2015 Vaduz elections

For an overview of the elections on a national level, see 2015 Liechtenstein local elections.

2015 Vaduz elections

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Mayoral election
Turnout	76.91%
Candidate Ewald Ospelt Clemens Laternser Party FBP VU Popular vote 1130 730 Percentage 60.75% 39.25%
Mayor before election Ewald Ospelt FBP Elected mayor Ewald Ospelt FBP
Municipal Council election
All 12 seats in the municipal council 7 seats needed for a majority
Party Vote % Seats +/– Progressive Citizens' Party 49.73 7 +1 Patriotic Union 36.91 5 0 This lists parties that won seats. See the complete results below.

Elections were held in Vaduz on 15 March 2015 to elect the mayor of Vaduz and the Vaduz municipal council. Incumbent mayor Ewald Ospelt of the Progressive Citizens' Party sought re-election for a third term and defeated challenger Clemens Laternser of the Patriotic Union. The FBP gained the majority of the seats in the municipal council, winning seven, whereas the VU won five.

Background

Incumbent mayor Ewald Ospelt was nominated for a third term as mayor, and the FBP presented its candidates for the municipal council on 23 October 2014. ^[1] The VU nominated Clemens Laternser for mayor and presented its candidates for the municipal council on 22 November. ^[2] During a mayoral debate on 19 February 2015, Laternser accused Ospelt of nepotism, which he denied. ^[3]

Electoral system

The 12-person municipal council is elected by open list proportional representation. Voters vote for a party list and then may strike through candidates they do not wish to cast a preferential vote for and may add names of candidates from other lists. ^[4]

The mayor is elected by a majority vote, and is also a member of the municipal council. ^[4] If none of the candidates achieve a majority in the first round, a second round would be held four weeks later, where the candidate with a plurality would be elected as a mayor. ^[5]

Results

Mayoral election

Candidate		Party	Votes	%
	Ewald Ospelt	Progressive Citizens' Party	1,130	60.75
	Clemens Laternser	Patriotic Union	730	39.25
Total			1,860	100.00
Valid votes			1,860	92.63
Invalid votes			44	2.19
Blank votes			104	5.18
Total votes			2,008	100.00
Registered voters/turnout			2,611	76.91
Source: Gemeindewahlen

Municipal council election

Party		Votes	%	Seats	+/–
	Progressive Citizens' Party	11,045	49.73	7	+1
	Patriotic Union	8,199	36.91	5	0
	The Independents	1,497	6.74	0	New
	Free List	1,471	6.62	0	–1
Total		22,212	100.00	12	0
Valid votes		2,008	92.75
Invalid votes		98	4.53
Blank votes		59	2.73
Total votes		2,165	100.00
Registered voters/turnout		2,611	82.92
Source: Gemeindewahlen

Seats	Electorate	Party		Candidates	Votes	%	Seats
12	2,611		Progressive Citizens' Party	Toni Real Philip Thöny Manfred Ospelt Manfred Bischof Hannelore Eller-Hemmerle Priska Risch-Amann Thomas Vogt Tamara Ospelt Lins Florin Martin Konrad	11,045	49.7	7
			Patriotic Union	Frank Konrad Patrick Wille Josef Feurle Philip Schädler Antje Moser Martin Gassner Hanny Büchel Alexandra Schädler Volker Frommelt	8,199	36.9	5
			The Independents	Michael Gassner	1,497	6.7	0
			Free List	Hannes Schatzmann-Krättli Richard Brunhart	1,471	6.6	0
Source: Gemeindewahlen

References

1. "FBP mit bekannten und neuen Gesichtern". Liechtensteiner Vaterland (in German). 23 October 2024. Retrieved 21 November 2024.
2. "VU-Ortsgruppe Vaduz mit starkem Team". Liechtensteiner Vaterland (in German). 22 November 2014. Retrieved 21 November 2024.
3. "Kontroverses Bürgermeister-Duell". Liechtensteiner Vaterland (in German). 19 February 2015. Retrieved 21 November 2024.
4. Marxer, Wilfred; Frommelt, Fabian (31 December 2011). "Wahlsysteme". Historisches Lexikon des Fürstentums Liechtenstein (in German). Retrieved 17 November 2024.
5. Gemeindegesetz vom 20. März 1996