1869 Liechtenstein general election

none Liechtenstein 1866 1872 29 April 1869 6 seats in the Landtag 1869 Liechtenstein general election yes President of the Landtag Karl Schädler Independent politician Karl Schädler Independent politician 1852 General elections were held in Liechtenstein on 29 April 1869 to elect 6 of the 15 members of the Landtag.Vogt 1987 189 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 1866 elections. The six seats were indirectly elected by electors selected by voters, while two members 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 but of the twelve Landtag members elected in the 1862 elections, six had to voluntarily resign after three years and allow for new elections in 1866.Vogt 1987 188 As such, in 1869 the remaining six members were up for election due to the expiration of their six-year term. Similarly, two princely-appointed members were also set to be re-appointed by Johann II, Prince of Liechtenstein due to the end of their terms.Vogt 1987 189 Since the 1866 elections, princely-appointed Landtag member Anton Gmelch resigned his seat on 29 May 1867 and was replaced by Wilhelm Schlegel.Vogt 1987 189 Gregor Fischer resigned on 26 October 1868 and subsequently returned to Bavaria.Schmidt Hans-Joachim 31 December 2011 Fischer, Gregor https://historisches-lexikon.li/Fischer,_Gregor 21 July 2025 Historisches Lexikon des Fürstentums Liechtenstein de The Landtag's term was characterized by passing numerous laws including the Trademark Protection Act in 1866 and mandatory competition for church and presbytery construction projects in 1868.Vogt 2012 199 In 1867, the meeting place of the Landtag was moved from the Vaduzer Hof to the newly-constructed Ständehaus in Vaduz.Herrmann Cornelia 31 December 2011 Landtagsgebäude https://historisches-lexikon.li/Landtagsgeb%C3%A4ude 29 March 2025 Historisches Lexikon des Fürstentums Liechtenstein de 10 February 2025 https://web.archive.org/web/20250210005457/https://historisches-lexikon.li/Landtagsgeb%C3%A4ude live State Parliament Building Electors Electors were selected through elections that were held on 18 and 19 April;Vogt 1987 189 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+/–Balzers200Eschen180Gamprin60Mauren200Planken20Ruggell120Schaan200Schellenberg60Triesen18 +2Triesenberg200Vaduz160Total158+2Source: VogtVogt 1987 189 Results thumb|Vaduz Castle was the meeting place of the Landtag's electors The electors met on 29 April in the hall of Vaduz Castle to elect six Landtag members and five deputy members. Of the 158 electors, 152 were present for the voting. The Landtag members and their deputies were elected in three ballots, with two other members being appointed by Johann II on 24 May.Vogt 1987 189 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 memberMunicipalityVotesMarkus KesslerVaduz130Source: VogtVogt 1987 189 +Second ballotElected memberMunicipalityVotesKarl SchädlerVaduz101Ferdinand WalserSchaan80Source: VogtVogt 1987 189 +Third ballotElected memberMunicipalityVotesFranz Josef KindGamprin70Johann Georg MarxerVaduz75Johann Alois SchlegelTriesenberg46Johann Josef SchafhauserEschen46Source: VogtVogt 1987 189 Johann Alois Schlegel and Johann Josef Schafhauser received the same amount of votes, thus the result was decided via lottery which resulted in the election of Schlegel.Vogt 1987 189 Elected deputies +First ballotElected memberMunicipalityVotesJohann Josef SchafhauserEschen98Johann Baptist FrickBalzers91Josef BargetzeTriesen80Source: VogtVogt 1987 189 +Second ballotElected memberMunicipalityVotesMartin OehriEschen75Stefan RischSchaan69Source: VogtVogt 1987 189 Appointed by the prince Appointed memberMunicipalityJosef WalserTriesenJohann Georg MattMaurenSource: VogtVogt 1987 189 Aftermath Following the elections, Karl Schädler remained as President of the Landtag and Wilhelm Schlegel 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 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." 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