1928 Liechtenstein general election

General elections were held in Liechtenstein on 15 July 1928, with a second round on 29 July.^[1][2] Early elections was called after Prince Johann II forced the resignation of the Christian-Social People's Party (CSV) government of prime minister Gustav Schädler due to an embezzlement scandal at the National Bank of Liechtenstein.^[3] The result was a victory for the opposition Progressive Citizens' Party (FBP), which won 11 of the 15 seats in the Landtag.^[4] Voter turnout was 93%.^[4]

1928 Liechtenstein general election

← April 1926 15 July 1928 (first round) 29 July 1928 (second round) 1930 →
All 15 seats in the Landtag 8 seats needed for a majority
Turnout	93.09% ( 0.38pp)
Party Leader Seats +/– FBP Josef Hoop 11 +5 CSVP Gustav Schädler 4 −5 This lists parties that won seats. See the complete results below. Results by constituency Prime Minister before Prime Minister after Gustav Schädler CSVP Josef Hoop FBP

The election was followed by 42 consecutive years of FBP-led governments, only ending in 1970.^[5]

Results

Party		First round			Second round			Total seats	+/–
		Votes	%	Seats	Votes	%	Seats
	Progressive Citizens' Party			11			0	11	+5
	Christian-Social People's Party			3			1	4	–5
Total				14			1	15	0
Total votes		2,101	–
Registered voters/turnout		2,257	93.09
Source: Nohlen & Stöver, Vogt[2]

By electoral district

First round

Electoral district	Seats	Party		Seats won	Elected members
Oberland	9		Progressive Citizens' Party	5	Heinrich Brunhart Anton Frommelt Ferdinand Risch Georg Vogt Oswald Walser
			Christian-Social People's Party	3	Josef Gassner Gustav Ospelt Sr. Basil Vogt
Unterland	6		Progressive Citizens' Party	6	Emil Batliner Peter Büchel Wilhelm Büchel Franz Xaver Hoop Karl Kaiser Franz Josef Marxer
			Christian-Social People's Party	0	–
Source: Vogt[2]

Second round

Electoral district	Seats	Party		Seats won	Elected members
Oberland	1		Christian-Social People's Party	1	Franz Amann
			Progressive Citizens' Party	0	–
Source: Vogt[2]