1932 Liechtenstein General Election
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General elections were held in
Liechtenstein Liechtenstein (), officially the Principality of Liechtenstein (german: link=no, Fürstentum Liechtenstein), is a German-speaking microstate located in the Alps between Austria and Switzerland. Liechtenstein is a semi-constitutional monarchy ...
in March 1932.
Dieter Nohlen Dieter Nohlen (born 6 November 1939) is a German academic and political scientist. He currently holds the position of Emeritus Professor of Political Science in the Faculty of Economic and Social Sciences of the University of Heidelberg. An expe ...
& Philip Stöver (2010) ''Elections in Europe: A data handbook'', p1164
A new electoral system was introduced in which the
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was elected in two rounds. In the first round then members were elected, with every
municipality A municipality is usually a single administrative division having corporate status and powers of self-government or jurisdiction as granted by national and regional laws to which it is subordinate. The term ''municipality'' may also mean the go ...
with more than 300 inhabitants electing one member.Vogt, Paul (1987). ''125 Jahre Landtag.'' Vaduz: Landtag of the Principality of Liechtenstein. The second round involved the election of the remaining five Landtag members through a national vote with the whole of Liechtenstein serving as one electoral district. The first round of the election was held on 6 March with every municipality except
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electing one Landtag member. The second round was held on 13 March. The result was a victory for the ruling
Progressive Citizens' Party The Progressive Citizens' Party in Liechtenstein (german: Fortschrittliche Bürgerpartei in Liechtenstein, FBP) is a national-conservative political party in Liechtenstein. The FBP is one of the two major political parties in Liechtenstein, alon ...
, which won 13 of the 15 seats in the
Landtag A Landtag (State Diet) is generally the legislative assembly or parliament of a federated state or other subnational self-governing entity in German-speaking nations. It is usually a unicameral assembly exercising legislative competence in non- ...
.Nohlen & Stöver, p1182 This was the last election contested by the Christian-Social People's Party before it merged with the
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to form the Patriotic Union.


Results


Municipal vote


National vote


References

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