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.Gemeindewahlen - Stimmabgabe
Electoral system 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
Summary PartyFirst roundSecond roundTotal Mayors+/–Votes%MayorsVotes%MayorsProgressive Citizens' Party6,24947.452,83752.127 +1Patriotic Union5,65442.931,90234.914–1Democrats for Liechtenstein7195.5062511.5000Free List4593.50–––00Independent910.70811.5000Invalid/blank votes1,870––252––––Total15,04210085,697100311–Registered voters/turnout17,88079.6–7,64974.5–––Source: Gemeindewahlen, Statistisches Jahrbuch 2020
By municipality
First round MunicipalityElectoratePartyCandidateVotes%Balzers2,613Progressive Citizens' PartyHansjörg Büchel1,21661.7Patriotic UnionGünter Vogt75538.3Eschen2,275Progressive Citizens' PartyTino Quaderer70040.1Democrats for LiechtensteinLeo Kranz40225.2Patriotic UnionViktor Meier39524.8Free ListHarry Hasler-Maier1469.2Gamprin871Progressive Citizens' PartyJohannes Hasler54482.4Mauren2,101Progressive Citizens' PartyFreddy Kaiser1,09172.2Planken268Patriotic UnionRainer Beck11850.9Progressive Citizens' PartyGaston Jehle11449.1Ruggell1,258Progressive Citizens' PartyMaria Kaiser-Eberle77580.6Schaan3,055Patriotic UnionDaniel Hilti1,84084.4Schellenberg633Progressive Citizens' PartyNorman Wohlwend40278.2Triesen2,620Patriotic UnionDaniela Wellenzohn-Erne77943.2Progressive Citizens' PartyRemy Kindle70839.2Democrats for LiechtensteinThomas Rehak31717.6Triesenberg1,712Patriotic UnionChristoph Beck1,02875.5Vaduz2,754Progressive Citizens' PartyManfred Bischof74839.6Patriotic UnionFrank Konrad73939.1Free ListRené Hasler31316.6IndependentGiovanna Gould914.8Source: Gemeindewahlen, Statistisches Jahrbuch 2020
Second round MunicipalityElectoratePartyCandidateVotes%Eschen2,275Progressive Citizens' PartyTino Quaderer95860.5Democrats for LiechtensteinLeo Kranz62539.5Triesen1,712Patriotic UnionDaniela Wellenzohn-Erne1,01053.4Progressive Citizens' PartyRemy Kindle88346.6Vaduz2,754Progressive Citizens' PartyManfred Bischof99650.6Patriotic UnionFrank Konrad89245.3IndependentGiovanna Gould814.1Source: Gemeindewahlen, Statistisches Jahrbuch 2020
Municipal council elections results
Summary Party Votes % Seats +/– Progressive Citizens' Party62,54742.955–3 Patriotic Union60,73941.650-1 Free List14,02410.48+5 The Independents3,6522.91–2 Democrats for Liechtenstein3,1192.11NewTotal144,081100115–Valid ballots14,13595.17Invalid/blank ballots7174.83Total14,852100Registered voters/turnout20,16073.67Source: Gemeindewahlen, Statistisches Jahrbuch 2020
Results by municipality MunicipalitySeatsElectoratePartyCandidatesVotes%SeatsBalzers122,613Patriotic Union9,05746.35Progressive Citizens' Party8,08341.34Free List2,44012.51Eschen102,275Patriotic Union5,72635.95Progressive Citizens' Party6,59341.44Democrats for Liechtenstein1,83611.51Free ListHarry Hasler-Maier1,2017.50The Independents5843.70Gamprin8871Progressive Citizens' Party2,87156.74Patriotic Union2,19343.34Mauren102,101Progressive Citizens' Party7,65254.55Patriotic Union4,77834.04Free List1,61011.51Planken6268Progressive Citizens' Party72350.24Patriotic Union52236.31Free ListKatja Langenbahn-Schremser19513.51Ruggell81,258Progressive Citizens' Party4,23057.84Patriotic Union3,09042.24Schaan123,055Patriotic Union9,96540.45Progressive Citizens' Party9,38938.15Free List3,24613.21The IndependentsJakob Quaderer2,0728.41Schellenberg8633Progressive Citizens' Party1,89949.14Patriotic Union1,51539.23Free ListPatrick Risch45011.61Triesen102,620Patriotic Union8,06544.85Progressive Citizens' Party6,46035.95Democrats for Liechtenstein1,2837.10Free List1,2707.10The IndependentsIvo Kaufmann9225.10Triesenberg101,712Patriotic Union6,79552.15Progressive Citizens' Party5,12639.34Free List1,1298.71Vaduz122,754Progressive Citizens' Party9,52141.65Patriotic Union9,03339.55Free List3,68416.12The IndependentsBianca Risch6582.90
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