List of members of the Liechtenstein Parliament (1872)

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This list shows the members of the Landtag of the Principality of Liechtenstein , which emerged from the Landtag elections of 1872. The electors elected by the people between March 1 and 8, 1872 met on March 18, 1872 in the hall of the castle in Vaduz. Since the term of office of an MP was six years, but the elections were held every three years, only half of the seats were reassigned in each election.

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 March 1st and March 8th, 1872 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. The eleven municipalities provided the following electors for the state elections in 1872.

local community electors
Balzers 22nd
Ash trees 18th
Gamprin 6th
Moors 18th
Planks 2
Ruggell 12
Schaan 20th
Schellenberg 6th
Triesen 18th
Triesenberg 20th
Vaduz 16
total 158

List of members

The electors met on March 18, 1872 in the hall of the castle in Vaduz to elect the Liechtenstein state parliament. 150 out of 158 electors were present. The now outgoing six MPs could stand for election again, some did so. In addition, a successor to the late Karl Schädler was chosen, which is why in 1872 seven instead of the usual six had to be chosen. 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. The deputies appointed by the sovereign retained their mandates. In 1874 Wilhelm Schlegel, who was appointed to Anton Gmelch in 1867 , was confirmed for a further six years.

Surname Remarks
Josef Erni First ballot
Markus Kessler Elected in 1869
Franz Josef child Elected in 1869
Johann Georg Marxer Elected in 1869
Johann Georg Matt Appointed
Martin Oehry Third ballot
Peter Rheinberger Third ballot
Rudolf Schädler First ballot
Alois Schlegel First ballot
Johann A. Schlegel Elected in 1869
Wilhelm Schlegel Appointed
Ferdinand Walser Elected in 1869
Josef Walser Appointed
Christoph Wanger First ballot
Franz Wolfinger First ballot

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.

Surname Remarks
Josef Anton Amann First ballot
Andreas Negele First ballot
Alois Rheinberger Third ballot
Stefan Risch First ballot
Johann Josef Schafhauser First ballot

Web links

literature

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