List of members of the Liechtenstein Parliament (1869)

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This list shows the members of the Landtag of the Principality of Liechtenstein , which emerged from the Landtag elections of 1869. The electors elected by the people on April 18 and 19, 1869 met on April 29, 1869 in the hall of the castle in Vaduz. In accordance with the schedule, only the six members who had been elected at the end of 1862 were newly elected in this election. The MPs elected in 1866 were not re-elected until three years later.

Every eligible voter elected electors in their community, who then met in Vaduz to elect the representatives there. In order to be elected to the state parliament, you needed an absolute majority of all electors in the first two ballots. If not enough members could be elected by then, a relative majority was sufficient in the third ballot. The deputies were then elected using the same procedure.

Number of electors

The election of the electors took place between April 18 and 19, 1869 in the school buildings of each parish. It was compulsory to vote; non-participation was punished with a fine. All men over the age of 24 who had a job were eligible to vote, although they were not allowed to be in servitude. Excluded were those who received poor relief, were charged or found guilty in court, or were acquitted for lack of evidence. Instead, the right to vote was not linked to a voter's wealth or tax revenue, and each vote counted equally.

The number of electors that a municipality provided was based on the number of inhabitants of the municipality. For every 100 inhabitants it provided two electors, whereby the number of inhabitants was rounded to a full 100. For the state elections in 1869 the eleven municipalities provided the following electors.

local community electors
Balzers 20th
Ash trees 18th
Gamprin 6th
Moors 20th
Planks 2
Ruggell 12
Schaan 20th
Schellenberg 6th
Triesen 18th
Triesenberg 20th
Vaduz 16
total 158

List of members

The electors met on April 29, 1869 in the hall of the castle in Vaduz to elect the Liechtenstein state parliament. Out of 158 electors, 152 were present. The now outgoing six MPs could stand for election again, some did so. An absolute majority was required in the first two ballots, and a relative majority was sufficient in the third. After the election of the deputies, their deputies were elected according to the same principle. On May 24, 1869, two more MPs were finally appointed by the sovereign.

Surname Remarks
Johann Baptist Beck Elected in 1866
Josef Erni Elected in 1866
Markus Kessler First ballot
Franz Josef child Third ballot
Johann Georg Marxer Third ballot
Johann Georg Matt Appointed
Baptist Quaderer Elected in 1866
Karl Schädler Second ballot, resigned on May 27, 1871
Johann Josef Schaffhauser moved up for K. Schädler
Alois Schlegel Elected in 1866
Johann A. Schlegel Third ballot
Wilhelm Schlegel Appointed
Ferdinand Walser Second ballot
Josef Walser Appointed
Christoph Wanger Elected in 1866
Franz Wolfinger Elected in 1866

List of deputies

After the deputies, their deputies were elected. An absolute majority was also required in the first two ballots and a relative majority in the third ballot. A total of five deputies were elected, one of which, Johann Josef Schafhauser , succeeded Karl Schädler on May 27, 1871 .

Surname Remarks
Josef Bargetze First ballot
Johann Frick First ballot
Martin Oehri Second ballot
Stefan Risch Second ballot
Johann Josef Schaffhauser First ballot, moved up for K. Schädler

Web links

literature

  • Paul Vogt: 125 years of the Landtag. Published by the Landtag of the Principality of Liechtenstein. Vaduz 1987 2nd edition.