General elections were held in Liechtenstein on 19 and 20 April 1886.
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12 seats in the Landtag | |||||
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Electors
editElectors were selected through elections that were held between 6 and 10 April. Each municipality had two electors for every 100 inhabitants.
Municipality | Electors | +/– |
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Balzers | 24 | 0 |
Eschen | 20 | 0 |
Gamprin | 8 | 0 |
Mauren | 20 | 0 |
Planken | 2 | 0 |
Ruggell | 12 | 0 |
Schaan | 22 | 0 |
Schellenberg | 8 | 0 |
Triesen | 24 | 0 |
Triesenberg | 22 | 0 |
Vaduz | 20 | 0 |
Total | 182 | 0 |
Source: Vogt[1] |
Results
editThe election of Oberland's Landtag members and substitutes was held on 19 April in Vaduz. Of Oberland's 114 electors, 112 were present. Oberland elected six Landtag members and four substitutes. One Landtag seat for Oberland was left vacant as there were candidates from Oberland who did not accept their election as Landtag members.
The election of Unterland's Landtag members and substitutes was held on 20 April in Mauren. Of Unterland's 68 electors, 67 were present. Unterland elected five Landtag members and two substitutes.
Electoral district | Seats | Electors | Turnout | Ballots | Elected members | Elected substitutes |
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Oberland | 7 | 114 | 112 | 1st |
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Meinrad Ospelt |
2nd | Peter Rheinberger | Albert Schädler | ||||
3rd | Wendelin Erni |
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Unterland | 5 | 68 | 67 | 1st |
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2nd | – | Wilhelm Fehr | ||||
3rd | Chrisostomus Büchel | Johann Gstöhl | ||||
Source: Vogt[1] |
Xaver Bargetze and Wendelin Erni did not accept their elections as Oberland's Landtag members.[citation needed] Albert Schädler initially did not accept his election as one of Oberland's Landtag members, but he was elected as one of Oberland's substitutes and was subsequently made to become a Landtag member.[2] Meinrad Ospelt was substituted in to become one of Oberland's Landtag members. Josef Brunhart and Johann Alois Schlegel did not accept their election as Oberland's substitutes.[citation needed]
References
edit- ^ a b Paul Vogt (1987). 125 Jahre Landtag. Vaduz: Landtag of the Principality of Liechtenstein.
- ^ Rheinberger, Rudolf (31 December 2011). "Schädler, Albert". Historisches Lexikon des Fürstentums Liechtenstein (in German). Retrieved 12 November 2011.