1966 Liechtenstein general election
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General elections were held in Liechtenstein on 6 February 1966.[1] The Progressive Citizens' Party won eight of the 15 seats in the Landtag,[2] but remained in coalition with the Patriotic Union.[3] Voter turnout was 95.6%, although only male citizens were allowed to vote.
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6 February 1966
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15 seats in the Landtag 8 seats needed for a majority | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Turnout | 95.61% ( 0.96pp) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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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. The electoral threshold of 18% had been replaced by a basic mandate system due to the Liechtenstein constitutional court ruling it unconstitutional in 1962. The election used a majority clause, where the party with the most votes also received the most seats.[4] Only male citizens were eligible to vote.[5]
Candidates
| Oberland | FBP | VU | CSP |
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| Unterland | FBP | VU | CSP |
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| Source: Liechtensteiner Volksblatt | |||
Results
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| Party | Votes | % | Seats | +/– | |
| Progressive Citizens' Party | 1,791 | 48.47 | 8 | 0 | |
| Patriotic Union | 1,581 | 42.79 | 7 | 0 | |
| Christian Social Party | 323 | 8.74 | 0 | 0 | |
| Total | 3,695 | 100.00 | 15 | 0 | |
| Valid votes | 3,695 | 99.30 | |||
| Invalid/blank votes | 26 | 0.70 | |||
| Total votes | 3,721 | 100.00 | |||
| Registered voters/turnout | 3,892 | 95.61 | |||
| Source: Nohlen & Stöver | |||||
By electoral district
| Electoral district | Seats | Electorate | Party | Elected members | Substitutes | Votes | % | Seats | |
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| Oberland | 9 | 2,635 | Patriotic Union |
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1,149 | 46.2 | 5 | ||
| Progressive Citizens' Party |
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1,139 | 45.8 | 4 | |||||
| Christian Social Party | – | – | 199 | 8.0 | 0 | ||||
| Unterland | 6 | 1,257 | Progressive Citizens' Party |
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652 | 54.0 | 4 | ||
| Patriotic Union |
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432 | 35.8 | 2 | |||||
| Christian Social Party | – | – | 124 | 10.2 | 0 | ||||
| Source: Statistisches Jahrbuch 2005, Vogt[6] | |||||||||
