The 2023 Liechtenstein local elections were held on 5 March and 2 April to elect the municipal councils and the mayors of the eleven municipalities of Liechtenstein.
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 two 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 candidates with a plurality were elected as mayors. Overall results
Old and new mayors in the municipalities Mayors Outgoing and IncomingMunicipality Electoral DistrictIncumbent mayor (2019 election)a.Elected mayorb. Eschen UnterlandTino QuadererTino QuadererNC Gamprin UnterlandJohannes HaslerJohannes HaslerNC Mauren UnterlandFreddy KaiserDNRAPeter Frick Ruggell UnterlandMaria Kaiser-EberleDNRAChristian Öhri Schellenberg UnterlandNorman WohlwendDNRADietmar LampertSR Balzers OberlandHansjörg BüchelDNRAKarl Malin Planken OberlandRainer BeckRainer Beck Schaan OberlandDaniel HiltiDaniel HiltiNC Triesen OberlandDaniela ErneDaniela ErneSR Triesenberg OberlandChristoph BeckChristoph Beck Vaduz OberlandManfred BischofPetra Miescher a. Source: Gemeindewahlen2019 b. Source: Gemeindewahlen2023 NC = No Contest (no other candidate running for mayor) DNRA = Did not run again for mayoral position SR = Won in the second round of the mayoral election on 02 April 2023.
Results by council Council Electoral DistrictFBPVUFLDpL Total Control Eschen Unterland 5* 4 1 0 2 1 11 FBP plurality Gamprin Unterland 5* 4 0 0 9 FBP majority Mauren Unterland 6 4* 0 1 1 1 11 FBP majority Ruggell Unterland 5* 4 0 0 9 FBP majority Schellenberg Unterland 4 1 4* 1 1 0 9 "Hung" Council Balzers Oberland 4 1 6* 1 1 0 11 VU majority Planken Oberland 4 3* 1 0 1 0 7 FBP majority Schaan Oberland 6 1 6* 1 0 13 "Hung" Council Triesen Oberland 4 1 5* 1 1 1 1 1 11 VU plurality Triesenberg Oberland 5 1 6* 0 1 0 11 VU majority Vaduz Oberland 6 5* 1 1 1 1 13 FBP plurality Total 54 1 51 1 5 3 5 4 115 Source: Gemeindewahlen2023
*This includes the mayor, who serves as a member of their respective councils, but are voted for in a separate election.
Mayoral elections results
Summary PartyFirst roundSecond roundTotal Mayors+/−Votes%MayorsVotes%MayorsPatriotic Union7,33051.5161,23849.9628 +4Progressive Citizens' Party6,53645.9331,19548.2203 −4Young List2671.880–––0NewFree List970.680451.82000Valid votes14,23093.25–2,47896.42–––Invalid/blank votes1,3306.75–923.58–––Total15,26010092,570100211–Registered voters/turnout20,73073.61–3,37276.22–––Source: Gemeindewahlen
By municipality
First round
MunicipalityElectoratePartyCandidateVotes%Balzers2,643Patriotic UnionKarl Malin1,12759.8Progressive Citizens' PartyMarcel Kaufmann60131.9Young ListSamuel Schurte1578.3Eschen 2,342Progressive Citizens' PartyTino Quaderer129180.7Gamprin 913Progressive Citizens' PartyJohannes Hasler53484.1Mauren2,186Patriotic UnionPeter Frick89757.3Progressive Citizens' PartyDominik Amman66842.7Planken264Patriotic UnionRainer Beck13158.2Progressive Citizens' PartyBettina Petzold-Mähr9441.8Ruggell1,360Progressive Citizens' PartyChristian Öhri58354.6Patriotic UnionMario Wohlwend48445.4Schaan3,130Patriotic UnionDaniel Hilti1,73382.3Schellenberg648Progressive Citizens' PartyRobert Hassler22141.8Patriotic UnionDietmar Lampert21139.9Free ListPatrick Risch9718.3Triesen2,726Patriotic UnionDaniela Erne88648.0Progressive Citizens' PartyEgbert Sprenger84846.0Young ListDaniel Lochner1106.0Triesenberg1,683Patriotic UnionChristoph Beck80859.7Progressive Citizens' PartyMario Bühler54640.3Vaduz2,835Patriotic UnionPetra Miescher105355.3Progressive Citizens' PartyManfred Bischof85044.7Source: Gemeindewahlen
Second round MunicipalityElectoratePartyCandidateVotes%Schellenberg648Patriotic UnionDietmar Lampert25446.4Progressive Citizens' PartyRobert Hassler24945.4Free ListPatrick Risch458.2Triesen2,724Patriotic UnionDaniela Erne98451.0Progressive Citizens' PartyEgbert Sprenger94649.0Source: Gemeindewahlen
Municipal council elections results
Summary Party Votes % Seats +/– Patriotic Union65,76644.9051+1 Progressive Citizens' Party60,77241.4954−1 Free List10,9547.485−3 Democrats for Liechtenstein8,9806.135+4Total146,472100115–Valid ballots14,39394.32Invalid/blank ballots8675.68Total15,260100Registered voters/turnout20,73073.61Source: Gemeindewahlen
Results by municipality MunicipalitySeatsElectoratePartyCandidatesVotes%SeatsBalzers102,643Patriotic Union10,40855.15Progressive Citizens' Party6,59334.94Free List1,89910.01Eschen102,342Progressive Citizens' Party6,50242.74Patriotic Union5,89638.74Democrats for Liechtenstein2,82218.52Gamprin8913Progressive Citizens' Party2,67655.54Patriotic Union2,14844.54Mauren102,186Progressive Citizens' Party7,14346.46Patriotic Union5,84537.93Democrats for Liechtenstein1,2498.11Free List1,1737.60Planken6264Progressive Citizens' Party74556.74Patriotic Union56943.32Ruggell81,360Progressive Citizens' Party4,28451.64Patriotic Union4,01248.44Schaan123,130Patriotic Union10,24443.65Progressive Citizens' Party10,05742.86Free List3,18313.61Schellenberg8648Patriotic Union1,98847.23Progressive Citizens' Party1,73341.14Free List49511.71Triesen102,726Patriotic Union7,88542.54Progressive Citizens' Party6,27733.94Democrats for Liechtenstein2,62314.21Free List1,7459.41Triesenberg101,683Patriotic Union7,27154.95Progressive Citizens' Party5,24039.55Free List7395.60Vaduz122,835Progressive Citizens' Party9,52241.36Patriotic Union9,50041.34Democrats for Liechtenstein2,2869.91Free List1,7207.51Source: Gemeindewahlen
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