General elections were held in Liechtenstein on 23 March 1958.[1] The elections were called ahead of schedule after the Patriotic Union members of the Landtag resigned over a dispute regarding the electoral law.[2] The Progressive Citizens' Party won nine of the 15 seats in the Landtag,[3] but remained in coalition with the Patriotic Union.[4]
Electoral system
The 15 members of the Landtag were elected by open listproportional representation 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. The elections was the first to use a majority clause, where the party with the most votes would also have the most seats.[5] Only males were eligible to vote.[6]
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