General elections were held in

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on 6 February 1949. The

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won eight of the 15 seats in the

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, but remained in coalition with the Patriotic Union. Voter turnout was 92.3%, although only male citizens were allowed to vote.

Electoral system

The 15 members of the

were elected by

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from two constituencies, Oberland with 9 seats and Unterland with 6 seats. Only parties and lists with more than 18% of the votes cast in each constituency were eligible to win seats in the Landtag. Only male citizens were eligible to vote.

Results

By electoral district

References

Bibliography

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