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Two referendums 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 1968.
Dieter Nohlen Dieter Nohlen (born 6 November 1939) is a German academic and political scientist. He currently holds the position of Emeritus Professor of Political Science in the Faculty of Economic and Social Sciences of the University of Heidelberg. An ex ...
& Philip Stöver (2010) ''Elections in Europe: A data handbook'', p1173
The first was held on 4 July on the question of introducing
women's suffrage Women's suffrage is the women's rights, right of women to Suffrage, vote in elections. Several instances occurred in recent centuries where women were selectively given, then stripped of, the right to vote. In Sweden, conditional women's suffra ...
. Separate votes were held for men and women, with the men voting against, and women split almost equally,Liechtenstein: a modern history
p147 resulting in it being rejected by 54.5% of voters overall. The second referendum was held on 6 October on abolishing the tax on alcoholic drinks. It was rejected by 56.3% of voters. A second referendum on women's suffrage was held in 1971 in which only men were allowed to vote. It also resulted in a "no" vote.


Results


Women's suffrage


Removal of alcoholic drinks tax


References

{{Feminism 1968 referendums 1968 in Liechtenstein Referendums in Liechtenstein Women's suffrage in Liechtenstein 1968 in women's history