General elections were held in Liechtenstein on 5 April 1926 to elect the 15 members of the Landtag. Early elections were called due to a government crisis where the Christian-Social People's Party (VP) refused to elect Ludwig Marxer of the Progressive Citizens' Party (FBP) to government. The VP won won nine seats and retained its majority in the Landtag, with the Progressive Citizens' Party (FBP) winning six.
The election saw no change to the seat distribution, thus the government crisis continued. The crisis only came to an end after the summer recess of the Landtag when Marxer resigned as a government candidate and Peter Büchel was elected instead. As such, the majority government led by prime minister Gustav Schädler remained.
Electoral system The 15 members of the Landtag were elected via a majority system from two constituencies, Oberland with 9 seats and Unterland with 6 seats. Candidates that received the majority of votes in a constituency were elected. If a constituency did not receive enough elected candidates, then a second round would be held. Only men aged 21 and above were eligible to vote.
Results
By electoral district Electoral districtSeatsPartyElected membersVotesSeats won+/–Oberland9Christian-Social People's Party664490Progressive Citizens' Party–549500Unterland6Progressive Citizens' Party238060Christian-Social People's Party–195400Source: Vogt
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