1928 Liechtenstein general election explained

Country:Liechtenstein
Previous Election:April 1926
Election Date:15 July 1928 (first round)
Next Election:1930
Seats For Election:All 15 seats in the Landtag
Majority Seats:8
Turnout:93.09% (0.38pp)
Nopercentage:yes
Party2:Christian-Social People's Party (Liechtenstein)
Leader2:Gustav Schädler
Last Election2:9
Seats2:4
Party1:Progressive Citizens' Party
Leader1:Josef Hoop
Last Election1:6
Seats1:11
Prime Minister
Before Election:Gustav Schädler
Before Party:Christian-Social People's Party (Liechtenstein)
After Election:Josef Hoop
After Party:Progressive Citizens' Party
Flag Year:1921

General elections were held in Liechtenstein on 15 July 1928, with a second round on 29 July.[1] [2] Early elections was called after Prince Johann II forced the resignation of the Christian-Social People's Party government of Prime Minister Gustav Schädler due to an embezzlement scandal at the National Bank of Liechtenstein.[3] The result was a victory for the opposition Progressive Citizens' Party, which won 11 of the 15 seats in the Landtag.[4] Voter turnout was 93%.[4]

Results

By electoral district

First round

Electoral districtSeatsPartySeats
won
Elected members
Oberland9Progressive Citizens' Party5
Christian-Social People's Party3
Unterland6Progressive Citizens' Party6
Christian-Social People's Party0
Source: Vogt

Second round

Electoral districtSeatsPartySeats
won
Elected members
Oberland1Christian-Social People's Party1Franz Amann
Progressive Citizens' Party0
Source: Vogt

Notes and References

  1. [Dieter Nohlen]
  2. [Paul Vogt (historian)|Paul Vogt]
  3. Web site: Büchel . Donat . 31 December 2011 . Sparkassaskandal . 18 May 2023 . . de.
  4. Nohlen & Stöver, p1182