| Election Name: | 2019 Liechtenstein local elections |
| Country: | Liechtenstein |
| Election Date: | 24 March 2019 (first round) 14 April 2019 (second round) |
| Ongoing: | no |
| Type: | parliamentary |
| Previous Election: | 2015 Liechtenstein local elections |
| Previous Year: | 2015 |
| Next Election: | 2023 Liechtenstein local elections |
| Next Year: | 2023 |
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]
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.
| Party | First round | Second round | TotalMayors | +/– | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | ||||||||||
| 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 | |||||||
| Municipality | Electorate | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Eschen | 2,275 | Progressive Citizens' Party | Tino Quaderer | 958 | 60.5 | ||
| Democrats for Liechtenstein | Leo Kranz | 625 | 39.5 | ||||
| Triesen | 1,712 | Patriotic Union | Daniela Wellenzohn-Erne | 1,010 | 53.4 | ||
| Progressive Citizens' Party | Remy Kindle | 883 | 46.6 | ||||
| Vaduz | 2,754 | Progressive Citizens' Party | Manfred Bischof | 996 | 50.6 | ||
| Patriotic Union | Frank Konrad | 892 | 45.3 | ||||
| Independent | Giovanna Gould | 81 | 4.1 | ||||
| Source: Gemeindewahlen, Statistisches Jahrbuch 2020 | |||||||
| 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 | ||||||