1875 Liechtenstein general election

General elections were held in Liechtenstein in April and May 1875. Six of the seats in the Landtag were indirectly elected by electors selected by voters.

Principality of Liechtenstein
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Electors

Electors were selected through elections that were held between 26 and 30 April. Each municipality had two electors for every 100 inhabitants.

Municipality Electors +/–
Balzers 22 +2
Eschen 18 0
Gamprin 6 0
Mauren 18 –2
Planken 2 0
Ruggell 10 –2
Schaan 20 0
Schellenberg 8 +2
Triesen 18 0
Triesenberg 20 0
Vaduz 18 +2
Total 160 +2
Source: Vogt[1]

Results

The electors met on 8 May in Vaduz to elect six Landtag members and five substitute members. The Landtag members and their substitutes were elected in three ballots. Of the 160 electors, 156 participated in the voting.

Ferdinand Walser declined his election. Markus Kessler declined to take his seat in the Landtag following the election and was replaced by Josef Anton Amann.

Elected
Members
  • Baptist Fritsche
  • Sebastian Heeb
  • Michael Kaiser
  • Markus Kessler
  • Franz Josef Kind
  • Johann Alois Schlegel
  • Ferdinand Walser
Substitutes
  • Josef Anton Amann
  • Johann Bargetze
  • Franz Josef Biedermann
  • Johann Georg Näscher
  • Franz Wolfinger
Source: Vogt[1]

References
  1. Vogt, Paul (1987). 125 Jahre Landtag. Vaduz: Landtag of the Principality of Liechtenstein.
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