Electoral districtSeatsPartySeatswonElected membersOberland7Christian-Social People's Party5*Wilhelm Beck
Josef Gassner
Emil Risch
Josef Sprenger
Albert WolfingerProgressive Citizens' Party1Fritz WalserUnterland5Progressive Citizens' Party3*Johann Hasler
Franz Josef Hoop
Josef MarxerChristian-Social People's Party0–Source: VogtPaul Vogt (1987). 125 Jahre Landtag. Vaduz: Landtag of the Principality of Liechtenstein.
Second round
Electoral districtSeatsPartySeatswonElected membersOberland1Progressive Citizens' Party1Johann WangerChristian-Social People's Party0–Unterland2Progressive Citizens' Party2*Peter Büchel
Karl KaiserChristian-Social People's Party0–Source: Vogt
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