General elections were held in Liechtenstein on 3 February 1978. The result was a victory for the Patriotic Union, which won 8 of the 15 seats in the Landtag, despite the Progressive Citizens' Party receiving more votes. Voter turnout was 96%, although only male citizens were allowed to vote.[1]
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 8% of the votes cast in each constituency were eligible to win seats in the Landtag.[2] Only males aged 20 or above were eligible to vote.[1][3]
