1930 Liechtenstein by-election explained

Country:Liechtenstein
Previous Election:1928
Next Election:1932
Election Date:16 March 1930
Election Name:1930 Liechtenstein by-elections
Seats For Election:4 of the 15 seats in the Landtag
Nopercentage:yes
Party1:Progressive Citizens' Party
Leader1:Josef Hoop
Seats1:15
Last Election1:11
Party2:Christian-Social People's Party (Liechtenstein)
Seats2:0
Last Election2:4
Prime Minister
Before Election:Josef Hoop
Before Party:Progressive Citizens' Party
After Election:Josef Hoop
After Party:Progressive Citizens' Party
Flag Year:1921

By-elections were held in Liechtenstein on 16 March 1930.[1] By-elections were called following the resignation of the four Christian-Social People's Party members of the Landtag. The VP believed that general elections should be held in 1930 because the Landtag elected in 1928 is only continuing the term that started after the April 1926 general elections. The result was a victory for the ruling Progressive Citizens' Party, which won all four vacant seats in the Landtag.[2] The VP did not participate in the by-elections. The result led to a debate over the introduction of proportional representation, which took place in 1939.[3]

Results

By electoral district

Electoral districtSeatsPartySeatswonElected members
Oberland4Progressive Citizens' Party4
Source: Vogt[4]

Notes and References

  1. [Dieter Nohlen]
  2. Nohlen & Stöver, p1182
  3. Nohlen & Stöver, p1159
  4. Vogt, Paul (1987). 125 Jahre Landtag. Vaduz: Landtag of the Principality of Liechtenstein.