June 1953 Liechtenstein general election|
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All 15 seats in the Landtag
8 seats needed for a majority |
| Turnout | 93.41% ( 2.89pp) |
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This lists parties that won seats. See the complete results below.  Results by constituency |
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General elections were held in Liechtenstein on 14 June 1953. The elections were called ahead of schedule after the Patriotic Union members of the Landtag resigned over a dispute regarding the administrative composition of the old age and survivors' insurance office in Liechtenstein.[2] The Progressive Citizens' Party won eight of the 15 seats in the Landtag, but remained in coalition with the Patriotic Union. Voter turnout was 93.4%, although only male citizens were allowed to vote.
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. Only parties and lists with more than 18% of the votes cast in each constituency were eligible to win seats in the Landtag.[5] Only male citizens were eligible to vote.[6]
Results
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| Party | Votes | % | Seats | +/– |
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| Progressive Citizens' Party | 1,568 | 50.43 | 8 | 0 |
| Patriotic Union | 1,541 | 49.57 | 7 | 0 |
| Total | 3,109 | 100.00 | 15 | 0 |
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| Valid votes | 3,109 | 97.95 | |
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| Invalid/blank votes | 65 | 2.05 | |
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| Total votes | 3,174 | 100.00 | |
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| Registered voters/turnout | 3,398 | 93.41 | |
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| Source: Nohlen & Stöver |
By electoral district
References
Bibliography
- Nohlen, Dieter; Stöver, Philip (2010). Elections in Europe: A data handbook. Nomos. ISBN 978-3-8329-5609-7.
- Vogt, Paul (1987). 125 Jahre Landtag (in German). Vaduz: Landtag of the Principality of Liechtenstein.
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