1983 Liechtenstein local elections

1983 Liechtenstein local elections

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Turnout	90.6%

Local elections were held in Liechtenstein on 30 January 1983 to elect the municipal councils and the mayors of the eleven municipalities. ^[1] Women were able to vote in Gamprin for first time.

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, except in Gamprin and Vaduz, where women's suffrage was previously introduced. ^[2] 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]

Results

Summary

Party		Votes		Mayors		Seats
		Votes	%	Total	+/–	Total	+/–
	Progressive Citizens' Party	32,971	52.8	7	1	65	3
	Patriotic Union	29,509	47.2	4	1	52	1
Total		62,480	100	11	–	117	–
Valid ballots		5,832	97.2
Invalid/blank ballots		170	2.8
Total		6,002	100
Registered voters/turnout		6,625	90.6
Source: Statistisches Jahrbuch 1999, p.356-367, Liechtensteiner Volksblatt

By municipality

Municipality	Party		Candidate	Votes
Balzers		Progressive Citizens' Party	Emanuel Vogt	343
		Patriotic Union	Kuno Frick	299
Eschen		Patriotic Union	Egon Marxer	309
		Progressive Citizens' Party	Pius Batliner	254
Gamprin		Progressive Citizens' Party	Lorenz Hasler	297
Mauren		Progressive Citizens' Party	Hartwig Kieber	287
		Patriotic Union	Norbert Oehri	171
Planken		Progressive Citizens' Party	Eugen Beck	48
Ruggell		Patriotic Union	Anton Hoop	142
		Progressive Citizens' Party	Hugo Oehri	135
Schaan		Progressive Citizens' Party	Lorenz Schierscher	524
		Patriotic Union	Peter Walser	228
Schellenberg		Progressive Citizens' Party	Edgar Elkuch	104
Triesen		Patriotic Union	Rudolf Kindle	349
		Progressive Citizens' Party	Peter Banzer	189
Triesenberg		Patriotic Union	Alfons Schädler	291
Vaduz		Progressive Citizens' Party	Arthur Konrad	1270
Source: Liechtensteiner Volksblatt

References

1. "Gemeindewahlen 1983". Liechtensteiner Volksblatt (in German). 31 January 1983. p. 3. Retrieved 1 April 2025.
2. Statistisches Jahrbuch 1999, p.356-367
3. Gesetz vom 11. Oktober 1974 über die Abänderung des Gemeindegesetzes