1875 Liechtenstein general election

1875 Liechtenstein general election

8 May 1875

6 seats in the Landtag

Landesverweser before Landesverweser after Karl von Hausen Karl von Hausen

General elections were held in Liechtenstein on 8 May 1875. 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 26 and 30 April. Each municipality had two electors for every 100 inhabitants.

Municipality	Electors	+/–
Balzers	22	+2
Eschen	18	0
Gamprin	6	0
Mauren	18	–2
Planken	2	0
Ruggell	10	–2
Schaan	20	0
Schellenberg	8	+2
Triesen	18	0
Triesenberg	20	0
Vaduz	18	+2
Total	160	+2

Results

The electors met on 8 May in Vaduz to elect six Landtag members and five substitute members. The Landtag members and their substitutes were elected in three ballots. Of the 160 electors, 156 participated in the voting.

Elected as members

First ballot

• Sebastian Heeb

• Markus Kessler, declined his election and was replaced by Josef Anton Amann

• Johann Alois Schlegel

• Ferdinand Walser, declined his election

Second ballot

• Baptist Fritsche

• Michael Kaiser

Elected as substitutes

Second ballot

• Josef Anton Amann, replaced Markus Kessler as member

• Johann Bargetze

• Franz Josef Biedermann

• Johann Georg Näscher

Third ballot

• Franz Wolfinger

Literature

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