2023 Liechtenstein local elections explained

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.[1]

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 a mayor.

Overall results

Old and new mayors in the municipalities

Mayors Outgoing and Incoming
MunicipalityElectoral DistrictIncumbent mayor (2019 election)a.Elected mayorb.
EschenUnterlandTino QuadererTino QuadererNC
GamprinUnterlandJohannes HaslerJohannes HaslerNC
MaurenUnterlandFreddy KaiserDNRAPeter Frick
RuggellUnterlandMaria Kaiser-EberleDNRAChristian Öhri
SchellenbergUnterlandNorman WohlwendDNRADietmar LampertSR
BalzersOberlandHansjörg BüchelDNRAKarl Malin
PlankenOberlandRainer BeckRainer Beck
SchaanOberlandDaniel HiltiDaniel HiltiNC
TriesenOberlandDaniela ErneDaniela ErneSR
TriesenbergOberlandChristoph BeckChristoph Beck
VaduzOberlandManfred BischofPetra Miescher
a. Source: Gemeindewahlen2019
b. Source: Gemeindewahlen2023
NC = No Contest (no other candidate running for mayor)DNRA = Did not run again for mayoral positionSR = Won in the second round of the mayoral election on 02 April 2023.

Results by council

CouncilElectoral DistrictFBP
VU
FL
DpL
TotalControl
EschenUnterland5*4 102 111FBP plurality
GamprinUnterland5*4009FBP majority
MaurenUnterland64*0 11 111FBP majority
RuggellUnterland5*4009FBP majority
SchellenbergUnterland4 14* 1109"Hung" Council
BalzersOberland4 16* 11011VU majority
PlankenOberland43* 10 107FBP majority
SchaanOberland6 16*1013"Hung" Council
TriesenOberland4 15* 11 11 111VU plurality
TriesenbergOberland5 16*0 1011VU majority
VaduzOberland65*1 11 113FBP plurality
Total54 151 15 35 4115
Source: Gemeindewahlen2023

Mayoral elections results

Election Name:2023 Liechtenstein mayoral elections
Country:Liechtenstein
Election Date:5 March 2023 (first round)
2 April 2023 (second round)
Next Election:2027 Liechtenstein local elections
Seats For Election:11 mayors
Turnout:73.9% (first round)
76.2% (second round)
Party2:Progressive Citizens' Party
Seats2:3
Party1:Patriotic Union (Liechtenstein)
Seats1:8
Before Party:Progressive Citizens' Party
After Party:Patriotic Union (Liechtenstein)
Seat Change1:4
Seats Before1:4
Ongoing:no
Seats Before2:7
Seat Change2:4
Type:parliamentary
Percentage1:51.5%
50.0%
Percentage2:45.9%
48.2%
Previous Election:2019 Liechtenstein local elections
Previous Year:2019
Next Year:2027

Summary

PartyFirst roundSecond roundTotalMayors+/−
Votes%MayorsVotes%Mayors
Patriotic Union7,33051.5161,23849.9628+4
Progressive Citizens' Party6,53645.9331,19548.2203−4
Young List2671.880–––0New
Free List970.680451.82000
Valid 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 Malin1,12759.8
Progressive Citizens' PartyMarcel Kaufmann60131.9
Young ListSamuel Schurte1578.3
Eschen2,342Progressive Citizens' PartyTino Quaderer129180.7
Gamprin913Progressive Citizens' PartyJohannes Hasler53484.1
Mauren2,186Patriotic UnionPeter Frick89757.3
Progressive Citizens' PartyDominik Amman66842.7
Planken264Patriotic UnionRainer Beck13158.2
Progressive Citizens' PartyBettina Petzold-Mähr9441.8
Ruggell1,360Progressive Citizens' PartyChristian Öhri58354.6
Patriotic UnionMario Wohlwend48445.4
Schaan3,130Patriotic UnionDaniel Hilti1,73382.3
Schellenberg648Progressive Citizens' PartyRobert Hassler22141.8
Patriotic UnionDietmar Lampert21139.9
Free ListPatrick Risch9718.3
Triesen2,726Patriotic UnionDaniela Erne88648.0
Progressive Citizens' PartyEgbert Sprenger84846.0
Young ListDaniel Lochner1106.0
Triesenberg1,683Patriotic UnionChristoph Beck80859.7
Progressive Citizens' PartyMario Bühler54640.3
Vaduz2,835Patriotic UnionPetra Miescher105355.3
Progressive Citizens' PartyManfred Bischof85044.7
Source: Gemeindewahlen

Second round

MunicipalityElectoratePartyCandidateVotes%
Schellenberg648Patriotic UnionDietmar Lampert25446.4
Progressive Citizens' PartyRobert Hassler24945.4
Free ListPatrick Risch458.2
Triesen2,724Patriotic UnionDaniela Erne98451.0
Progressive Citizens' PartyEgbert Sprenger94649.0
Source: Gemeindewahlen

Municipal council elections results

Election Name:2023 Liechtenstein municipal elections
Country:Liechtenstein
Election Date:5 March 2023
Seats For Election:115 municipal councilors
Turnout:73.6%
Party2:Patriotic Union (Liechtenstein)
Seats2:51
Party1:Progressive Citizens' Party
Seats1:54
Party3:Free List (Liechtenstein)
Seats3:5
Party4:Democrats for Liechtenstein
Seats4:5
Before Party:Progressive Citizens' Party
After Party:Progressive Citizens' Party
Seat Change1:1
Seats Before1:55
Seats Before3:8
Ongoing:no
Seats Before2:50
Seat Change2:1
Seats Before4:1
Seat Change4:4
Type:parliamentary
Seat Change3:3
Percentage1:41.5%
Percentage2:44.9%
Percentage3:7.5%
Percentage4:6.1%

Summary

PartyVotes%Seats+/–
Patriotic Union65,76644.9051+1
Progressive Citizens' Party60,77241.4954−1
Free List10,9547.485−3
Democrats for Liechtenstein8,9806.135+4
Total146,472100115–
Valid ballots14,39394.32
Invalid/blank ballots8675.68
Total15,260100
Registered voters/turnout20,73073.61
Source: Gemeindewahlen

Results by municipality

MunicipalitySeatsElectoratePartyCandidatesVotes%Seats
Balzers102,643Patriotic Union10,40855.15
Progressive Citizens' Party6,59334.94
Free List1,89910.01
Eschen102,342Progressive Citizens' Party6,50242.74
Patriotic Union5,89638.74
Democrats for Liechtenstein2,82218.52
Gamprin8913Progressive Citizens' Party2,67655.54
Patriotic Union2,14844.54
Mauren102,186Progressive Citizens' Party7,14346.46
Patriotic Union5,84537.93
Democrats for Liechtenstein1,2498.11
Free List1,1737.60
Planken6264Progressive Citizens' Party74556.74
Patriotic Union56943.32
Ruggell81,360Progressive Citizens' Party4,28451.64
Patriotic Union4,01248.44
Schaan123,130Patriotic Union10,24443.65
Progressive Citizens' Party10,05742.86
Free List3,18313.61
Schellenberg8648Patriotic Union1,98847.23
Progressive Citizens' Party1,73341.14
Free List49511.71
Triesen102,726Patriotic Union7,88542.54
Progressive Citizens' Party6,27733.94
Democrats for Liechtenstein2,62314.21
Free List1,7459.41
Triesenberg101,683Patriotic Union7,27154.95
Progressive Citizens' Party5,24039.55
Free List7395.60
Vaduz122,835Progressive Citizens' Party9,52241.36
Patriotic Union9,50041.34
Democrats for Liechtenstein2,2869.91
Free List1,7207.51
Source: Gemeindewahlen

Notes and References

  1. http://www.gemeindewahlen.li/resultate/14 Gemeindewahlen - Stimmabgabe

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