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 [ edit ] 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 [ edit ] Old and new mayors in the municipalities [ edit ] NC = No Contest (no other candidate running for mayor) DNRA = Did not run again for mayoral position SR = Won in the second round of the mayoral election on 02 April 2023. Results by council [ edit ] * This includes the mayor, who serves as a member of their respective councils, but are voted for in a separate election.
Mayoral elections results [ edit ] 2023 Liechtenstein mayoral elections Turnout 73.9% (first round) 76.2% (second round) First party Second party Party VU FBP Seats before 4 7 Seats won 8 3 Seat change 4 4 Percentage 51.5% 50.0% 45.9% 48.2%
First round results by canton Second round results by canton FBP
40–50%
50–60%
60–70%
70–80%
80–90%
90–100%
VU
40–50%
50–60%
60–70%
70–80%
80–90%
90–100%
Summary [ edit ] Party First round Second round Total Mayors
+/− Votes % Mayors Votes % Mayors Patriotic Union 7,330 51.51 6 1,238 49.96 2 8 +4 Progressive Citizens' Party 6,536 45.93 3 1,195 48.22 0 3 −4 Young List 267 1.88 0 – – – 0 New Free List 97 0.68 0 45 1.82 0 0 0 Valid votes 14,230 93.25 – 2,478 96.42 – – – Invalid/blank votes 1,330 6.75 – 92 3.58 – – – Total 15,260 100 9 2,570 100 2 11 – Registered voters/turnout 20,730 73.61 – 3,372 76.22 – – – Source: Gemeindewahlen
By municipality [ edit ] First round [ edit ] Municipality Electorate Party Candidate Votes % Balzers 2,643 Patriotic Union Karl Malin 1,127 59.8 Progressive Citizens' Party Marcel Kaufmann 601 31.9 Young List Samuel Schurte 157 8.3 Eschen 2,342 Progressive Citizens' Party Tino Quaderer 1291 80.7 Gamprin 913 Progressive Citizens' Party Johannes Hasler 534 84.1 Mauren 2,186 Patriotic Union Peter Frick 897 57.3 Progressive Citizens' Party Dominik Amman 668 42.7 Planken 264 Patriotic Union Rainer Beck 131 58.2 Progressive Citizens' Party Bettina Petzold-Mähr 94 41.8 Ruggell 1,360 Progressive Citizens' Party Christian Öhri 583 54.6 Patriotic Union Mario Wohlwend 484 45.4 Schaan 3,130 Patriotic Union Daniel Hilti 1,733 82.3 Schellenberg 648 Progressive Citizens' Party Robert Hassler 221 41.8 Patriotic Union Dietmar Lampert 211 39.9 Free List Patrick Risch 97 18.3 Triesen 2,726 Patriotic Union Daniela Erne 886 48.0 Progressive Citizens' Party Egbert Sprenger 848 46.0 Young List Daniel Lochner 110 6.0 Triesenberg 1,683 Patriotic Union Christoph Beck 808 59.7 Progressive Citizens' Party Mario Bühler 546 40.3 Vaduz 2,835 Patriotic Union Petra Miescher 1053 55.3 Progressive Citizens' Party Manfred Bischof 850 44.7 Source: Gemeindewahlen
Second round [ edit ] Municipal council elections results [ edit ] 2023 Liechtenstein municipal elections Turnout 73.6% First party Second party Third party Party FBP VU FL Seats before 55 50 8 Seats won 54 51 5 Seat change 1 1 3 Percentage 41.5% 44.9% 7.5% Fourth party Party DpL Seats before 1 Seats won 5 Seat change 4 Percentage 6.1%
FBP
40–50%
50–60%
VU
40–50%
50–60%
Summary [ edit ] Results by municipality [ edit ] Municipality Seats Electorate Party Candidates Votes % Seats Balzers 10 2,643 Patriotic Union Arno Sprenger Désirée Bürzle Petra Chesi-Schelbert Richard Vogt Norbert Foser Thomas Wolfinger Michèle Raich-Frick 10,408 55.1 5 Progressive Citizens' Party Matthias Eberle Markus Tschugmell Karl Frick Christoph Frick Isabelle Wiebach Lukas Frick Daniel Brunhart Ajla Delalic 6,593 34.9 4 Free List 1,899 10.0 1 Eschen 10 2,342 Progressive Citizens' Party Fredy Allgäuer Günter Meier Sybille Oehry Gerhard Gerner Ulrike Charles Fabienne Mascetti Manfred Beck 6,502 42.7 4 Patriotic Union Gebhard Senti Matthias Oberparleiter Alexandra Meier-Hasler Matthias Ender Selma Langthaler Daniela Reich Stephan Buob Angelika Gassner 5,896 38.7 4 Democrats for Liechtenstein Simon Schächle Katrin Marxer 2,822 18.5 2 Gamprin 8 913 Progressive Citizens' Party Michaela Maria Näscher Helmut Hasler Michael Näscher Jasmin Kobler Geraldine Kissling 2,676 55.5 4 Patriotic Union Barbara Kind Martin Oehri Andreas Oehri Christian Näff Alexandra Legéndi 2,148 44.5 4 Mauren 10 2,186 Progressive Citizens' Party Philipp Kieber Dominik Matt Martin Beck Lorin Oehri-Hoop David Walser Sonja Hersche Sara Marxer-Pino Martin Breuss 7,143 46.4 6 Patriotic Union Marcel Öhri Mirjam Gantner-Posch Yannick Ritter Corrine Thöny-Gritsch Mario Marxer Patrick Potetz 5,845 37.9 3 Democrats for Liechtenstein 1,249 8.1 1 Free List Andrea Matt Michael Weninger 1,173 7.6 0 Planken 6 264 Progressive Citizens' Party Stefan Miescher Adrian Nüesch Barbara Nigg Alexander Ritter 745 56.7 4 Patriotic Union Hubert Eberle Elke Kaiser-Gantner 569 43.3 2 Ruggell 8 1,360 Progressive Citizens' Party Heinz Biedermann Christian Büchel Carmen Reutegger Fabian Haltinner Katharina Marxer Tamara Geistor 4,284 51.6 4 Patriotic Union Reto Bischof Patricia Oehri-Eggenberger Benedikt Oehry Jürgen Hasler Shane Hasler Cornelia Hanselmann 4,012 48.4 4 Schaan 12 3,130 Patriotic Union Martin Hilti Marcel Jehle Gabriela Hilti-Saleem Jeannine Preite-Niedhart Marlen Jehle Caroline Riegler (-Rüdisser) Can Karakoc Michael Winkler 10,244 43.6 5 Progressive Citizens' Party Laura Frick Markus Beck Alexandra Konrad-Biedermann Anton Ospelt Melanie Vonbun-Frommelt Hubert Marxer Brigitta Wenaweser Egli Jean-Pierre Sorichilli 10,057 42.8 6 Free List 3,183 13.6 1 Schellenberg 8 648 Patriotic Union Christoph Oehri Christian Meier Harald Lampert Birgit Beck Daniel Brendle 1,988 47.2 3 Progressive Citizens' Party Jonas Grubenmann Karin Manhart Esther Kieber Ewald Kieber Carolin Schnur Marc Reschützer 1,733 41.1 4 Free List 495 11.7 1 Triesen 10 2,726 Patriotic Union Fabian Wolfinger Armin Heidegger Rony Bargetze Max Burgmeier Mario Strohschänk Seraina Ackermann-Forstinger 7,885 42.5 4 Progressive Citizens' Party Dominik Banzer Nicole Schurte Nicole Felix Kurt Salzgeber Christian F. Anrig Nicola Kindle Christian Blank Stefan Tschiggfrei 6,277 33.9 4 Democrats for Liechtenstein 2,623 14.2 1 Free List 1,745 9.4 1 Triesenberg 10 1,683 Patriotic Union Thomas Lampert Michael Gätzi Mirco Beck Barbara Welte-Beck Alexandra Roth-Schädler Birgit Beck-Blum Jürgen Beck Christine Lohner 7,271 54.9 5 Progressive Citizens' Party Normann Bühler Reto Eberle Sonja Gschwend Manuel Beck Josef Schädler German Beck Birgit Seger 5,240 39.5 5 Free List 739 5.6 0 Vaduz 12 2,835 Progressive Citizens' Party Florian Meier Priska Risch-Amann André Rumpold Ruth Ospelt-Niepelt Philip Thöny Christine Tinner-Rampone Yvonne Ospelt Urs Kobald 9,522 41.3 6 Patriotic Union Petra Miescher Antje Moser Natascha Söldi Daniela Ospelt Josef Feurle Claudia Bartholdi Isabella Heeb Andreas Eberle Thomas Keller 9,500 41.3 4 Democrats for Liechtenstein 2,286 9.9 1 Free List 1,720 7.5 1 Source: Gemeindewahlen
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