October 1993 Liechtenstein general election

Early general elections were held in Liechtenstein on 24 October 1993 following the dissolution of Parliament on 15 September after a vote of no confidence in Prime Minister Markus Büchel initiated by members of his own party, the Progressive Citizens' Party.[1] The result was a victory for the Patriotic Union, which won 13 of the 25 seats in the Landtag. Voter turnout was 85.31%.[2]

October 1993 Liechtenstein general election
24 October 1993
25 seats in the Landtag
13 seats needed for a majority
Party Leader % Seats ±
Patriotic Union Mario Frick 50.12 13 +2
FBP Markus Büchel 41.34 11 -1
Free List 8.54 1 -1
This lists parties that won seats. See the complete results below.
Prime Minister before Prime Minister after
Markus Büchel
FBP		 Mario Frick
Patriotic Union
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Results
PartyVotes%Seats+/–
Patriotic Union78,89850.1213+2
Progressive Citizens' Party65,07541.3411–1
Free List13,4478.541–1
Total157,420100.00250
Valid votes11,79998.19
Invalid/blank votes2181.81
Total votes12,017100.00
Registered voters/turnout14,08685.31
Source: Nohlen & Stöver[3]

References
  1. Liechtenstein: Elections held in 1993 Inter-Parliamentary Union
  2. Dataset: Liechtenstein: Parliamentary Election 1993 - October European Election Database
  3. Dieter Nohlen & Philip Stöver (2010) Elections in Europe: A data handbook, pp1181–1183 ISBN 978-3-8329-5609-7
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