2023 Liechtenstein local elections

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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]

Electoral system[edit]

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[edit]

Old and new mayors in the municipalities[edit]

Mayors Outgoing and Incoming
Municipality Electoral District Incumbent mayor (2019 election)a. Elected mayorb.
Eschen Unterland Tino Quaderer Tino QuadererNC
Gamprin Unterland Johannes Hasler Johannes HaslerNC
Mauren Unterland Freddy KaiserDNRA Peter Frick
Ruggell Unterland Maria Kaiser-EberleDNRA Christian Öhri
Schellenberg Unterland Norman WohlwendDNRA Dietmar LampertSR
Balzers Oberland Hansjörg BüchelDNRA Karl Malin
Planken Oberland Rainer Beck Rainer Beck
Schaan Oberland Daniel Hilti Daniel HiltiNC
Triesen Oberland Daniela Erne Daniela ErneSR
Triesenberg Oberland Christoph Beck Christoph Beck
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[edit]

Council Electoral District FBP
VU
FL
DpL
Total Control
Eschen Unterland 5* Steady 4 Decrease 1 0 Steady 2 Increase 1 11 FBP plurality
Gamprin Unterland 5* Steady 4 Steady 0 Steady 0 Steady 9 FBP majority
Mauren Unterland 6 Steady 4* Steady 0 Decrease 1 1 Increase 1 11 FBP majority
Ruggell Unterland 5* Steady 4 Steady 0 Steady 0 Steady 9 FBP majority
Schellenberg Unterland 4 Decrease 1 4* Increase 1 1 Steady 0 Steady 9 "Hung" Council
Balzers Oberland 4 Decrease 1 6* Increase 1 1 Steady 0 Steady 11 VU majority
Planken Oberland 4 Steady 3* Increase 1 0 Decrease 1 0 Steady 7 FBP majority
Schaan Oberland 6 Increase 1 6* Steady 1 Steady 0 Steady 13 "Hung" Council
Triesen Oberland 4 Decrease 1 5* Decrease 1 1 Increase 1 1 Increase 1 11 VU plurality
Triesenberg Oberland 5 Increase 1 6* Steady 0 Decrease 1 0 Steady 11 VU majority
Vaduz Oberland 6 Steady 5* Steady 1 Decrease 1 1 Increase 1 13 FBP plurality
Total 54 Decrease 1 51 Increase 1 5 Decrease 3 5 Increase 4 115 Steady
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[edit]

2023 Liechtenstein mayoral elections

← 2019 5 March 2023 (first round)
2 April 2023 (second round)
2027 →

11 mayors
Turnout73.9% (first round)
76.2% (second round)
  First party Second party
 
Party VU FBP
Seats before 4 7
Seats won 8 3
Seat change Increase4 Decrease4
Percentage 51.5%
50.0%
45.9%
48.2%

Summary[edit]

Party First round Second round Total

Mayors

+/−
Votes % Mayors Votes % Mayors
Patriotic Union 7,330 51.51 6 1,238 49.96 2 8 +4
Progressive Citizens' Party 6,536 45.93 3 1,195 48.22 0 3 −4
Young List 267 1.88 0 0 New
Free List 97 0.68 0 45 1.82 0 0 0
Valid votes 14,230 93.25 2,478 96.42
Invalid/blank votes 1,330 6.75 92 3.58
Total 15,260 100 9 2,570 100 2 11
Registered voters/turnout 20,730 73.61 3,372 76.22
Source: Gemeindewahlen

By municipality[edit]

First round[edit]

Municipality Electorate Party Candidate Votes %
Balzers 2,643 Patriotic Union Karl Malin 1,127 59.8
Progressive Citizens' Party Marcel Kaufmann 601 31.9
Young List Samuel Schurte 157 8.3
Eschen 2,342 Progressive Citizens' Party Tino Quaderer 1291 80.7
Gamprin 913 Progressive Citizens' Party Johannes Hasler 534 84.1
Mauren 2,186 Patriotic Union Peter Frick 897 57.3
Progressive Citizens' Party Dominik Amman 668 42.7
Planken 264 Patriotic Union Rainer Beck 131 58.2
Progressive Citizens' Party Bettina Petzold-Mähr 94 41.8
Ruggell 1,360 Progressive Citizens' Party Christian Öhri 583 54.6
Patriotic Union Mario Wohlwend 484 45.4
Schaan 3,130 Patriotic Union Daniel Hilti 1,733 82.3
Schellenberg 648 Progressive Citizens' Party Robert Hassler 221 41.8
Patriotic Union Dietmar Lampert 211 39.9
Free List Patrick Risch 97 18.3
Triesen 2,726 Patriotic Union Daniela Erne 886 48.0
Progressive Citizens' Party Egbert Sprenger 848 46.0
Young List Daniel Lochner 110 6.0
Triesenberg 1,683 Patriotic Union Christoph Beck 808 59.7
Progressive Citizens' Party Mario Bühler 546 40.3
Vaduz 2,835 Patriotic Union Petra Miescher 1053 55.3
Progressive Citizens' Party Manfred Bischof 850 44.7
Source: Gemeindewahlen

Second round[edit]

Municipality Electorate Party Candidate Votes %
Schellenberg 648 Patriotic Union Dietmar Lampert 254 46.4
Progressive Citizens' Party Robert Hassler 249 45.4
Free List Patrick Risch 45 8.2
Triesen 2,724 Patriotic Union Daniela Erne 984 51.0
Progressive Citizens' Party Egbert Sprenger 946 49.0
Source: Gemeindewahlen

Municipal council elections results[edit]

2023 Liechtenstein municipal elections

5 March 2023

115 municipal councilors
Turnout73.6%
  First party Second party Third party
 
Party FBP VU FL
Seats before 55 50 8
Seats won 54 51 5
Seat change Decrease1 Increase1 Decrease3
Percentage 41.5% 44.9% 7.5%

  Fourth party
 
Party DpL
Seats before 1
Seats won 5
Seat change Increase4
Percentage 6.1%

Summary[edit]

Party Votes % Seats +/–
Patriotic Union 65,766 44.90 51
1
Progressive Citizens' Party 60,772 41.49 54 −1
Free List 10,954 7.48 5 −3
Democrats for Liechtenstein 8,980 6.13 5 +4
Total 146,472 100 115
Valid ballots 14,393 94.32
Invalid/blank ballots 867 5.68
Total 15,260 100
Registered voters/turnout 20,730 73.61
Source: Gemeindewahlen

Results by municipality[edit]

Municipality Seats Electorate Party Candidates Votes % Seats
Balzers 10 2,643 Patriotic Union
  • Arno Sprenger
  • Désirée Bürzle
  • Petra Chesi-Schelbert
  • Richard Vogt
  • Norbert Foser
  • Thomas Wolfinger
  • Michèle Raich-Frick
10,408 55.1 5
Progressive Citizens' Party
  • Matthias Eberle
  • Markus Tschugmell
  • Karl Frick
  • Christoph Frick
  • Isabelle Wiebach
  • Lukas Frick
  • Daniel Brunhart
  • Ajla Delalic
6,593 34.9 4
Free List
  • Julia Strauss
1,899 10.0 1
Eschen 10 2,342 Progressive Citizens' Party
  • Fredy Allgäuer
  • Günter Meier
  • Sybille Oehry
  • Gerhard Gerner
  • Ulrike Charles
  • Fabienne Mascetti
  • Manfred Beck
6,502 42.7 4
Patriotic Union
  • Gebhard Senti
  • Matthias Oberparleiter
  • Alexandra Meier-Hasler
  • Matthias Ender
  • Selma Langthaler
  • Daniela Reich
  • Stephan Buob
  • Angelika Gassner
5,896 38.7 4
Democrats for Liechtenstein
  • Simon Schächle
  • Katrin Marxer
2,822 18.5 2
Gamprin 8 913 Progressive Citizens' Party
  • Michaela Maria Näscher
  • Helmut Hasler
  • Michael Näscher
  • Jasmin Kobler
  • Geraldine Kissling
2,676 55.5 4
Patriotic Union
  • Barbara Kind
  • Martin Oehri
  • Andreas Oehri
  • Christian Näff
  • Alexandra Legéndi
2,148 44.5 4
Mauren 10 2,186 Progressive Citizens' Party
  • Philipp Kieber
  • Dominik Matt
  • Martin Beck
  • Lorin Oehri-Hoop
  • David Walser
  • Sonja Hersche
  • Sara Marxer-Pino
  • Martin Breuss
7,143 46.4 6
Patriotic Union
  • Marcel Öhri
  • Mirjam Gantner-Posch
  • Yannick Ritter
  • Corrine Thöny-Gritsch
  • Mario Marxer
  • Patrick Potetz
5,845 37.9 3
Democrats for Liechtenstein
  • Eric Gstöhl
1,249 8.1 1
Free List
  • Andrea Matt
  • Michael Weninger
1,173 7.6 0
Planken 6 264 Progressive Citizens' Party
  • Stefan Miescher
  • Adrian Nüesch
  • Barbara Nigg
  • Alexander Ritter
745 56.7 4
Patriotic Union
  • Hubert Eberle
  • Elke Kaiser-Gantner
569 43.3 2
Ruggell 8 1,360 Progressive Citizens' Party
  • Heinz Biedermann
  • Christian Büchel
  • Carmen Reutegger
  • Fabian Haltinner
  • Katharina Marxer
  • Tamara Geistor
4,284 51.6 4
Patriotic Union
  • Reto Bischof
  • Patricia Oehri-Eggenberger
  • Benedikt Oehry
  • Jürgen Hasler
  • Shane Hasler
  • Cornelia Hanselmann
4,012 48.4 4
Schaan 12 3,130 Patriotic Union
  • Martin Hilti
  • Marcel Jehle
  • Gabriela Hilti-Saleem
  • Jeannine Preite-Niedhart
  • Marlen Jehle
  • Caroline Riegler (-Rüdisser)
  • Can Karakoc
  • Michael Winkler
10,244 43.6 5
Progressive Citizens' Party
  • Laura Frick
  • Markus Beck
  • Alexandra Konrad-Biedermann
  • Anton Ospelt
  • Melanie Vonbun-Frommelt
  • Hubert Marxer
  • Brigitta Wenaweser Egli
  • Jean-Pierre Sorichilli
10,057 42.8 6
Free List
  • Loris Vogt
3,183 13.6 1
Schellenberg 8 648 Patriotic Union
  • Christoph Oehri
  • Christian Meier
  • Harald Lampert
  • Birgit Beck
  • Daniel Brendle
1,988 47.2 3
Progressive Citizens' Party
  • Jonas Grubenmann
  • Karin Manhart
  • Esther Kieber
  • Ewald Kieber
  • Carolin Schnur
  • Marc Reschützer
1,733 41.1 4
Free List
  • Eva-Maria Nicolussi Vogt
495 11.7 1
Triesen 10 2,726 Patriotic Union
  • Fabian Wolfinger
  • Armin Heidegger
  • Rony Bargetze
  • Max Burgmeier
  • Mario Strohschänk
  • Seraina Ackermann-Forstinger
7,885 42.5 4
Progressive Citizens' Party
  • Dominik Banzer
  • Nicole Schurte
  • Nicole Felix
  • Kurt Salzgeber
  • Christian F. Anrig
  • Nicola Kindle
  • Christian Blank
  • Stefan Tschiggfrei
6,277 33.9 4
Democrats for Liechtenstein
  • Pascal Odinga
2,623 14.2 1
Free List
  • Andrea Hoch
1,745 9.4 1
Triesenberg 10 1,683 Patriotic Union
  • Thomas Lampert
  • Michael Gätzi
  • Mirco Beck
  • Barbara Welte-Beck
  • Alexandra Roth-Schädler
  • Birgit Beck-Blum
  • Jürgen Beck
  • Christine Lohner
7,271 54.9 5
Progressive Citizens' Party
  • Normann Bühler
  • Reto Eberle
  • Sonja Gschwend
  • Manuel Beck
  • Josef Schädler
  • German Beck
  • Birgit Seger
5,240 39.5 5
Free List
  • Mario Senn
739 5.6 0
Vaduz 12 2,835 Progressive Citizens' Party
  • Florian Meier
  • Priska Risch-Amann
  • André Rumpold
  • Ruth Ospelt-Niepelt
  • Philip Thöny
  • Christine Tinner-Rampone
  • Yvonne Ospelt
  • Urs Kobald
9,522 41.3 6
Patriotic Union
  • Petra Miescher
  • Antje Moser
  • Natascha Söldi
  • Daniela Ospelt
  • Josef Feurle
  • Claudia Bartholdi
  • Isabella Heeb
  • Andreas Eberle
  • Thomas Keller
9,500 41.3 4
Democrats for Liechtenstein
  • Pascal Büttiker
2,286 9.9 1
Free List
  • Jakob Becker
1,720 7.5 1
Source: Gemeindewahlen

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