2011 Liechtenstein local elections

The 2011 Liechtenstein local elections were held on 20 February to elect the municipal councils and the mayors of the eleven municipalities of Liechtenstein.[1]

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. 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]

Mayoral elections results

Summary

Party		Votes	%	Swing	Mayors	+/–
	Patriotic Union	6,676	47.0	2.7	6	2
	Progressive Citizens' Party	7,133	50.2	0.1	5	2
	Free List	408	2.9	New	0	New
Invalid/blank votes		1,329	–	–	–	–
Total		15,551	100	–	11	0
Registered voters/turnout		18,804	82.7	3.1	–	–
Source: Gemeindewahlen, Statistisches Jahrbuch 2012

By municipality

Municipality	Electorate	Party		Candidate	Votes	%	Swing
Balzers	2,534		Patriotic Union	Arthur Brunhart	1,091	54.2	12.6
			Progressive Citizens' Party	Adolf Nigg	921	45.8	12.6
Eschen	2,137		Patriotic Union	Günther Kranz	1,045	59.9	New
			Progressive Citizens' Party	Daniel Oehry	700	40.1	32.5
Gamprin	855		Patriotic Union	Donath Oeri	518	71.6	4.2
			Progressive Citizens' Party	Hubert Müssner	205	28.4	New
Mauren	1,893		Progressive Citizens' Party	Freddy Kaiser	1,030	71.6	4.0
			Free List	Andrea Matt	408	28.4	New
Planken	245		Patriotic Union	Rainer Beck	135	62.2	7.2
Ruggell	1,093		Progressive Citizens' Party	Ernst Büchel	618	67.1	15.2
Schaan	2,857		Patriotic Union	Daniel Hilti	1,648	76.2	10.4
			Progressive Citizens' Party	Willi Frommelt	515	23.8	New
Schellenberg	568		Progressive Citizens' Party	Norman Wohlwend	373	76.1	3.3
Triesen	2,428		Progressive Citizens' Party	Günter Mahl	863	51.9	12.5
			Patriotic Union	Max Gross	801	48.1	12.5
Triesenberg	1,645		Patriotic Union	Hubert Sele	866	64.2	12.3
			Progressive Citizens' Party	Rainer Schädler	484	35.8	New
Vaduz	2,549		Progressive Citizens' Party	Ewald Ospelt	1,052	60.7	2.3
			Patriotic Union	Roland Moser	749	39.3	2.3
Source: Gemeindewahlen, Statistisches Jahrbuch 2012

Municipal council elections results

Summary

Party		Votes	%	Swing	Seats	+/–
	Progressive Citizens' Party	70,317	45.8	0.5	54	3
	Patriotic Union	70,399	45.9	1.6	46	2
	Free List	11,758	7.7	1.7	6	1
	Independent	892	0.6	New	0	New
Total votes		153,366	100	–	106	0
Valid ballots		14,632	–	–	–	–
Invalid/blank ballots		919	–	–	–	–
Total		15,551	–	–	–	–
Registered voters/turnout		18,804	82.7	3.1	–	–
Source: Gemeindewahlen, Statistisches Jahrbuch 2012

By municipality

Municipality	Seats	Electorate	Party		Candidates	Votes	%	Swing	Seats	+/–
Balzers	12	2,534		Progressive Citizens' Party	Alexander Vogt Marcel Kaufmann Urs Vogt Monika Frick Thomas Büchel Fidel Frick Rainer Nipp Christian Gstöhl Peter Frick Doris Gabathuler	9,976	41.5	1.0	6	2
				Patriotic Union	Mario Vogt Patrick Büchel Bruno Vogt Günter Vogt Roswitha Vogt Thomas Wolfinger Manfred Beck Günter Frick Doris Frick Albrecht Wössner	11,655	48.5	0.8	5	2
				Free List	Christel Kaufmann Lukas Laternser Nadja Frick	2,417	10.1	1.7	0	0
Eschen	10	2,137		Patriotic Union	Siglinde Marxer Mario Hundertpfund Jochen Ott Gina Hasler Werner Biberschulte Philipp Gstöhl Helmuth Gstöhl Andreas Müller Toni Schächle Karl Heinz Risch	9,485	55.5	9.0	5	0
				Progressive Citizens' Party	Werner Marxer Albert Kindle Manfred Meier Viktor Marxer Pia Rieley Marina Hoop Thomas Näf Monika Mandel	6,703	39.2	5.3	5	1
				Independent	Stefanie von Grünigen-Sele	892	5.2	New	0	New
Gamprin	8	855		Patriotic Union	Wolfgang Oehri Dietmar Hasler Rudolf Oehri Gilbert Kind Nora Meier	2,974	51.3	7.1	3	1
				Progressive Citizens' Party	Dagmar Gadow Michael Walser Judith Büchel Otto Kind Ingrid Hasler Philipp Hasler Magnus Hassler	2,826	48.7	7.1	5	1
Mauren	10	1,893		Progressive Citizens' Party	Harald Senti Hanspeter Öhri Irene Mündle Reto Kieber Robert Matt Frank Heeb Marianne Busa Michael Marxer Miriam Bless Elisabeth Stöckli	8,490	57.4	1.3	6	0
				Patriotic Union	Patrik Schreiber Claudia Kaiser Stefan Sohler Karlheinz Matt Gerald Meier Erwin Gassner Nina Pfeiffer-Ritter	4,643	31.4	1.5	3	0
				Free List	Claudia Robinigg-Büchel Myriam Bargetze Kurt F. Monz	1,657	11.2	2.8	1	0
Planken	6	245		Progressive Citizens' Party	Josef Biedermann Irene Elford Monika Stahl Günther Jehle Daniel Schierscher	733	59.3	13.2	4	1
				Patriotic Union	Horst Meier Norbert Gantner Claudio Lübbig	503	40.7	4.3	2	0
Ruggell	8	1,093		Progressive Citizens' Party	Norman Walch Alois Hoop Melanie Büchel Esther Büchel Siegfried Schwarz Eliane Grandchamp	3,543	50.7	4.4	4	0
				Patriotic Union	Judith Oehri Martin Büchel Mario Wohlwend Peter Biedermann Roland Hilti Helmut Schwendinger	3,441	49.3	4.4	4	0
Schaan	12	2,857		Progressive Citizens' Party	Hubert Hilti Nikolaus Frick Markus Beck Arnold Frick Markus Falk Sarah Ritter Waltraud Frommelt Margot Retuga Lea Boss-Schierscher Gerhard Hermann	10,673	41.0	0.9	6	0
				Patriotic Union	Walter Frick Cristoph Wenaweser Rudolf Wachter Christoph Lingg Karin Rüdisser-Quaderer Peter Näff Reinhold Zanghellini Heribert Beck Josef Hermann Daniela Frick	12,221	46.9	0.2	5	0
				Free List	Manuela Haldner-Schierscher Georg Kaufmann	3,158	12.1	0.7	1	0
Schellenberg	8	568		Progressive Citizens' Party	Robert Hassler Andrea Kaiser-Kreuzer Reinold Hasler Jürgen Goop Helmut Biedermann Gilbert Wohlwend Patricia Oehri-Wagner Silvan Kieber	2,044	54.8	1.9	4	1
				Patriotic Union	Mario Wohlwend Dietmar Lampert Marianne Hasler Rebecca Lampert Johannes Clavadetscher Karin Hassler	1,256	33.7	0.2	3	0
				Free List	Patrick Risch	428	11.5	1.8	1	1
Triesen	10	2,428		Patriotic Union	Eva Johann-Heidegger Ernst Trefzer Ferdinand Schurti Jürgen Negele Max Burgmeier Stefan Schädler Alex Büchel Walter Bargetze Conny Vogt-Kleeberger Jens Amann	7,380	42.7	2.3	5	0
				Progressive Citizens' Party	Albert Kindle Ralf Beck Paul Kindle Johann Kindle Stefan Ritter Rolando Ospelt Martina Haas Franz Erne Delia Koch Karl Müller	8,447	48.9	2.6	4	0
				Free List	Monika Derungs-Scherzer Susanne Falk-Eberle Tamer Uz	1,463	8.5	0.2	1	0
Triesenberg	10	1,645		Patriotic Union	Erich Sprenger Benjamin Eberle Johann Beck Karla Hilbe Angelika Stöckel Harald Schädler Andreas Schädler Felix Beck	7,360	54.0	2.2	5	0
				Progressive Citizens' Party	Mario Bühler Stefan Gassner Jonny Sele Felix Beck Hanspeter Gassner Anton Frommelt Marco Hoch Marlis Bargetze	5,398	39.6	3.0	5	0
				Free List	Ludwig Frommelt	872	6.4	0.7	0	0
Vaduz	12	2,549		Progressive Citizens' Party	Susanne Eberle-Strub Daniel Ospelt Toni Real Adolf Seger Cornelia Meier-Spoerri Manfred Ospelt Markus Verling Manfred Bischof Emil Röckle Rigobert Wolf	11,484	50.5	1.8	6	1
				Patriotic Union	Renate Feger Frank Konrad Patrik Vogt Brigitte Schweiger-Hartmann Hansjörg Vogt Philip Schädler Markus Hemmerle Patrick Wille Martin Gassner Johann Ott Wolfgang Strunk Monika Hemmerle-Beck	9,481	41.7	0.4	5	1
				Free List	René Hasler	1,763	7.8	1.5	1	0

References

1. Gemeindewahlen - Ergebnisse der Wahlen 2011
2. Gemeindegesetz vom 20. März 1996

External links

• Election results