General elections were held in Liechtenstein on 29 April 1945.[1] Following the "silent elections" of 1939, they were the first to use the new proportional representation system. The Progressive Citizens' Party won eight of the 15 seats in the Landtag,[2] but remained in coalition with the Patriotic Union.[3]
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All 15 seats in the Landtag 8 seats needed for a majority | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Turnout | 94.11% | |||||||||||||||||||
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This lists parties that won seats. See the complete results below.
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Electoral system edit
Previously voters had chosen members of the Landtag by writing the names of as many candidates on the ballot paper as there were seats in their constituency.[4] In the new system, parties put forward lists of candidates.[5] The lists served as the ballot papers, with voters submitting their favoured list to the ballot box.[5] Voters could also change the lists by crossing out names and adding others from other lists.[5] After the number of seats a party had won was decided, the candidates who had received the most votes after the voter amendments were elected.[5]
The threshold had been set at 18%, considered to be very high, primarily in order to prevent Nazi parties such as the German National Movement in Liechtenstein (VDBL) from gaining seats in the Landtag.[1]
Results edit
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| Party | Votes | % | Seats | +/– | |
| Progressive Citizens' Party | 1,553 | 54.72 | 8 | 0 | |
| Patriotic Union | 1,285 | 45.28 | 7 | 0 | |
| Total | 2,838 | 100.00 | 15 | 0 | |
| Valid votes | 2,838 | 97.66 | |||
| Invalid/blank votes | 68 | 2.34 | |||
| Total votes | 2,906 | 100.00 | |||
| Registered voters/turnout | 3,088 | 94.11 | |||
| Source: Nohlen & Stöver | |||||
By electoral district edit
| Electoral district | Seats | Electorate | Party | Elected members | Substitutes | Votes | % | Seats | |
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| Oberland | 9 | 2,032 | Patriotic Union |
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972 | 51.9 | 5 | |
| Progressive Citizens' Party |
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901 | 48.1 | 4 | ||||
| Unterland | 6 | 1,056 | Progressive Citizens' Party |
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652 | 67.6 | 4 | |
| Patriotic Union |
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313 | 32.4 | 2 | ||||
| Source: Statistisches Jahrbuch 2005, Vogt[6] | |||||||||
Cultural depictions edit
The 1945 elections are depicted in the 1993 film Vent d'est, about a group of Russian collaborationist soldiers who sought asylum in Liechtenstein at the end of the war.
References edit
- ^ a b Dieter Nohlen & Philip Stöver (2010) Elections in Europe: A data handbook, p1164 ISBN 978-3-8329-5609-7
- ^ Nohlen & Stöver, p1182
- ^ Nohlen & Stöver, p1157
- ^ Nohlen & Stöver, p1158
- ^ a b c d Nohlen & Stöver, p1159
- ^ Vogt, Paul (1987). 125 Jahre Landtag. Vaduz: Landtag of the Principality of Liechtenstein.
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