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All 25 seats in the Landtag 13 seats needed for a majority | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Turnout | 84.64% | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
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This lists parties that won seats. See the complete results below. |
General elections were held in Liechtenstein on 8 February 2009 to elect the 25 members of the Landtag. The Patriotic Union (VU) won a majority of thirteen seats, with the Progressive Citizens' Party (FBP) winning eleven. The Free List (FL) won one seat. Voter turnout was 86.6%.[1]
Incumbent Prime Minister of Liechtenstein Otmar Hasler sought a third term, and was re-nominated by the FBP on 4 October 2008.[2] Incumbent deputy prime minister Klaus Tschütscher was re-nominated as the party's candidate for prime minister.[3] Following the election, Hasler resigned and the two parties entered into a renewed coalition government under Tschütscher.[4][5]