2019 Liechtenstein local elections
The 2019 Liechtenstein local elections were held on 24 March and 14 April to elect the municipal councils and the mayors of the eleven municipalities of Liechtenstein .[1]
Electoral system [ edit ]
The municipal councils (German : Gemeinderat ) are composed of an even number of councillors plus the mayor (German: Gemeindevorsteher ). The number of councillors is determined by population count: 6 or 8 councillors for population 1,500, 8 or 10 councillors for population between 1,500 and 3,000, and 10 or 12 councillors for population over 3,000.
Councillors were elected in single multi-member districts, consisting of the municipality's territory, using an open list proportional representation system. Voting was on the basis of universal suffrage in a secret ballot.
The mayors were elected in a two-round system. As three of the municipalities saw none of the candidates achieving a majority in the first round, a second round was held four weeks later, where the candidate with a plurality were elected as a mayor.
Mayoral elections results [ edit ]
Summary [ edit ]
Party
First round
Second round
Total
Mayors
+/–
Votes
%
Mayors
Votes
%
Mayors
Progressive Citizens' Party
6,249
47.4
5
2,837
52.1
2
7
+1
Patriotic Union
5,654
42.9
3
1,902
34.9
1
4
–1
Democrats for Liechtenstein
719
5.5
0
625
11.5
0
0
0
Free List
459
3.5
0
–
–
–
0
0
Independent
91
0.7
0
81
1.5
0
0
0
Invalid/blank votes
1,870
–
–
252
–
–
–
–
Total
15,042
100
8
5,697
100
3
11
–
Registered voters/turnout
17,880
79.6
–
7,649
74.5
–
–
–
Source: Gemeindewahlen , Statistisches Jahrbuch 2020
By municipality [ edit ]
First round [ edit ]
Municipality
Electorate
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
Balzers
2,613
Progressive Citizens' Party
Hansjörg Büchel
1,216
61.7
Patriotic Union
Günter Vogt
755
38.3
Eschen
2,275
Progressive Citizens' Party
Tino Quaderer
700
40.1
Democrats for Liechtenstein
Leo Kranz
402
25.2
Patriotic Union
Viktor Meier
395
24.8
Free List
Harry Hasler-Maier
146
9.2
Gamprin
871
Progressive Citizens' Party
Johannes Hasler
544
82.4
Mauren
2,101
Progressive Citizens' Party
Freddy Kaiser
1,091
72.2
Planken
268
Patriotic Union
Rainer Beck
118
50.9
Progressive Citizens' Party
Gaston Jehle
114
49.1
Ruggell
1,258
Progressive Citizens' Party
Maria Kaiser-Eberle
775
80.6
Schaan
3,055
Patriotic Union
Daniel Hilti
1,840
84.4
Schellenberg
633
Progressive Citizens' Party
Norman Wohlwend
402
78.2
Triesen
2,620
Patriotic Union
Daniela Wellenzohn-Erne
779
43.2
Progressive Citizens' Party
Remy Kindle
708
39.2
Democrats for Liechtenstein
Thomas Rehak
317
17.6
Triesenberg
1,712
Patriotic Union
Christoph Beck
1,028
75.5
Vaduz
2,754
Progressive Citizens' Party
Manfred Bischof
748
39.6
Patriotic Union
Frank Konrad
739
39.1
Free List
René Hasler
313
16.6
Independent
Giovanna Gould
91
4.8
Source: Gemeindewahlen , Statistisches Jahrbuch 2020
Second round [ edit ]
Municipal council elections results [ edit ]
Summary [ edit ]
Party
Votes
%
Seats
+/–
Progressive Citizens' Party
62,547
42.9
55
–3
Patriotic Union
60,739
41.6
50
-1
Free List
14,024
10.4
8
+5
The Independents
3,652
2.9
1
–2
Democrats for Liechtenstein
3,119
2.1
1
New
Total
144,081
100
115
–
Valid ballots
14,135
95.17
Invalid/blank ballots
717
4.83
Total
14,852
100
Registered voters/turnout
20,160
73.67
Source: Gemeindewahlen , Statistisches Jahrbuch 2020
Results by municipality [ edit ]
Municipality
Seats
Electorate
Party
Candidates
Votes
%
Seats
Balzers
12
2,613
Patriotic Union
Désirée Bürzle
Martin Büchel
Thomas Wolfinger
Norbert Foser
Bettina Fuchs
Corinne Indermaur-Wille
Karl Malin
Monika Oehri-Vogt
9,057
46.3
5
Progressive Citizens' Party
Karl Frick
Christoph Frick
Matthias Eberle
Lukas Frick
Carmen Büchel
Nils Vollmar
8,083
41.3
4
Free List
2,440
12.5
1
Eschen
10
2,275
Patriotic Union
Gebhard Senti
Alexandra Meier-Hasler
Mario Hundertpfund
Diana Ritter
Kevin Beck
Anton Wohlwend
Simone Schäpper-Gstöhl
Christoph Kranz
5,726
35.9
5
Progressive Citizens' Party
Karin Zech-Hoop
Fredy Allgäuer
Sylvia Pedrazzini-Maxfield
Gerhard Gerner
Tanja Plüss
Sona Zauner
Daniel Marxer
Johannes Krässig
6,593
41.4
4
Democrats for Liechtenstein
Simon Schächle
Werner Dolzer
1,836
11.5
1
Free List
Harry Hasler-Maier
1,201
7.5
0
The Independents
Peter Laukas
Werner Frommelt
584
3.7
0
Gamprin
8
871
Progressive Citizens' Party
Michael Näscher
Thomas Hasler
Dagmar Gadow
Alfred Hasler
Simone Sulser-Hasler
Peter Marxer
2,871
56.7
4
Patriotic Union
Barbara Kind
Nora Meier
Andreas Oehri
Christian Marxer
2,193
43.3
4
Mauren
10
2,101
Progressive Citizens' Party
Dominik Amman
Christoph Marxer
Martin Beck
Annalis Marte
Martin Lampert
Antje Matt-Marxer
Livia Senti
Mario Meier
7,652
54.5
5
Patriotic Union
Patrik Schreiber
Marcel Öhri
Mirjam Posch
Martina Brändle-Nipp
Marcel Senti
Sandro Kaiser
4,778
34.0
4
Free List
1,610
11.5
1
Planken
6
268
Progressive Citizens' Party
723
50.2
4
Patriotic Union
Elke Kaiser-Gantner
Norbert Gantner Jr.
522
36.3
1
Free List
Katja Langenbahn-Schremser
195
13.5
1
Ruggell
8
1,258
Progressive Citizens' Party
Heinz Biedermann
Sibylle Walt
Melanie Egloff-Büchel
Alois Hoop
Nicole Öhri-Elkuch
Christian Büchel
4,230
57.8
4
Patriotic Union
Jürgen Hasler
Cornelia Hanselmann
Benedikt Oehry
Kevin Hasler
Markus Mathis
3,090
42.2
4
Schaan
12
3,055
Patriotic Union
Simon Biedermann
Rudolf Wachter
Caroline Riegler-Rüdisser
Martin Hilti
Gabriela Hilti-Saleem
Magdalena Frommelt
Frederic Frick
Michael Winkler
Ingolf Feger
9,965
40.4
5
Progressive Citizens' Party
Alexandra Konrad-Biedermann
Markus Falk
Nikolaus Beck
Melanie Vonbun-Frommelt
Anton Ospelt
Hubert Marxer
Petra Schifferle-Walser
Hans-Jörg Kaufmann
9,389
38.1
5
Free List
Andreas Heeb
Alexander Hilzinger
Ute Jastrzab
3,246
13.2
1
The Independents
Jakob Quaderer
2,072
8.4
1
Schellenberg
8
633
Progressive Citizens' Party
Elke Desliens
Stephan Marxer
Marco Willi-Wohlwend
Andrea Kaiser-Kreuzer
Jürgen Goop
Esther Ladner
1,899
49.1
4
Patriotic Union
Harald Lampert
Christian Meier
Birgit Beck
Arinette De Carlo
Peter Büchel
1,515
39.2
3
Free List
Patrick Risch
450
11.6
1
Triesen
10
2,620
Patriotic Union
Eva Johann-Heidegger
Fabian Wolfinger
Max Burgmeier
Rony Bargetze
Matthias Biedermann
Piero Sprenger
Sabrina Feger
8,065
44.8
5
Progressive Citizens' Party
Egbert Sprenger
Dominik Banzer
Paul Kindle
Nicole Schurte
Nicole Felix
Heimo Ackermann
Martin Corradini
6,460
35.9
5
Democrats for Liechtenstein
Klaus-Dieter Kindle
Markus Sprenger
Raphael Banzer
1,283
7.1
0
Free List
Joachim Batliner-Joliat
Jafar Haji Abbassi
1,270
7.1
0
The Independents
Ivo Kaufmann
922
5.1
0
Triesenberg
10
1,712
Patriotic Union
Thomas Lampert
Thomas Nigg
Barbara Welte-Beck
Michael Gätzi
Alexandra Roth-Schädler
Marlies Haas
Matthias Beck
Christoph Eberle
6,795
52.1
5
Progressive Citizens' Party
Reto Eberle
Gertrud Vogt
Armin Schädler
Stephan Gassner
Marco Strub
Fabio Gassner
Jonny Sele
Adrian Gertsch
5,126
39.3
4
Free List
Corina Vogt-Beck
Sebastian Meier
1,129
8.7
1
Vaduz
12
2,754
Progressive Citizens' Party
Toni Real
Philip Thöny
Priska Risch-Amann
Hannelore Eller-Hemmerle
Ruth Ospelt-Niepelt
Georg Ospelt
Benjamin Fischer
Willy Vogt
Nicole Wäger
9,521
41.6
5
Patriotic Union
Petra Miescher
Antje Moser
Natascha Söldi
Daniela Ospelt
Josef Feurle
Rainer Tschütscher
Philippe Hefti
Patrick Wille
Maylin Roth-Wachter
Martin Gassner
Philip Schädler
Volker Frommelt
9,033
39.5
5
Free List
Stefanie Hasler
Stephan Gstöhl
Rahel Rauter
Manuel Kieber
3,684
16.1
2
The Independents
Bianca Risch
658
2.9
0
References [ edit ]