1987 Liechtenstein local elections

1987 Liechtenstein local elections

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Turnout	87.9%

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	–
Valid ballots		10,841	97.4
Invalid/blank ballots		289	2.6
Total		11,130	100
Registered voters/turnout		12,660	87.9
Source: Statistisches Jahrbuch 1999, p.356-367, Liechtensteiner Volksblatt

By municipality

Municipality	Party		Candidate	Votes
Balzers		Patriotic Union	Othmar Vogt	765
		Progressive Citizens' Party	Walter Gstöhl	629
Eschen		Progressive Citizens' Party	Beat Marxer	640
		Patriotic Union	Raimund Hoop	635
Gamprin		Progressive Citizens' Party	Lorenz Hasler	297
Mauren		Progressive Citizens' Party	Hartwig Kieber	720
Planken		Progressive Citizens' Party	Eugen Beck	116
Ruggell		Patriotic Union	Anton Hoop	313
		Progressive Citizens' Party	Herbert Kind	309
Schaan		Progressive Citizens' Party	Lorenz Schierscher	1066
		Patriotic Union	Roman Frick	717
Schellenberg		Patriotic Union	Walter Kieber	157
		Progressive Citizens' Party	Edgar Elkuch	137
Triesen		Progressive Citizens' Party	Xaver Hoch	626
		Patriotic Union	Rudolf Kindle	602
Triesenberg		Patriotic Union	Herbert Hilbe	848
Vaduz		Progressive Citizens' Party	Arthur Konrad	1280
Source: Liechtensteiner Volksblatt

References

1. "Gemeindewahlen 1987". Liechtensteiner Volksblatt (in German). 26 January 1987. p. 3. Retrieved 1 April 2025.
2. "1974.066 | Lilex - Gesetzesdatenbank des Fürstentums Liechtenstein". www.gesetze.li. Retrieved 21 May 2024.