List of members of the Liechtenstein Parliament (1872)
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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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.