2023 Vaduz elections

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2023 Vaduz elections
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  2019 5 March 2023 2024  
Mayoral election
Turnout71.11%
  Petra Miescher (cropped).jpg Manfred Bischof (cropped).jpg
Candidate Petra Miescher Manfred Bischof
Party VU FBP
Popular vote1053850
Percentage55.33%44.67%

Mayor before election

Manfred Bischof
FBP

Elected mayor

Petra Miescher
VU

Municipal Council election

All 12 seats in the municipal council
7 seats needed for a majority
PartyVote %Seats+/–
Progressive Citizens' Party 41.356+1
Patriotic Union 41.254−1
Free List 9.931+1
Democrats for Liechtenstein 7.471−1
This lists parties that won seats. See the complete results below.

Elections were held in Vaduz on 5 March 2023 to elect the mayor of Vaduz and the Vaduz municipal council. Incumbent mayor Manfred Bischof of the Progressive Citizens' Party lost re-election to challenger Petra Miescher of the Patriotic Union, whereas the FBP won six seats in the municipal council, with the VU winning four. The Free List and Democrats for Liechtenstein both won one seat.

Contents

Background

Incumbent mayor Manfred Bischof announced that he was seeking re-election as mayor on 8 April 2022. [1] The VU nominated Petra Miescher for mayor on 26 September, being the first female nominated for the position. [2] The FBP and VU presented their candidates for the municipal council on 23 November and 31 October respectively. [3] [4]

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. [5]

The mayor is elected by a majority vote, and is also a member of the municipal council. [5] 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. [6]

Results

Mayoral election

Miescher defeated Bischof and became the next mayor of Vaduz, assuming the office on 1 May 2023. [7] [8] However, she resigned the office on 24 May 2024 due to ongoing heath issues, and a by-election was held on 25 August the same year. [9] [10]

CandidatePartyVotes%
Petra Miescher Patriotic Union 1,05355.33
Manfred Bischof Progressive Citizens' Party 85044.67
Total1,903100.00
Valid votes1,90394.39
Invalid votes291.44
Blank votes844.17
Total votes2,016100.00
Registered voters/turnout2,83571.11
Source: Gemeindewahlen

Municipal council election

Vaduz Municipal Council 2023.svg
PartyVotes%Seats+/–
Progressive Citizens' Party 9,52241.356+1
Patriotic Union 9,50041.255–1
Democrats for Liechtenstein 2,2869.931+1
Free List 1,7207.471–1
Total23,028100.00130
Valid votes1,91995.19
Invalid votes703.47
Blank votes271.34
Total votes2,016100.00
Registered voters/turnout2,83571.11
Source: Gemeindewahlen
SeatsElectoratePartyCandidatesVotes%Seats
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
  • Antje Moser
  • Natascha Söldi
  • Daniela Ospelt
  • Josef Feurle
  • Petra Miescher
  • 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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