1987 Liechtenstein local elections|
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| Turnout | 87.9% |
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Local elections were held in Liechtenstein on 25 January 1987 to elect the municipal councils and the mayors of the eleven municipalities.[1] These were the first local elections where women were able to vote in all the municipalities.
Election 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 councillors for population under 500; 8 councillors for population between 500 and 1,500; 10 councillors for population between 1,500 and 3,000; and 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. If none of the candidates achieved a majority in the first round, a second round would have been held four weeks later, where the candidate with a plurality would be elected as a mayor.[2]
Results
Summary
| Party | Votes | Mayors | Seats |
| Votes | % | Total | +/– | Total | +/– |
| | Progressive Citizens' Party | 55,858 | 47.7 | 7 | 0 | 61 |  4 |
| | Patriotic Union | 53,806 | 45.8 | 4 | 0 | 54 |  2 |
| | Non-Party List | 3,616 | 1.6 | 0 | New | 2 | New |
| | Free List | 1,659 | 4.9 | 0 | New | 0 | New |
| Total | 114,939 | 100 | 11 | – | 117 | – |
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| Valid ballots | 10,841 | 97.4 | |
| Invalid/blank ballots | 289 | 2.6 |
| Total | 11,130 | 100 |
| Registered voters/turnout | 12,660 | 87.9 |
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| Source: Statistisches Jahrbuch 1999, p.356-367, Liechtensteiner Volksblatt |
By municipality
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