2019 Liechtenstein local elections|
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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]
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
| Party | First round | Second round | Total Mayors | +/– |
| 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 | – | – | – |
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| Source: Gemeindewahlen, Statistisches Jahrbuch 2020 |
By municipality
First round
| Municipality | Electorate | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| Balzers | 2,613 | | Progressive Citizens' Party | Hansjörg Büchel | 1,216 | 61.7 |
| | Patriotic Union | Günter Vogt | 755 | 38.3 |
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| 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 |
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| Gamprin | 871 | | Progressive Citizens' Party | Johannes Hasler | 544 | 82.4 |
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| Mauren | 2,101 | | Progressive Citizens' Party | Freddy Kaiser | 1,091 | 72.2 |
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| Planken | 268 | | Patriotic Union | Rainer Beck | 118 | 50.9 |
| | Progressive Citizens' Party | Gaston Jehle | 114 | 49.1 |
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| Ruggell | 1,258 | | Progressive Citizens' Party | Maria Kaiser-Eberle | 775 | 80.6 |
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| Schaan | 3,055 | | Patriotic Union | Daniel Hilti | 1,840 | 84.4 |
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| Schellenberg | 633 | | Progressive Citizens' Party | Norman Wohlwend | 402 | 78.2 |
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| 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 |
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| Triesenberg | 1,712 | | Patriotic Union | Christoph Beck | 1,028 | 75.5 |
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| 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 |
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| Source: Gemeindewahlen, Statistisches Jahrbuch 2020 |
Second round
Municipal council elections results
Summary
| 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 | – |
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| 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 |
Results by municipality
| Municipality | Seats | Electorate | Party | Candidates | Votes | % | Seats |
| Balzers | 12 | 2,613 | | Patriotic Union | - Désirée Bürzle
- Martin Büchel
- Thomas Wolfinger
- Norbert Foser
- Bettina Fuchs
- Corinne Indermaur-Wille
- Karl Malin
- Monika Oehri-Vogt
| 9,057 | 46.3 | 5 |
| | Progressive Citizens' Party | - Karl Frick
- Christoph Frick
- Matthias Eberle
- Lukas Frick
- Carmen Büchel
- Nils Vollmar
| 8,083 | 41.3 | 4 |
| | Free List | | 2,440 | 12.5 | 1 |
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| Eschen | 10 | 2,275 | | Patriotic Union | - Gebhard Senti
- Alexandra Meier-Hasler
- Mario Hundertpfund
- Diana Ritter
- Kevin Beck
- Anton Wohlwend
- Simone Schäpper-Gstöhl
- Christoph Kranz
| 5,726 | 35.9 | 5 |
| | Progressive Citizens' Party | - Karin Zech-Hoop
- Fredy Allgäuer
- Sylvia Pedrazzini-Maxfield
- Gerhard Gerner
- Tanja Plüss
- Sona Zauner
- Daniel Marxer
- Johannes Krässig
| 6,593 | 41.4 | 4 |
| | Democrats for Liechtenstein | - Simon Schächle
- Werner Dolzer
| 1,836 | 11.5 | 1 |
| | Free List | Harry Hasler-Maier | 1,201 | 7.5 | 0 |
| | The Independents | - Peter Laukas
- Werner Frommelt
| 584 | 3.7 | 0 |
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| Gamprin | 8 | 871 | | Progressive Citizens' Party | - Michael Näscher
- Thomas Hasler
- Dagmar Gadow
- Alfred Hasler
- Simone Sulser-Hasler
- Peter Marxer
| 2,871 | 56.7 | 4 |
| | Patriotic Union | - Barbara Kind
- Nora Meier
- Andreas Oehri
- Christian Marxer
| 2,193 | 43.3 | 4 |
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| Mauren | 10 | 2,101 | | Progressive Citizens' Party | - Dominik Amman
- Christoph Marxer
- Martin Beck
- Annalis Marte
- Martin Lampert
- Antje Matt-Marxer
- Livia Senti
- Mario Meier
| 7,652 | 54.5 | 5 |
| | Patriotic Union | - Patrik Schreiber
- Marcel Öhri
- Mirjam Posch
- Martina Brändle-Nipp
- Marcel Senti
- Sandro Kaiser
| 4,778 | 34.0 | 4 |
| | Free List | | 1,610 | 11.5 | 1 |
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| Planken | 6 | 268 | | Progressive Citizens' Party | | 723 | 50.2 | 4 |
| | Patriotic Union | - Elke Kaiser-Gantner
- Norbert Gantner Jr.
| 522 | 36.3 | 1 |
| | Free List | Katja Langenbahn-Schremser | 195 | 13.5 | 1 |
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| Ruggell | 8 | 1,258 | | Progressive Citizens' Party | - Heinz Biedermann
- Sibylle Walt
- Melanie Egloff-Büchel
- Alois Hoop
- Nicole Öhri-Elkuch
- Christian Büchel
| 4,230 | 57.8 | 4 |
| | Patriotic Union | - Jürgen Hasler
- Cornelia Hanselmann
- Benedikt Oehry
- Kevin Hasler
- Markus Mathis
| 3,090 | 42.2 | 4 |
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| Schaan | 12 | 3,055 | | Patriotic Union | - Simon Biedermann
- Rudolf Wachter
- Caroline Riegler-Rüdisser
- Martin Hilti
- Gabriela Hilti-Saleem
- Magdalena Frommelt
- Frederic Frick
- Michael Winkler
- Ingolf Feger
| 9,965 | 40.4 | 5 |
| | Progressive Citizens' Party | - Alexandra Konrad-Biedermann
- Markus Falk
- Nikolaus Beck
- Melanie Vonbun-Frommelt
- Anton Ospelt
- Hubert Marxer
- Petra Schifferle-Walser
- Hans-Jörg Kaufmann
| 9,389 | 38.1 | 5 |
| | Free List | - Andreas Heeb
- Alexander Hilzinger
- Ute Jastrzab
| 3,246 | 13.2 | 1 |
| | The Independents | Jakob Quaderer | 2,072 | 8.4 | 1 |
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| Schellenberg | 8 | 633 | | Progressive Citizens' Party | - Elke Desliens
- Stephan Marxer
- Marco Willi-Wohlwend
- Andrea Kaiser-Kreuzer
- Jürgen Goop
- Esther Ladner
| 1,899 | 49.1 | 4 |
| | Patriotic Union | - Harald Lampert
- Christian Meier
- Birgit Beck
- Arinette De Carlo
- Peter Büchel
| 1,515 | 39.2 | 3 |
| | Free List | Patrick Risch | 450 | 11.6 | 1 |
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| Triesen | 10 | 2,620 | | Patriotic Union | - Eva Johann-Heidegger
- Fabian Wolfinger
- Max Burgmeier
- Rony Bargetze
- Matthias Biedermann
- Piero Sprenger
- Sabrina Feger
| 8,065 | 44.8 | 5 |
| | Progressive Citizens' Party | - Egbert Sprenger
- Dominik Banzer
- Paul Kindle
- Nicole Schurte
- Nicole Felix
- Heimo Ackermann
- Martin Corradini
| 6,460 | 35.9 | 5 |
| | Democrats for Liechtenstein | - Klaus-Dieter Kindle
- Markus Sprenger
- Raphael Banzer
| 1,283 | 7.1 | 0 |
| | Free List | - Joachim Batliner-Joliat
- Jafar Haji Abbassi
| 1,270 | 7.1 | 0 |
| | The Independents | Ivo Kaufmann | 922 | 5.1 | 0 |
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| Triesenberg | 10 | 1,712 | | Patriotic Union | - Thomas Lampert
- Thomas Nigg
- Barbara Welte-Beck
- Michael Gätzi
- Alexandra Roth-Schädler
- Marlies Haas
- Matthias Beck
- Christoph Eberle
| 6,795 | 52.1 | 5 |
| | Progressive Citizens' Party | - Reto Eberle
- Gertrud Vogt
- Armin Schädler
- Stephan Gassner
- Marco Strub
- Fabio Gassner
- Jonny Sele
- Adrian Gertsch
| 5,126 | 39.3 | 4 |
| | Free List | - Corina Vogt-Beck
- Sebastian Meier
| 1,129 | 8.7 | 1 |
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| Vaduz | 12 | 2,754 | | Progressive Citizens' Party | - Toni Real
- Philip Thöny
- Priska Risch-Amann
- Hannelore Eller-Hemmerle
- Ruth Ospelt-Niepelt
- Georg Ospelt
- Benjamin Fischer
- Willy Vogt
- Nicole Wäger
| 9,521 | 41.6 | 5 |
| | Patriotic Union | - Petra Miescher
- Antje Moser
- Natascha Söldi
- Daniela Ospelt
- Josef Feurle
- Rainer Tschütscher
- Philippe Hefti
- Patrick Wille
- Maylin Roth-Wachter
- Martin Gassner
- Philip Schädler
- Volker Frommelt
| 9,033 | 39.5 | 5 |
| | Free List | - Stefanie Hasler
- Stephan Gstöhl
- Rahel Rauter
- Manuel Kieber
| 3,684 | 16.1 | 2 |
| | The Independents | Bianca Risch | 658 | 2.9 | 0 |
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