1991 Liechtenstein local elections

1991 Liechtenstein local elections

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Local elections were held in Liechtenstein on 27 January and 10 February 1991 to elect the municipal councils and the mayors of the eleven municipalities. ^{[1] [2]}

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. ^[3]

Results

Summary

Party		Votes		Mayors		Seats
		Votes	%	Total	+/–	Total	+/–
	Progressive Citizens' Party	55,810	47.7	6	1	60	1
	Patriotic Union	53,354	45.6	5	1	53	1
	Non-Party List	4,376	3.7	0	New	2	0
	Free List	2,264	2.3	0	New	2	2
	Free List–Non-Party List (FL-ÜLL)	896	0.8	0	New	0	New
Total		117,100	100	11	–	117	–
Valid ballots		11,195	95.4
Invalid/blank ballots		535	4.6
Total		11,730	100
Registered voters/turnout		13,669	85.8
Source: Statistisches Jahrbuch 1999, p.356-367, Liechtensteiner Volksblatt

Mayoral elections

First round

Municipality	Party		Candidate	Votes
Balzers		Patriotic Union	Othmar Vogt	887
		Progressive Citizens' Party	Franz Büchel	569
Eschen		Patriotic Union	Günther Wohlwend	730
		Progressive Citizens' Party	Norbert Batliner	654
Gamprin		Progressive Citizens' Party	Maria Marxer	250
		Patriotic Union	Paul Büchel	150
Mauren		Progressive Citizens' Party	Johannes Kaiser	650
		Patriotic Union	Manfred Biedermann	382
Planken		Progressive Citizens' Party	Eugen Beck	134
Ruggell		Patriotic Union	Anton Hoop	372
		Progressive Citizens' Party	Herbert Kind	280
Schaan		Progressive Citizens' Party	Hansjakob Falk	906
		Patriotic Union	Hans Quaderer	763
		Free List	Hansjörg Hilti	183
Schellenberg		Patriotic Union	Walter Kieber	221
		Progressive Citizens' Party	German Wohlwend	124
Triesen		Progressive Citizens' Party	Xaver Hoch	814
		Patriotic Union	Florian Kindle	456
Triesenberg		Patriotic Union	Herbert Hilbe	848
		Non-Party List	Hans-Walter Schädler	245
Vaduz		Progressive Citizens' Party	Arthur Konrad	804
		Patriotic Union	Alois Ospelt	389
		För Vaduz	Hilmar Ospelt	324
		Non-Party List	Rainer Ospelt	109
Source: Liechtensteiner Volksblatt

Second round

Municipality	Party		Candidate	Votes
Schaan		Progressive Citizens' Party	Hansjakob Falk	1004
		Patriotic Union	Hans Quaderer	716
Vaduz		Progressive Citizens' Party	Arthur Konrad	907
		Patriotic Union	Alois Ospelt	430
Source: Liechtensteiner Volksblatt

References

1. "Gemeindewahlen 1991". Liechtensteiner Volksblatt (in German). 28 January 1991. pp. 3–5. Retrieved 3 June 2025.
2. "Gemeindewahlen 1991". Liechtensteiner Volksblatt (in German). 11 February 1991. p. 1. Retrieved 9 October 2025.
3. Gesetz vom 11. Oktober 1974 über die Abänderung des Gemeindegesetzes