Country: | Liechtenstein |
Previous Election: | |
Next Election: | 1958 |
Election Date: | 1 September 1957 |
Election Name: | 1957 Liechtenstein general election |
Seats For Election: | 15 seats in the Landtag |
Majority Seats: | 8 |
Turnout: | 93.39% (0.02pp) |
Party1: | Progressive Citizens' Party |
Leader1: | Alexander Frick |
Percentage1: | 52.36 |
Seats1: | 8 |
Last Election1: | 8 |
Party2: | Patriotic Union (Liechtenstein) |
Leader2: | Otto Schaedler |
Percentage2: | 47.64 |
Seats2: | 7 |
Last Election2: | 7 |
Prime Minister | |
Before Election: | Alexander Frick |
Before Party: | Progressive Citizens' Party |
After Election: | Alexander Frick |
After Party: | Progressive Citizens' Party |
General elections were held in Liechtenstein on 1 September 1957.[1] The Progressive Citizens' Party won eight of the 15 seats in the Landtag,[2] but remained in coalition with the Patriotic Union.[3]
Electoral district | Seats | Electorate | Party | Elected members | Substitutes | Votes | % | Seats | ||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Oberland | 9 | 2,353 | Patriotic Union | 1,062 | 50.2 | 5 | ||||
Progressive Citizens' Party | 1,053 | 49.8 | 4 | |||||||
Unterland | 6 | 1,172 | Progressive Citizens' Party | 636 | 57.2 | 4 | ||||
Patriotic Union | 475 | 42.8 | 2 | |||||||
Source: Statistisches Jahrbuch 2005, Vogt[4] |