1866 Liechtenstein general election

1866 Liechtenstein general election

3 May 1866

6 seats in the Landtag

Landesverweser before Landesverweser after Karl von Hausen Karl von Hausen

General elections were held in Liechtenstein on 3 May 1866. Six of the seats in the Landtag were indirectly elected by electors selected by voters.

Electors

Electors were selected through elections that were held between 4 March and 22 April. Each municipality had two electors for every 100 inhabitants.

Municipality	Electors	+/–
Balzers	20	0
Eschen	18	0
Gamprin	6	0
Mauren	20	0
Planken	2	0
Ruggell	12	0
Schaan	20	0
Schellenberg	6	0
Triesen	16	0
Triesenberg	20	0
Vaduz	16	0
Total	156	0

Results

The electors met on 3 May in Vaduz to elect six Landtag members and one substitute member. The Landtag members and the substitute were elected in three ballots. Of the 156 electors, 154 participated in the voting.

Elected as members

Elected as members on the first ballot

• Josef Erni
• Franz Wolfinger

Elected as members on the second ballot

• Josef Bargetze, declined his election and was replaced by Baptist Quaderer
• Johann Baptist Beck

Elected as members on the third ballot

• Alois Schlegel
• Christoph Wanger

Elected as substitute

• Johann Baptist Quaderer, elected as substitute on the first ballot and later replaced Josef Bargetze as member

Literature

• Paul Vogt (1987). 125 Jahre Landtag. Hrsg. vom Landtag des Fürstentums Liechtenstein (2nd ed.).