| 2019 Liechtenstein hospital referendum | |
| Referendum on the financing of a new public hospital in Vaduz | |
| Country: | Liechtenstein |
| Date: | 24 November 2019 |
| Yes: | 8091 |
| No: | 6299 |
| Total: | 14476 |
| Electorate: | 20243 |
| Map: | 2019 Liechtenstein hospital referendum results higher quality.png |
| Map Size: | 200 |
| Mapdivision: | municipality |
A referendum on the financing of a new public hospital in Vaduz was held in Liechtenstein on 24 November 2019.[1] The proposal was approved by 56% of voters.
In 2011 a referendum was held after the Landtag voted to build a new hospital in Vaduz at a cost of 83 million Swiss francs, which would have been financed by a loan.[1] Voters rejected the proposal by 58% to 42%.
Following the referendum, a commission was set up to implement a new, more modest project, as the cost of the hospital was deemed to be the primary reason for the rejection.[2] The new proposal would cost 65.5 million Swiss francs, also financed by a loan.[3] The Landtag voted in favour of the proposal on 5 September 2019 by a margin of 17-8, with MPs subsequently voting to make the loan conditional on a favourable result in a new referendum.
The vote took the form of an optional referendum of parliamentary origin on a budgetary issue; under Article 66 of the Constitution, the budget allocated by the Landtag is the subject of a request for a unanimous vote by the deputies.[4]
| Choice | Votes | % |
|---|---|---|
| For | 8,091 | 56.23 |
| Against | 6,299 | 43.77 |
| Invalid/blank votes | 86 | – |
| Total | 14,476 | 100 |
| Registered voters/turnout | 20,243 | 71.51 |
| align=left colspan=3 | Source: Government of Liechtenstein |