2005 Liechtenstein general election
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{{Infobox legislative election
| country = Liechtenstein
| previous_election = 2001
| next_election = 2009
| election_date = 13 March 2005
| election_name = 2005 Liechtenstein general election
| seats_for_election = All 25 seats in the Landtag
| majority_seats = 13
| turnout = 86.45% ({{increase}} 0.34pp)
| party1 = Progressive Citizens' Party
| leader1 = Otmar Hasler
| percentage1 = 48.74
| seats1 = 12
| last_election1 = 13
| party2 = Patriotic Union (Liechtenstein)
| leader2 =Klaus Tschütscher
| percentage2 = 38.23
| seats2 = 10
| last_election2 = 11
| party3 = Free List (Liechtenstein)
| leader3 = Pepo Frick
| percentage3 = 13.03
| seats3 = 3
| last_election3 = 1
| title = Prime Minister
| before_election = Otmar Hasler
| before_party = Progressive Citizens' Party
| after_election = Otmar Hasler
| after_party = Progressive Citizens' Party
|map=2005 Liechtenstein election map.svg|map_caption=Results by constituency}}{{Politics of Liechtenstein}}
General elections were held in Liechtenstein on 13 March 2005 to elect the 25 members of the Landtag. The Progressive Citizens' Party (FBP) remained the largest party in the Landtag but lost its majority, winning twelve seats, with the Patriotic Union (VU) winning ten. The Free List (FL) won three seats. Voter turnout was 86.5%.Dieter Nohlen & Philip Stöver (2010) Elections in Europe: A data handbook, p1166 {{ISBN|978-3-8329-5609-7}}
Following the election, the FBP and VU formed a renewed coalition, which had previously ended in 1997.{{Cite web |last=Marxer |first=Wilfred |date=31 December 2011 |title=Koalition |url=https://historisches-lexikon.li/Koalition |access-date=28 August 2024 |website=Historisches Lexikon des Fürstentums Liechtenstein |language=de}}
Electoral system
The 25 members of the Landtag were elected by open list proportional representation from two constituencies, Oberland with 15 seats and Unterland with 10 seats. Only parties and lists with more than 8% of the votes cast in each constituency were eligible to win seats in the Landtag.{{Cite web |last=Marxer |first=Wilfred |last2=Frommelt |first2=Fabian |date=31 December 2011 |title=Wahlsysteme |url=https://historisches-lexikon.li/Wahlsysteme?marker=Gemeindewahlen |access-date=17 November 2024 |website=Historisches Lexikon des Fürstentums Liechtenstein |language=de}}
Candidates
| class="wikitable"
! rowspan="3" |Oberland !FBP !VU !FL |
| bgcolor="{{party color|Progressive Citizens' Party}}" |
| bgcolor="{{party color|Patriotic Union (Liechtenstein)}}" | | bgcolor="{{party color|Free List (Liechtenstein)}}" | |
* Alois Beck
|
|
|
| rowspan="3" |Unterland
!FBP !VU !FL |
|---|
| bgcolor="{{party color|Progressive Citizens' Party}}" |
| bgcolor="{{party color|Patriotic Union (Liechtenstein)}}" | | bgcolor="{{party color|Free List (Liechtenstein)}}" | |
* Markus Büchel
|
|
|
| colspan="4" |Source: [https://www.landtagswahlen.li/resultat/6 Landtagswahlen 2005] |
Results
{{Election results
|party1=Progressive Citizens' Party|votes1=94545|seats1=12|sc1=–1
|party2=Patriotic Union|votes2=74162|seats2=10|sc2=–1
|party3=Free List|votes3=25273|seats3=3|sc3=+2
|total_sc=0
|valid=14663
|invalid=404
|electorate=17428
|source=[https://www.landtagswahlen.li/resultat/6 Landtagswahlen]
|image=File:Liechtenstein Landtag 2005.svg}}
=By electoral district=
| class="wikitable"
!Electoral district !Seats !Electorate ! colspan="2" |Party !Candidates !Substitutes !Votes !% !Swing !Seats won !+/– |
| rowspan="3" |Oberland
| rowspan="3" |15 | rowspan="3" |11,499 | bgcolor="{{party color|Progressive Citizens' Party}}" | |{{Plainlist|*Alois Beck |{{Plainlist|*Thomas Gstöhl
|66,389 |46.7 |{{Decrease}} 1.4 |7 |0 |
| bgcolor="{{party color|Patriotic Union (Liechtenstein)}}" |
|{{Plainlist|*Hugo Quaderer |{{Plainlist|*Henrik Caduff
|55,372 |39.0 |{{Decrease}} 3.3 |6 |{{Decrease}} 1 |
| bgcolor="{{party color|Free List (Liechtenstein)}}" |
|{{Plainlist|*Pepo Frick |{{Plainlist|*Claudia Heeb-Fleck}} |20,319 |14.3 |{{Increase}} 4.7 |2 |{{Increase}} 1 |
| colspan="12" | |
|---|
| rowspan="3" |Unterland
| rowspan="3" |10 | rowspan="3" |5,929 | bgcolor="{{party color|Progressive Citizens' Party}}" | |{{Plainlist|*Markus Büchel |{{Plainlist|*Adrian Gstöhl}} |28,156 |54.3 |{{Decrease}} 0.6 |5 |{{Decrease}} 1 |
| bgcolor="{{party color|Patriotic Union (Liechtenstein)}}" |
|{{Plainlist|*Ivo Klein
|{{Plainlist|*Alexander Marxer}} |18,790 |36.2 |{{Decrease}} 2.5 |4 |0 |
| bgcolor="{{party color|Free List (Liechtenstein)}}" |
|{{Plainlist|*Andrea Matt}} |{{Plainlist|*Wolfgang Marxer}} |4,954 |9.5 |{{Increase}} 3.1 |1 |{{Increase}} 1 |
| colspan="12" | |
| colspan="12" |Source: [https://www.landtagswahlen.li/resultat/6 Landtagswahlen 2005] |
See also
References
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{{Liechtenstein elections}}
Category:Elections in Liechtenstein
Category:Premiership of Otmar Hasler
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