General elections were held in
Liechtenstein
Liechtenstein (, ; ; ), officially the Principality of Liechtenstein ( ), is a Landlocked country#Doubly landlocked, doubly landlocked Swiss Standard German, German-speaking microstate in the Central European Alps, between Austria in the east ...
in March 1872. Seven of the seats in the
Landtag
A ''Landtag'' (State Diet) is generally the legislative assembly or parliament of a federated state or other subnational self-governing entity in German-speaking nations. It is usually a unicameral assembly exercising legislative competence ...
were indirectly elected by electors selected by voters.
Electors
Electors were selected through elections that were held between 1 and 8 March. Each municipality had two electors for every 100 inhabitants.
Results
The electors met on 18 March in
Vaduz
Vaduz (; or ; High Alemannic pronunciation: [])Hans Stricker, Toni Banzer, Herbert Hilbe: ''Liechtensteiner Namenbuch. Die Orts- und Flurnamen des Fürstentums Liechtenstein.'' Band 2: ''Die Namen der Gemeinden Triesenberg, Vaduz, Schaan.'' ...
to elect seven Landtag members and five substitute members. The Landtag members and their substitutes were elected in three ballots. Of the 158 electors, 150 participated in the voting.
Elected as members
First ballot
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*Christoph Wanger
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Franz Wolfinger
Franz Josef Callistus Wolfinger (14 October 1820 – 20 March 1893) was a politician from Liechtenstein who served in the Landtag of Liechtenstein from 1862 to 1882. He was also mayor of Balzers from 1867 to 1870.
Wolfinger worked as a postmaste ...
Third ballot
*Martin Oehry
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Peter Rheinberger
Peter Rheinberger (3 January 1831 – 19 October 1893) was an engineer and captain in the Liechtenstein military. He later became a political figure and served in the Landtag of Liechtenstein. He was a member of the prominent Rheinberger family. ...
Elected as substitutes
First ballot
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*Andreas Negele
*Stefan Risch
*Johann Josef Schafhauser
Third ballot
*Alois Rheinberger
Literature
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Paul Vogt (1987). 1''25 Jahre Landtag. Hrsg. vom Landtag des Fürstentums Liechtenstein'' (2nd ed.).
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Liechtenstein
Liechtenstein (, ; ; ), officially the Principality of Liechtenstein ( ), is a Landlocked country#Doubly landlocked, doubly landlocked Swiss Standard German, German-speaking microstate in the Central European Alps, between Austria in the east ...
1872 in Liechtenstein
Elections in Liechtenstein
Non-partisan elections
March 1872