1862 Liechtenstein general election

1862 Liechtenstein general election

24 November 1862

12 seats in the Landtag

Landesverweser before Landesverweser after Karl von Hausen Karl von Hausen

General elections were held in Liechtenstein on 24 November 1862. Twelve of the seats in the Landtag were indirectly elected by electors selected by voters.

Electors

Electors were selected through elections that were held between 3 and 17 November. Each municipality had two electors for every 100 inhabitants.

Municipality	Electors
Balzers	20
Eschen	18
Gamprin	6
Mauren	20
Planken	2
Ruggell	12
Schaan	20
Schellenberg	6
Triesen	16
Triesenberg	20
Vaduz	16
Total	156

Results

All 156 electors met on 24 November in Vaduz to elect 12 Landtag members and five substitute members. The Landtag members and their substitutes were elected in three ballots.

Elected as members

Elected as members on the first ballot

• Josef Bargetze
• Johann Baptist Büchel der Ältere
• Josef Erni
• Markus Kessler
• Andreas Kieber

• Franz Anton Kirchthaler
• Karl Schädler
• Johann Josef Schafhauser
• Christoph Wanger
• Franz Wolfinger

Elected as members on the third ballot

• Gregor Fischer
• Baptist Quaderer

Elected as substitutes

Elected as substitutes on the first ballot

• Wilhelm Schlegel
• Josef Walser

Elected as substitutes on the second ballot

• Franz Josef Laternser

Elected as substitutes on the third ballot

• Johann Baptist Beck
• Franz Josef Schlegel

Literature

• Paul Vogt (1987). 125 Jahre Landtag. Hrsg. vom Landtag des Fürstentums Liechtenstein (2nd ed.).