General elections were held in

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on 3 and 5 March 1989. The result was a victory for the Patriotic Union, which won 13 of the 25 seats in the

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, which had been enlarged by 10 seats compared to the 1986 elections. Voter turnout was 91%.Liechtenstein
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, where the

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's Landtag members resigned in protest at the VU refusing to support an investigation into power abuse by the

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in 1985. This was the first and only election contested by the

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, a political grouping attempting to prevent either the VU or FBP from forming a majority.

Electoral system

The 25 members of the

were elected by

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from two constituencies, Oberland with 15 seats and Unterland with 10 seats. Only parties and lists with more than 8% of the votes cast in each constituency were eligible to win seats in the Landtag. All citizens aged 20 or above were eligible to vote.

Candidates

Results

By electoral district

References

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Elections in Liechtenstein

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