2023 Liechtenstein local elections

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2023 Liechtenstein local elections
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  2019 5 March 2023 (first round)
2 April 2023 (second round)
2027 

The 2023 Liechtenstein local elections were held on 5 March and 2 April to elect the municipal councils and the mayors of the eleven municipalities of Liechtenstein. [1]

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Electoral 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. As two of the municipalities saw none of the candidates achieving a majority in the first round, a second round was held four weeks later, where the candidates with a plurality were elected as a mayor.


Overall results

Old and new mayors in the municipalities

Mayors Outgoing and Incoming
MunicipalityElectoral DistrictIncumbent mayor (2019 election)a.Elected mayorb.
Wappen Eschen.svg Eschen Unterland Tino QuadererTino QuadererNC
Wappen Gamprin.svg Gamprin Unterland Johannes HaslerJohannes HaslerNC
Wappen Mauren.svg Mauren Unterland Freddy KaiserDNRA Peter Frick
Wappen Ruggell.svg Ruggell Unterland Maria Kaiser-EberleDNRAChristian Öhri
Wappen Schellenberg.svg Schellenberg Unterland Norman Wohlwend DNRA Dietmar Lampert SR
Wappen Balzers.svg Balzers Oberland Hansjörg BüchelDNRAKarl Malin
Wappen Planken.svg Planken Oberland Rainer BeckRainer Beck
Wappen Schaan.svg Schaan Oberland Daniel Hilti Daniel HiltiNC
Wappen Triesen.svg Triesen Oberland Daniela ErneDaniela ErneSR
Wappen Triesenberg.svg Triesenberg Oberland Christoph BeckChristoph Beck
LIE Vaduz COA.svg Vaduz Oberland Manfred Bischof Petra Miescher
a. Source: Gemeindewahlen2019
b. Source: Gemeindewahlen2023
NC = No Contest (no other candidate running for mayor)
DNRA = Did not run again for mayoral position
SR = Won in the second round of the mayoral election on 02 April 2023.

Results by council

CouncilElectoral District FBP
VU
FL
DpL
TotalControl
Wappen Eschen.svg Eschen Unterland 5*Steady2.svg4Decrease2.svg 10Steady2.svg2Increase2.svg 111FBP plurality
Wappen Gamprin.svg Gamprin Unterland 5*Steady2.svg4Steady2.svg0Steady2.svg0Steady2.svg9FBP majority
Wappen Mauren.svg Mauren Unterland 6Steady2.svg4*Steady2.svg0Decrease2.svg 11Increase2.svg 111FBP majority
Wappen Ruggell.svg Ruggell Unterland 5*Steady2.svg4Steady2.svg0Steady2.svg0Steady2.svg9FBP majority
Wappen Schellenberg.svg Schellenberg Unterland 4Decrease2.svg 14*Increase2.svg 11Steady2.svg0Steady2.svg9"Hung" Council
Wappen Balzers.svg Balzers Oberland 4Decrease2.svg 16*Increase2.svg 11Steady2.svg0Steady2.svg11VU majority
Wappen Planken.svg Planken Oberland 4Steady2.svg3*Increase2.svg 10Decrease2.svg 10Steady2.svg7FBP majority
Wappen Schaan.svg Schaan Oberland 6Increase2.svg 16*Steady2.svg1Steady2.svg0Steady2.svg13"Hung" Council
Wappen Triesen.svg Triesen Oberland 4Decrease2.svg 15*Decrease2.svg 11Increase2.svg 11Increase2.svg 111VU plurality
Wappen Triesenberg.svg Triesenberg Oberland 5Increase2.svg 16*Steady2.svg0Decrease2.svg 10Steady2.svg11VU majority
LIE Vaduz COA.svg Vaduz Oberland 6Steady2.svg5*Steady2.svg1Decrease2.svg 11Increase2.svg 113FBP plurality
Total54Decrease2.svg 151Increase2.svg 15Decrease2.svg 35Increase2.svg 4115Steady2.svg
Source: Gemeindewahlen2023

*This includes the mayor, who serves as a member of their respective councils, but are voted for in a separate election.

Mayoral elections results

2023 Liechtenstein mayoral elections
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  2019 5 March 2023 (first round)
2 April 2023 (second round)
2027 

11 mayors
Turnout73.9% (first round)
76.2% (second round)
 First partySecond party
 
Party VU FBP
Seats before47
Seats won83
Seat changeIncrease2.svg4Decrease2.svg4
Percentage51.5%
50.0%
45.9%
48.2%

2023 Liechtenstein Local Election Round 1.png
2023 Liechtenstein Local Election Round 2.png

Summary

PartyFirst roundSecond roundTotal

Mayors

+/−
Votes%MayorsVotes%Mayors
Patriotic Union 7,33051.5161,23849.9628+4
Progressive Citizens' Party 6,53645.9331,19548.2203−4
Young List 2671.8800New
Free List 970.680451.82000
Valid votes14,23093.252,47896.42
Invalid/blank votes1,3306.75923.58
Total15,26010092,570100211
Registered voters/turnout20,73073.613,37276.22
Source: Gemeindewahlen

By municipality

First round

MunicipalityElectoratePartyCandidateVotes%
Balzers 2,643 Patriotic Union Karl Malin1,12759.8
Progressive Citizens' Party Marcel Kaufmann60131.9
Young List Samuel Schurte1578.3
Eschen 2,342 Progressive Citizens' Party Tino Quaderer129180.7
Gamprin 913 Progressive Citizens' Party Johannes Hasler53484.1
Mauren 2,186 Patriotic Union Peter Frick89757.3
Progressive Citizens' Party Dominik Amman66842.7
Planken 264 Patriotic Union Rainer Beck13158.2
Progressive Citizens' Party Bettina Petzold-Mähr 9441.8
Ruggell 1,360 Progressive Citizens' Party Christian Öhri58354.6
Patriotic Union Mario Wohlwend48445.4
Schaan 3,130 Patriotic Union Daniel Hilti 1,73382.3
Schellenberg 648 Progressive Citizens' Party Robert Hassler22141.8
Patriotic Union Dietmar Lampert21139.9
Free List Patrick Risch 9718.3
Triesen 2,726 Patriotic Union Daniela Erne88648.0
Progressive Citizens' Party Egbert Sprenger84846.0
Young List Daniel Lochner1106.0
Triesenberg 1,683 Patriotic Union Christoph Beck80859.7
Progressive Citizens' Party Mario Bühler54640.3
Vaduz 2,835 Patriotic Union Petra Miescher 105355.3
Progressive Citizens' Party Manfred Bischof 85044.7
Source: Gemeindewahlen

Second round

MunicipalityElectoratePartyCandidateVotes%
Schellenberg 648 Patriotic Union Dietmar Lampert 25446.4
Progressive Citizens' Party Robert Hassler24945.4
Free List Patrick Risch 458.2
Triesen 2,724 Patriotic Union Daniela Erne98451.0
Progressive Citizens' Party Egbert Sprenger94649.0
Source: Gemeindewahlen

Municipal council elections results

2023 Liechtenstein municipal elections
Flag of Liechtenstein.svg
5 March 2023

115 municipal councilors
Turnout73.6%
 First partySecond partyThird party
 
Party FBP VU FL
Seats before55508
Seats won54515
Seat changeDecrease2.svg1Increase2.svg1Decrease2.svg3
Percentage41.5%44.9%7.5%

 Fourth party
 
Party DpL
Seats before1
Seats won5
Seat changeIncrease2.svg4
Percentage6.1%

2023 Liechtenstein Municipal Election.png

Summary

PartyVotes %Seats+/–
Patriotic Union 65,76644.9051
1
Progressive Citizens' Party 60,77241.4954−1
Free List 10,9547.485−3
Democrats for Liechtenstein 8,9806.135+4
Total146,472100115
Valid ballots14,39394.32
Invalid/blank ballots8675.68
Total15,260100
Registered voters/turnout20,73073.61
Source: Gemeindewahlen

Results by municipality

MunicipalitySeatsElectoratePartyCandidatesVotes%Seats
Balzers 102,643 Patriotic Union
  • Arno Sprenger
  • Désirée Bürzle
  • Petra Chesi-Schelbert
  • Richard Vogt
  • Norbert Foser
  • Thomas Wolfinger
  • Michèle Raich-Frick
10,40855.15
Progressive Citizens' Party
  • Matthias Eberle
  • Markus Tschugmell
  • Karl Frick
  • Christoph Frick
  • Isabelle Wiebach
  • Lukas Frick
  • Daniel Brunhart
  • Ajla Delalic
6,59334.94
Free List
  • Julia Strauss
1,89910.01
Eschen 102,342 Progressive Citizens' Party
  • Fredy Allgäuer
  • Günter Meier
  • Sybille Oehry
  • Gerhard Gerner
  • Ulrike Charles
  • Fabienne Mascetti
  • Manfred Beck
6,50242.74
Patriotic Union
  • Gebhard Senti
  • Matthias Oberparleiter
  • Alexandra Meier-Hasler
  • Matthias Ender
  • Selma Langthaler
  • Daniela Reich
  • Stephan Buob
  • Angelika Gassner
5,89638.74
Democrats for Liechtenstein
  • Simon Schächle
  • Katrin Marxer
2,82218.52
Gamprin 8913 Progressive Citizens' Party
  • Michaela Maria Näscher
  • Helmut Hasler
  • Michael Näscher
  • Jasmin Kobler
  • Geraldine Kissling
2,67655.54
Patriotic Union
  • Barbara Kind
  • Martin Oehri
  • Andreas Oehri
  • Christian Näff
  • Alexandra Legéndi
2,14844.54
Mauren 102,186 Progressive Citizens' Party
  • Philipp Kieber
  • Dominik Matt
  • Martin Beck
  • Lorin Oehri-Hoop
  • David Walser
  • Sonja Hersche
  • Sara Marxer-Pino
  • Martin Breuss
7,14346.46
Patriotic Union
  • Marcel Öhri
  • Mirjam Gantner-Posch
  • Yannick Ritter
  • Corrine Thöny-Gritsch
  • Mario Marxer
  • Patrick Potetz
5,84537.93
Democrats for Liechtenstein
  • Eric Gstöhl
1,2498.11
Free List
  • Andrea Matt
  • Michael Weninger
1,1737.60
Planken 6264 Progressive Citizens' Party
  • Stefan Miescher
  • Adrian Nüesch
  • Barbara Nigg
  • Alexander Ritter
74556.74
Patriotic Union
  • Hubert Eberle
  • Elke Kaiser-Gantner
56943.32
Ruggell 81,360 Progressive Citizens' Party
  • Heinz Biedermann
  • Christian Büchel
  • Carmen Reutegger
  • Fabian Haltinner
  • Katharina Marxer
  • Tamara Geistor
4,28451.64
Patriotic Union
  • Reto Bischof
  • Patricia Oehri-Eggenberger
  • Benedikt Oehry
  • Jürgen Hasler
  • Shane Hasler
  • Cornelia Hanselmann
4,01248.44
Schaan 123,130 Patriotic Union
  • Martin Hilti
  • Marcel Jehle
  • Gabriela Hilti-Saleem
  • Jeannine Preite-Niedhart
  • Marlen Jehle
  • Caroline Riegler (-Rüdisser)
  • Can Karakoc
  • Michael Winkler
10,24443.65
Progressive Citizens' Party
  • Laura Frick
  • Markus Beck
  • Alexandra Konrad-Biedermann
  • Anton Ospelt
  • Melanie Vonbun-Frommelt
  • Hubert Marxer
  • Brigitta Wenaweser Egli
  • Jean-Pierre Sorichilli
10,05742.86
Free List
  • Loris Vogt
3,18313.61
Schellenberg 8648 Patriotic Union
  • Christoph Oehri
  • Christian Meier
  • Harald Lampert
  • Birgit Beck
  • Daniel Brendle
1,98847.23
Progressive Citizens' Party
  • Jonas Grubenmann
  • Karin Manhart
  • Esther Kieber
  • Ewald Kieber
  • Carolin Schnur
  • Marc Reschützer
1,73341.14
Free List
  • Eva-Maria Nicolussi Vogt
49511.71
Triesen 102,726 Patriotic Union
  • Fabian Wolfinger
  • Armin Heidegger
  • Rony Bargetze
  • Max Burgmeier
  • Mario Strohschänk
  • Seraina Ackermann-Forstinger
7,88542.54
Progressive Citizens' Party
  • Dominik Banzer
  • Nicole Schurte
  • Nicole Felix
  • Kurt Salzgeber
  • Christian F. Anrig
  • Nicola Kindle
  • Christian Blank
  • Stefan Tschiggfrei
6,27733.94
Democrats for Liechtenstein
  • Pascal Odinga
2,62314.21
Free List
  • Andrea Hoch
1,7459.41
Triesenberg 101,683 Patriotic Union
  • Thomas Lampert
  • Michael Gätzi
  • Mirco Beck
  • Barbara Welte-Beck
  • Alexandra Roth-Schädler
  • Birgit Beck-Blum
  • Jürgen Beck
  • Christine Lohner
7,27154.95
Progressive Citizens' Party
  • Normann Bühler
  • Reto Eberle
  • Sonja Gschwend
  • Manuel Beck
  • Josef Schädler
  • German Beck
  • Birgit Seger
5,24039.55
Free List
  • Mario Senn
7395.60
Vaduz 122,835 Progressive Citizens' Party
  • Florian Meier
  • Priska Risch-Amann
  • André Rumpold
  • Ruth Ospelt-Niepelt
  • Philip Thöny
  • Christine Tinner-Rampone
  • Yvonne Ospelt
  • Urs Kobald
9,52241.36
Patriotic Union
  • Petra Miescher
  • Antje Moser
  • Natascha Söldi
  • Daniela Ospelt
  • Josef Feurle
  • Claudia Bartholdi
  • Isabella Heeb
  • Andreas Eberle
  • Thomas Keller
9,50041.34
Democrats for Liechtenstein
  • Pascal Büttiker
2,2869.91
Free List
  • Jakob Becker
1,7207.51
Source: Gemeindewahlen

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