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{{Infobox legislative election
| country = Liechtenstein
| previous_election = [[2001 Liechtenstein general election|2001]]
| next_election = [[2009 Liechtenstein general election|2009]]
| election_date = 13 March 2005
| election_name = 2005 Liechtenstein general election
| seats_for_election = All 25 seats in the [[Landtag of Liechtenstein|Landtag]]
| majority_seats = 13

| turnout = 86.45% ({{increase}} 0.34pp)

| party1 = Progressive Citizens' Party
| leader1 = [[Otmar Hasler]]
| percentage1 = 48.74
| seats1 = 12	
| last_election1 = 13

| party2 = Patriotic Union (Liechtenstein)
| leader2 =[[Klaus Tschütscher]]
| percentage2 = 38.23
| seats2 = 10
| last_election2 = 11

| party3 = Free List (Liechtenstein)
| leader3 = [[Pepo Frick]]
| percentage3 = 13.03
| seats3 = 3	
| last_election3 = 1

| title = [[List of heads of government of Liechtenstein#Prime Ministers of Liechtenstein (1921–present)|Prime Minister]]
| before_election = [[Otmar Hasler]]
| before_party = Progressive Citizens' Party
| after_election = [[Otmar Hasler]]
| after_party = Progressive Citizens' Party
|map=2005 Liechtenstein election map.svg|map_caption=Results by constituency}}{{Politics of Liechtenstein}}

General elections were held in [[Liechtenstein]] on 13 March 2005 to elect the 25 members of the [[Landtag of Liechtenstein|Landtag]]. The [[Progressive Citizens' Party]] (FBP) remained the largest party in the [[Landtag of Liechtenstein|Landtag]] but lost its majority, winning twelve seats, with the [[Patriotic Union (Liechtenstein)|Patriotic Union]] (VU) winning ten. The [[Free List (Liechtenstein)|Free List]] (FL) won three seats. Voter turnout was 86.5%.<ref name="NS">[[Dieter Nohlen]] & Philip Stöver (2010) ''Elections in Europe: A data handbook'', p1166 {{ISBN|978-3-8329-5609-7}}</ref> 

Following the election, the FBP and VU formed a renewed coalition, which had previously ended in 1997.<ref name="Marxer 2011">{{Cite web |last=Marxer |first=Wilfred |date=31 December 2011 |title=Koalition |url=https://historisches-lexikon.li/Koalition |access-date=28 August 2024 |website=[[Historisches Lexikon des Fürstentums Liechtenstein]] |language=de}}</ref>

== Electoral system ==
The 25 members of the [[Landtag of Liechtenstein|Landtag]] were elected by [[open list]] [[proportional representation]] from two constituencies, [[Oberland (electoral district)|Oberland]] with 15 seats and [[Unterland (electoral district)|Unterland]] with 10 seats. Only parties and lists with more than 8% of the votes cast in each constituency were eligible to win seats in the Landtag.<ref name=":1">{{Cite web |last=Marxer |first=Wilfred |last2=Frommelt |first2=Fabian |date=31 December 2011 |title=Wahlsysteme |url=https://historisches-lexikon.li/Wahlsysteme?marker=Gemeindewahlen |access-date=17 November 2024 |website=[[Historisches Lexikon des Fürstentums Liechtenstein]] |language=de}}</ref>

== Candidates ==
{| class="wikitable"
! rowspan="3" |[[Oberland (electoral district)|Oberland]]
![[Progressive Citizens' Party|FBP]]
![[Patriotic Union (Liechtenstein)|VU]]
![[Free List (Liechtenstein)|FL]]
|-
| bgcolor="{{party color|Progressive Citizens' Party}}" |
| bgcolor="{{party color|Patriotic Union (Liechtenstein)}}" |
| bgcolor="{{party color|Free List (Liechtenstein)}}" |
|-
|
* [[Alois Beck]]
* [[Peter Lampert]]
* [[Wendelin Lampert]]
* [[Elmar Kindle]]
* [[Klaus Wanger]]
* [[Doris Frommelt]]
* [[Josy Biedermann]]
* Thomas Gstöhl
* Urs Vogt
* Christa Eberle
* Krt Eberle
* Patrick Schürmann
* Hansrudi Sele
* Angelika Tinner-Wolf
* Monika Forster
|
* [[Hugo Quaderer]]
* [[Arthur Brunhart]]
* [[Gebhard Negele]]
* [[Heinz Vogt (politician)|Heinz Vogt]]
* [[Jürgen Beck (politician)|Jürgen Beck]]
* [[Harry Quaderer]]
* Henrik Caduff
* Rony Bargetze
* Ronald Büchel
* Ursula Schädler
* Christian Ritter
* Barbara Ritter-Hagen
* Waltraud Schlegel-Biedermann
* Corina Beck
* Conny Bieri-Frommelt
|
* [[Pepo Frick]]
* [[Paul Vogt (historian)|Paul Vogt]]
* Claudia Heeb-Fleck
* [[Georg Kaufmann (politician)|Georg Kaufmann]]
* Hansjörg Hilti
* Luzia Walch-Schädler
* Werner Schädler
|-
! rowspan="3" |[[Unterland (electoral district)|Unterland]]
![[Progressive Citizens' Party|FBP]]
![[Patriotic Union (Liechtenstein)|VU]]
![[Free List (Liechtenstein)|FL]]
|-
| bgcolor="{{party color|Progressive Citizens' Party}}" |
| bgcolor="{{party color|Patriotic Union (Liechtenstein)}}" |
| bgcolor="{{party color|Free List (Liechtenstein)}}" |
|-
|
* [[Markus Büchel (politician, born 1953)|Markus Büchel]]
* [[Renate Wohlwend]]
* [[Johannes Kaiser (Liechtenstein politician)|Johannes Kaiser]]
* [[Franz Heeb]]
* [[Rudolf Lampert]]
* Adrian Gstöhl
* Herbert Kind
* Monica Bereiter-Amann
* Helmut Bühler
* Fredi Hilti
|
* [[Ivo Klein]]
* [[Günther Kranz (politician)|Günther Kranz]]
* Doris Beck
* [[Marlies Amann-Marxer]]
* Alexander Marxer
* Ursula Diana Oehry
* Peter Kranz
* Peter Frommelt Hannes
* Horst Lorenz
* Hannes Clavadetscher
|
* [[Andrea Matt]]
* [[Wolfgang Marxer]]
* Stefanie Von Grünigen-Sele
|-
| colspan="4" |Source: [https://www.landtagswahlen.li/resultat/6 Landtagswahlen 2005]
|}

==Results==
{{Election results
|party1=[[Progressive Citizens' Party]]|votes1=94545|seats1=12|sc1=–1
|party2=[[Patriotic Union (Liechtenstein)|Patriotic Union]]|votes2=74162|seats2=10|sc2=–1
|party3=[[Free List (Liechtenstein)|Free List]]|votes3=25273|seats3=3|sc3=+2
|total_sc=0
|valid=14663
|invalid=404
|electorate=17428
|source=[https://www.landtagswahlen.li/resultat/6 Landtagswahlen]
|image=[[File:Liechtenstein Landtag 2005.svg]]}}

===By electoral district===
{| class="wikitable"
!Electoral district
!Seats
!Electorate
! colspan="2" |Party
!Candidates
!Substitutes
!Votes
!%
!Swing
!Seats
won
!+/–
|-
| rowspan="3" |[[Oberland (electoral district)|Oberland]]
| rowspan="3" |15
| rowspan="3" |11,499
| bgcolor="{{party color|Progressive Citizens' Party}}" |
|[[Progressive Citizens' Party]]
|{{Plainlist|*[[Alois Beck]]
*[[Peter Lampert]]
*[[Wendelin Lampert]]
*[[Elmar Kindle]]
*[[Klaus Wanger]]
*[[Doris Frommelt]]
*[[Josy Biedermann]]}}
|{{Plainlist|*Thomas Gstöhl
*Urs Vogt}}
|66,389
|46.7
|{{Decrease}} 1.4
|7
|0
|-
| bgcolor="{{party color|Patriotic Union (Liechtenstein)}}" |
|[[Patriotic Union (Liechtenstein)|Patriotic Union]]
|{{Plainlist|*[[Hugo Quaderer]]
*[[Arthur Brunhart]]
*[[Gebhard Negele]]
*[[Heinz Vogt]]
*[[Jürgen Beck (politician)|Jürgen Beck]]
*[[Harry Quaderer]]}}
|{{Plainlist|*Henrik Caduff
*Rony Bargetze}}
|55,372
|39.0
|{{Decrease}} 3.3
|6
|{{Decrease}} 1
|-
| bgcolor="{{party color|Free List (Liechtenstein)}}" |
|[[Free List (Liechtenstein)|Free List]]
|{{Plainlist|*[[Pepo Frick]]
*[[Paul Vogt (historian)|Paul Vogt]]}}
|{{Plainlist|*Claudia Heeb-Fleck}}
|20,319
|14.3
|{{Increase}} 4.7
|2
|{{Increase}} 1
|-
! colspan="12" |
|-
| rowspan="3" |[[Unterland (electoral district)|Unterland]]
| rowspan="3" |10
| rowspan="3" |5,929
| bgcolor="{{party color|Progressive Citizens' Party}}" |
|[[Progressive Citizens' Party]]
|{{Plainlist|*[[Markus Büchel (politician, born 1953)|Markus Büchel]]
*[[Renate Wohlwend]]
*[[Johannes Kaiser (Liechtenstein politician)|Johannes Kaiser]]
*[[Franz Heeb]]
*[[Rudolf Lampert]]}}
|{{Plainlist|*Adrian Gstöhl}}
|28,156
|54.3
|{{Decrease}} 0.6
|5
|{{Decrease}} 1
|-
| bgcolor="{{party color|Patriotic Union (Liechtenstein)}}" |
|[[Patriotic Union (Liechtenstein)|Patriotic Union]]
|{{Plainlist|*[[Ivo Klein]]
*[[Günther Kranz (politician)|Günther Kranz]]
*Doris Beck
*[[Marlies Amann-Marxer]]}}
|{{Plainlist|*Alexander Marxer}}
|18,790
|36.2
|{{Decrease}} 2.5
|4
|0
|-
| bgcolor="{{party color|Free List (Liechtenstein)}}" |
|[[Free List (Liechtenstein)|Free List]]
|{{Plainlist|*[[Andrea Matt]]}}
|{{Plainlist|*[[Wolfgang Marxer]]}}
|4,954
|9.5
|{{Increase}} 3.1
|1
|{{Increase}} 1
|-
! colspan="12" |
|-
| colspan="12" |Source: [https://www.landtagswahlen.li/resultat/6 Landtagswahlen 2005]
|}

== See also ==

* [[Elections in Liechtenstein]]
* [[List of Liechtenstein general elections]]

==References==
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{{Liechtenstein elections}}

[[Category:Elections in Liechtenstein]]
[[Category:2005 elections in Europe|Liechtenstein]]
[[Category:2005 in Liechtenstein|General]]
[[Category:March 2005 in Europe|Liechtenstein]]
[[Category:Premiership of Otmar Hasler]]


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