1875 Liechtenstein general election
Liechtenstein
8 May 1875
6 seats in the Landtag
Landesverweser before Landesverweser after
Karl von Hausen Karl von Hausen

General elections were held in Liechtenstein on 8 May 1875. Six of the seats in the Landtag were indirectly elected by electors selected by voters.

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

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.

Elected as members

First ballot

  • Sebastian Heeb
  • Markus Kessler, declined his election and was replaced by Josef Anton Amann
  • Johann Alois Schlegel
  • Ferdinand Walser, declined his election

Second ballot

  • Baptist Fritsche
  • Michael Kaiser

Elected as substitutes

Second ballot

  • Josef Anton Amann, replaced Markus Kessler as member
  • Johann Bargetze
  • Franz Josef Biedermann
  • Johann Georg Näscher

Third ballot

  • Franz Wolfinger

Literature

  • Vogt, Paul (1987). 125 Jahre Landtag. Hrsg. vom Landtag des Fürstentums Liechtenstein (2nd ed.).
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.