1962 Liechtenstein general election

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All 15 seats in the Landtag
8 seats needed for a majority
Turnout| 94.65% ( 1.79pp)
| Party | Leader  | % | Seats  | +/–

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FBP | Alexander Frick | 47.18  | 8  | −1
VU | Otto Schaedler | 42.73  | 7  | +1

This lists parties that won seats. See the complete results below.

Prime Minister before | Prime Minister after

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Alexander Frick
FBP | Gerard Batliner
FBP

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General elections were held in Liechtenstein on 25 March 1962.[1] The Progressive Citizens' Party won eight of the 15 seats in the Landtag,[2] but remained in coalition with the Patriotic Union.[3] This was the first election contested by the Christian Social Party.

## Results

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Party| Votes| %| Seats| +/–
| Progressive Citizens' Party| 1,599| 47.18| 8| –1
| Patriotic Union| 1,448| 42.73| 7| +1
| Christian Social Party| 342| 10.09| 0| New
Total| 3,389| 100.00| 15| 0
Valid votes| 3,389| 98.20|
Invalid/blank votes| 62| 1.80|
Total votes| 3,451| 100.00|
Registered voters/turnout| 3,646| 94.65|
Source: Nohlen & Stöver

### By electoral district

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Electoral district  | Seats  | Electorate  | Party  | Elected members  | Substitutes  | Votes  | %  | Seats

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Oberland | 9  | 2,458  |  | Progressive Citizens' Party |

* Martin Risch
* Hans Gassner
* Meinrad Ospelt
* Stefan Wachter Jr.
* Franz Josef Schurte

* Josef Büchel
* Fidel Brunhart
* Marzellin Kindle
* Guido Wolf

| 1,038  | 45.6  | 5
| Patriotic Union |

* Roman Gassner
* Otto Schaedler
* Johann Beck
* Alois Vogt

* Andreas Vogt
* Samuel Kindle
* Gustav Ospelt
* Hans Hilti

| 1,023  | 44.9  | 4
| Christian Social Party | –  | –  | 217  | 9.5  | 0
Unterland | 6  | 1,188  |  | Progressive Citizens' Party |

* Ernst Büchel
* Leo Gerner
* Georg Oehri

* Alfons Büchel
* Otto Kranz

| 561  | 50.5  | 3
| Patriotic Union |

* Franz Nägele
* Paul Oehri
* Alois Oehri

* Oswald Hasler
* Alois Hassler
* Martin Kind

| 425  | 38.3  | 3
| Christian Social Party | –  | –  | 125  | 11.2  | 0
Source: Statistisches Jahrbuch 2005, Vogt[4]

## References

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1. ^ Dieter Nohlen & Philip Stöver (2010) Elections in Europe: A data handbook, p1165 ISBN 978-3-8329-5609-7
2. ^ Nohlen & Stöver, p1182
3. ^ Nohlen & Stöver, p1157
4. ^ Vogt, Paul (1987). 125 Jahre Landtag. Vaduz: Landtag of the Principality of Liechtenstein.

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