1866 Liechtenstein general election

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6 seats in the Landtag

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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.

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

• 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.).