February 1993 Liechtenstein general election
{{Infobox legislative election
| country = Liechtenstein
| previous_election = 1989
| next_election = October 1993
| election_date = 7 February 1993
| election_name = February 1993 Liechtenstein general election
| seats_for_election = All 25 seats in the Landtag
| majority_seats = 13
| turnout = 87.54% ({{decrease}} 3.34pp)
| party1 = Patriotic Union (Liechtenstein)
| leader1 = Hans Brunhart
| percentage1 = 45.43
| seats1 = 11
| last_election1 = 13
| party2 = Progressive Citizens' Party
| leader2 = Markus Büchel
| percentage2 = 44.19
| seats2 = 12
| last_election2 = 12
| party3 = Free List (Liechtenstein)
| leader3 =Wolfgang Marxer
| percentage3 = 10.38
| seats3 = 2
| last_election3 = 0
| title = Prime Minister
| before_election = Hans Brunhart
| before_party = Patriotic Union (Liechtenstein)
| after_election = Markus Büchel
| after_party = Progressive Citizens' Party
|map=February 1993 Liechtenstein election map.svg|map_caption=Results by consistency}}{{Politics of Liechtenstein}}
General elections were held in Liechtenstein on 7 February 1993 to elect the 25 members of the Landtag. The Progressive Citizens' Party (FBP) won twelve seats, with the Patriotic Union (VU) winning eleven. The Free List (FL) won two seats, being the first time a third party won seats in the Landtag. Voter turnout was 87.5%.[http://eed.nsd.uib.no/webview/velocity?v=2&mode=cube&cube=http%3A%2F%2F129.177.90.166%3A80%2Fobj%2FfCube%2FLIPA1993feb_Display_C1&study=http%3A%2F%2F129.177.90.166%3A80%2Fobj%2FfStudy%2FLIPA1993feb_Display Dataset: Liechtenstein: Parliamentary Election 1993 - February] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131004213537/http://eed.nsd.uib.no/webview/velocity?v=2&mode=cube&cube=http%3A%2F%2F129.177.90.166%3A80%2Fobj%2FfCube%2FLIPA1993feb_Display_C1&study=http%3A%2F%2F129.177.90.166%3A80%2Fobj%2FfStudy%2FLIPA1993feb_Display |date=2013-10-04 }} European Election Database Fresh elections were subsequently held in October.
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
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rowspan="3" |Unterland
!FBP !VU !FL |
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bgcolor="{{party color|Progressive Citizens' Party}}" |
| bgcolor="{{party color|Patriotic Union (Liechtenstein)}}" | | bgcolor="{{party color|Free List (Liechtenstein)}}" | |
* Toni Batliner
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colspan="4" |Source: [https://www.eliechtensteinensia.li/viewer/image/000476564_1993/461/#topDocAnchor Liechtensteiner Volksblatt] |
Results
{{Election results
|party1=Patriotic Union|votes1=73217|seats1=11|sc1=–2
|party2=Progressive Citizens' Party|votes2=71209|seats2=12|sc2=0
|party3=Free List|votes3=16724|seats3=2|sc3=+2
|valid=12092
|invalid=163
|total_sc=0
|electorate=13999
|source=Nohlen & StöverDieter Nohlen & Philip Stöver (2010) Elections in Europe: A data handbook, pp1181–1183 {{ISBN|978-3-8329-5609-7}}
= By electoral district =
class="wikitable"
!Electoral district !Seats ! colspan="2" |Party !Elected members !Votes !% !Seats |
rowspan="3" |Oberland
| rowspan="3" |15 | bgcolor="{{party color|Patriotic Union (Liechtenstein)}}" | |{{Plainlist|*Paul Kindle |56,507 |46.83 | align="right" |7 |
bgcolor="{{party color|Progressive Citizens' Party}}" |
|{{Plainlist|*Ernst Walch |50,982 |42.25 | align="right" |7 |
bgcolor="{{party color|Free List (Liechtenstein)}}" |
|{{Plainlist|*Paul Vogt}} |13,186 |10.93 | align="right" |1 |
colspan="8" | |
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rowspan="3" |Unterland
| rowspan="3" |10 | bgcolor="{{party color|Progressive Citizens' Party}}" | |{{Plainlist|*Otmar Hasler |20,214 |49.99 | align="right" |5 |
bgcolor="{{party color|Patriotic Union (Liechtenstein)}}" |
|{{Plainlist|*Oswald Kranz |16,692 |41.28 | align="right" |4 |
bgcolor="{{party color|Free List (Liechtenstein)}}" |
|3534 |8.74 | align="right" |1 |
colspan="8" |Source: [https://www.eliechtensteinensia.li/viewer/image/000476564_1993/461/#topDocAnchor Liechtensteiner Volksblatt] |