Liechtenstein general election, 1997

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General elections were held in Liechtenstein on 2 February 1997. The result was a victory for the Patriotic Union, which won 13 of the 25 seats in the Landtag. Voter turnout was 86.8%.[1]

Results

Party Votes % Seats +/–
Patriotic Union 82,786 49.2 13 0
Progressive Citizens' Party 65,914 39.2 10 –1
Free List 19,455 11.6 2 +1
Invalid/blank votes 219
Total 12,811 100 25 0
Registered voters/turnout 14,765 86.8
Source: Nohlen & Stöver[1]

Note that the total number of votes is lower than the total for the parties, as each voter has as many votes as there are seats in a constituency, and thus can cast multiple votes.

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 Nohlen, D & Stöver, P (2010) Elections in Europe: A data handbook, pp1181–1183 ISBN 978-3-8329-5609-7