1875 Liechtenstein general election

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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
Josef Schlegel [de]
Ferdinand Walser, declined his election

Second ballot

Baptist Fritsche
Michael Kaiser

Elected as substitutes

Second ballot

Josef Anton Amann [de], 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.).

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