1970 Liechtenstein general election
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General elections were held in Liechtenstein on 1 February 1970.[1] The Patriotic Union (VU) won eight of the 15 seats in the Landtag, the first time it had held a majority since its formation in 1936, ending 42 years of government led by the Progressive Citizens' Party.[2][3] However, the VU continued the coalition government with the FBP, which had existed since 1938.[3] Voter turnout was 95%,[4] although only male citizens were allowed to vote.[5]
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1 February 1970
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15 seats in the Landtag 8 seats needed for a majority | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Turnout | 94.80% ( 0.54pp) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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This lists parties that won seats. See the complete results below.
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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. Candidates were eligible to win seats in the Landtag using a basic mandate system. The elections used a majority clause, where the party with the most votes also received the most seats.[6] Only male citizens aged 20 or above were eligible to vote.[5][7]
Candidates
| Oberland | FBP | VU | |
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| Unterland | FBP | VU | CSP |
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| Source: Liechtensteiner Volksblatt | |||
Results
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| Party | Votes | % | Seats | +/– | |
| Patriotic Union | 2,008 | 49.57 | 8 | +1 | |
| Progressive Citizens' Party | 1,978 | 48.83 | 7 | –1 | |
| Christian Social Party | 65 | 1.60 | 0 | 0 | |
| Total | 4,051 | 100.00 | 15 | 0 | |
| Valid votes | 4,051 | 99.17 | |||
| Invalid/blank votes | 34 | 0.83 | |||
| Total votes | 4,085 | 100.00 | |||
| Registered voters/turnout | 4,309 | 94.80 | |||
| Source: Nohlen & Stöver | |||||
By electoral district
| Electoral district | Seats | Electorate | Party | Elected members | Substitutes | Votes | % | Seats | |
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| Oberland | 9 | 2,946 | Patriotic Union |
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1,456 | 52.9 | 5 | |
| Progressive Citizens' Party |
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1,295 | 47.1 | 4 | ||||
| Unterland | 6 | 1,363 | Progressive Citizens' Party |
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683 | 52.5 | 3 | |
| Patriotic Union |
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552 | 42.5 | 3 | |||||
| Christian Social Party | – | – | 65 | 5.0 | 0 | ||||
| Source: Statistisches Jahrbuch 2005, Vogt[8] | |||||||||
