General elections were held in

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on 3 February 1978. The result was a victory for the Patriotic Union, which won 8 of the 15 seats in the

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, despite the

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receiving more votes. Voter turnout was 95.7%, although only male citizens were allowed to vote.Liechtenstein
Inter-Parliamentary Union

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 8% of the votes cast in each constituency were eligible to win seats in the Landtag. Only male citizens aged 20 or above were eligible to vote.

Candidates

Results

By electoral district

References

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Elections in Liechtenstein

Premiership of Hans Brunhart {{Liechtenstein-stub