1986 Liechtenstein general election

General elections were held in Liechtenstein on 31 January and 2 February 1986. The result was a victory for the Patriotic Union, which won 8 of the 15 seats in the Landtag. The Progressive Citizens' Party won seven seats, whilst the new Free List was less than 1% short of the 8% electoral threshold and failed to win a seat.^[1] Voter turnout was 93.3%.

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1986 Liechtenstein general election

← 1982 31 January and 2 February 1986 1989 →
15 seats in the Landtag 8 seats needed for a majority
Turnout	93.32% ( 2.05pp)
Party Leader Vote % Seats +/– VU Hans Brunhart 50.19 8 0 FBP Herbert Wille 42.75 7 0 This lists parties that won seats. See the complete results below. Results by constituency Prime Minister before Prime Minister after Hans Brunhart VU Hans Brunhart VU

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They were the first elections in which women could vote, as until the passing of a referendum in 1984, suffrage had been limited to men. Emma Eigenmann was the only woman elected, becoming the first female member of the Landtag.^[2] They were also the first elections to use campaign posters.^[3]