1999 Liechtenstein local elections

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1999 Liechtenstein local elections
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  1995 30 January 1999 2003  

Local elections were held in Liechtenstein on 30 January 1999 to elect the municipal councils and the mayors of the eleven municipalities. [1]

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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 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. 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

Overall

Summary of the 1999 Liechtenstein local elections results
PartyVotesSeatsMayors
Votes %+/–Total+/–Total+/–
Progressive Citizens' Party (FBP)59,59246.9+0.960+15+1
Patriotic Union (VU)59,95247.1+1.051−56−1
Free List (FL)7,6386.0−1.16+10±0
Total127,182100117–411
Valid ballots12,05396.3
Invalid/blank ballots4663.7
Total12,504100
Registered voters/turnout15,52082.1
Source: Statistisches Jahrbuch 1999, p.356-367

Results by municipality

Municipality FBP VU FL Mayor
%C%C%C
Balzers 44.2655.87VU
Eschen 49.6550.46FBP
Gamprin 50.7549.34VU
Mauren 60.9730.738.41FBP
Planken 51.3427.6221.11FBP
Ruggell 52.9547.14VU
Schaan 48.5740.8510.71FBP
Schellenberg 60.8639.23VU
Triesen 41.1549.359.61FBP
Triesenberg 34.2456.759.11VU
Vaduz 43.8647.768.91VU
Source: Statistisches Jahrbuch 1999, p.356-367

References

  1. "Gemeindewahlen 1999". Liechtensteiner Volksblatt (in German). 1 February 1999. pp. 6–9. Retrieved 3 June 2025.
  2. Gemeindegesetz vom 20. März 1996