1862 Liechtenstein general election

1862 Liechtenstein general election
Liechtenstein
24 November 1862 1866 →
12 seats in the Landtag
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General elections were held in Liechtenstein on 24 November 1862. Twelve of the seats in the Landtag were indirectly elected by electors selected by voters. They were the first general elections held following the ratification of the 1862 Constitution of Liechtenstein in September of the same year, in which the Landtag was established.[1]

Electors

Electors were selected through elections that were held between 3 and 17 November. Each municipality had two electors for every 100 inhabitants.

Municipality Electors
Balzers 20
Eschen 18
Gamprin 6
Mauren 20
Planken 2
Ruggell 12
Schaan 20
Schellenberg 6
Triesen 16
Triesenberg 20
Vaduz 16
Total 156

Results

All 156 electors met on 24 November in Vaduz to elect 12 Landtag members and five substitute members. The Landtag members and their substitutes were elected in three ballots.

Elected as members

Elected as members on the first ballot

  • Josef Bargetze
  • Johann Baptist Büchel der Ältere
  • Josef Erni
  • Markus Kessler
  • Andreas Kieber
  • Franz Anton Kirchthaler
  • Karl Schädler
  • Johann Josef Schafhauser
  • Christoph Wanger
  • Franz Wolfinger

Elected as members on the third ballot

  • Gregor Fischer
  • Baptist Quaderer

Elected as substitutes

Elected as substitutes on the first ballot

  • Wilhelm Schlegel
  • Josef Walser

Elected as substitutes on the second ballot

  • Franz Josef Laternser

Elected as substitutes on the third ballot

  • Johann Baptist Beck
  • Franz Josef Schlegel

References

  1. ^ Wille, Herbert (31 December 2011). "Verfassung". Historisches Lexikon des Fürstentums Liechtenstein (in German). Archived from the original on 19 July 2023. Retrieved 24 December 2023.

Literature

  • Vogt, Paul (1987). 125 Jahre Landtag (in German). Vaduz: Landtag of the Principality of Liechtenstein.