List of members of the Liechtenstein Parliament (1878)
This list shows the members of the Landtag of the Principality of Liechtenstein , which emerged from the Landtag elections of 1878. The election of 1878 was the first election after the constitutional amendment that split Liechtenstein into two constituencies - Oberland and Unterland. In addition, this constitutional amendment also changed voting rights. In contrast to previous practice, people were now allowed to vote who were in a social relationship or who were acquitted by a court due to lack of evidence or who were being investigated at the time of the election. In addition, the provision was dropped that at least two-thirds of the electors had to be present so that conditions like the 1877 election could not be repeated. The election had previously been canceled because the electors of the Unterland did not want to continue in protest against the agreements made by the Oberlanders. From now on, the election, regardless of the number of electors present, began at the specified time. In addition, the term of office was now four years and no longer six, instead of each election all MPs were re-elected and not just half.
The electors elected by the people between April 16 and April 30, 1878 met on May 15, 1878 in Vaduz (WK Oberland) and on May 16 in Mauren (WK Unterland). Seven MPs were elected in the Oberland constituency and five in the Unterland constituency. In addition, on June 1, 1878, three deputies were appointed by Prince Johann II .
In order to be elected to the state parliament, an absolute majority of all electors present was required in the first two ballots. If not enough members could be elected by then, a relative majority was sufficient in the third ballot.
Number of electors
According to the Liechtenstein constitution, the state parliament was not elected directly, but by means of electors. Between April 16 and April 30, 1878, the elections took place in the parish halls of all parishes. 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 1878, the eleven municipalities provided the following electors.
local community | electors |
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Balzers | 22nd |
Ash trees | 18th |
Gamprin | 6th |
Moors | 18th |
Planks | 2 |
Ruggell | 10 |
Schaan | 20th |
Schellenberg | 8th |
Triesen | 18th |
Triesenberg | 20th |
Vaduz | 18th |
total | 160 |
List of members
The electors of the Oberland constituency met on May 15, 1878 in the castle hall in Vaduz to elect the members of the parliament. The electors from Unterland met one day later, on May 16, 1878, in the Batliner Gasthaus in Mauren. Since 1877, it has been the rule that elections should always begin at the announced time, even if not all electors are present. Therefore, of the 100 electors elected from the Oberland constituency, only 96 were present, but all of the 60 Unterland electors.
In the elections in the Oberland, seven members were elected with an absolute majority in the first ballot. In the second ballot, three deputies were elected. The five MPs from Unterland were also elected in the first ballot, only the election of the two deputies required three ballots. On June 1, 1878, the sovereign confirmed the three deputies whom he had already appointed in the last election.
Surname | Constituency | Remarks |
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Josef Anton Amann | Oberland | First ballot |
Franz Josef Biedermann | Unterland | First ballot |
Wendelin Erni | Oberland | First ballot |
Sebastian Heeb | Unterland | First ballot |
Michael Kaiser | Unterland | First ballot |
Franz Josef child | Unterland | First ballot |
Johann Georg Matt | appointment | |
Josef Martin Oehri | Unterland | First ballot |
Peter Rheinberger | Oberland | First ballot |
Johann Alois Schlegel | Oberland | First ballot |
Wilhelm Schlegel | Oberland | First ballot |
Josef Tschetter | Oberland | Moved up in 1789 for Johann Georg Vogt |
Johann Georg Vogt | Oberland | First ballot; died in 1879 |
Josef Walser | appointment | |
Christoph Wanger | Oberland | First ballot |
Franz Wolfinger | appointment |
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.
Surname | Constituency | Remarks |
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Xaver Bargetzi | Oberland | moved up for Schädler |
Josef Gassner | Oberland | Second ballot |
Rudolf Oehri | Unterland | Third ballot |
Karl Schädler | Unterland | First ballot |
Rudolf Schädler | Oberland | Second ballot, declined the election |
Josef Tschetter | Oberland | Second ballot |
Web links
literature
- Paul Vogt: 125 years of the Landtag. Published by the Landtag of the Principality of Liechtenstein. Vaduz 1987 2nd edition.