1975 Liechtenstein local elections

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1975 Liechtenstein local elections
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  1972 2 February 1975 1979  

Local elections were held in Liechtenstein on 2 February 1975 to elect the municipal councils and the mayors of the eleven municipalities. [1] The elections were the first to take place under the revised municipal law of 1974, in which the term of mayors was increased from three to four years and the number of seats in all the municipal councils was increased. [2]

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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 male 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. [3]

Mayoral elections results

Summary

PartyVotes%Mayors
Progressive Citizens' Party 2,03254.97
Patriotic Union 1,66645.14
Invalid/blank votes529
Total4,22710011
Registered voters/turnout19,55890.9
Source: Statistisches Jahrbuch 1978

By municipality

MunicipalityElectoratePartyElected mayorVotes%
Balzers 649 Progressive Citizens' Party Emanuel Vogt31654.3
Patriotic Union 26645.7
Eschen 506 Patriotic Union Egon Marxer27058.8
Progressive Citizens' Party 18941.2
Gamprin 161 Progressive Citizens' Party Lorenz Hasler9664.9
Patriotic Union 5235.1
Mauren 448 Progressive Citizens' Party Werner Matt210100
Planken 50 Progressive Citizens' Party Anton Nägele48100
Ruggell 258 Progressive Citizens' Party Hugo Oehri13152.8
Patriotic Union 11747.2
Schaan 728 Progressive Citizens' Party Walter Beck34155.7
Patriotic Union 27144.3
Schellenberg 132 Patriotic Union Hermann Hassler 88100
Triesen 519 Patriotic Union Rudolf Kindle27659.7
Progressive Citizens' Party 18640.3
Triesenberg 481 Patriotic Union Alfons Schädler326100
Vaduz 720 Progressive Citizens' Party Hilmar Ospelt 519100
Source: Statistisches Jahrbuch 1978

Municipal council elections results

Overall

← Summary of the 1975 Liechtenstein local elections results
PartyVotesSeatsMayors
Votes %
Progressive Citizens' Party (FBPL)21,89351.1617
Patriotic Union (VU)20,90948.9544
Total42,80210011511
Valid ballots4,15697.8
Invalid/blank ballots922.2
Total4,248100
Registered voters/turnout4,65291.3
Source: Statistisches Jahrbuch 1999, p.356-367

Results by municipality

Municipality FBPL VU
%C%C
Balzers 45.4554.66
Eschen 50.4649.65
Gamprin 55.1544.94
Mauren 60.2739.84
Planken 75.7624.31
Ruggell 48.1451.95
Schaan 52.4747.66
Schellenberg 49.6450.45
Triesen 45.9554.16
Triesenberg 39.8460.27
Vaduz 59.5840.55
Source: Statistisches Jahrbuch 1999, p.356-367

References

  1. "Gemeindewahlen 1975". Liechtensteiner Volksblatt (in German). 4 February 1975. p. 2. Retrieved 17 January 2025.
  2. Marxer, Wilfred; Frommelt, Fabian (31 December 2011). "Wahlsysteme". Historisches Lexikon des Fürstentums Liechtenstein (in German). Retrieved 17 November 2024.
  3. Gesetz vom 11. Oktober 1974 über die Abänderung des Gemeindegesetzes