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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.

Electoral system

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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
Municipality	Electoral District	Incumbent mayor (2019 election)		Elected mayor
Eschen	Unterland	Tino Quaderer			Tino Quaderer
Gamprin	Unterland	Johannes Hasler			Johannes Hasler
Mauren	Unterland	Freddy Kaiser			Peter Frick
Ruggell	Unterland	Maria Kaiser-Eberle			Christian Öhri
Schellenberg	Unterland	Norman Wohlwend			Dietmar Lampert
Balzers	Oberland	Hansjörg Büchel			Karl Malin
Planken	Oberland	Rainer Beck			Rainer Beck
Schaan	Oberland	Daniel Hilti			Daniel Hilti
Triesen	Oberland	Daniela Erne			Daniela Erne
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

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

← 2019 5 March 2023 (first round) 2 April 2023 (second round) 2027 →
11 mayors
Turnout	73.9% (first round) 76.2% (second round)
First party Second party   Party VU FBP Seats before 4 7 Seats won 8 3 Seat change 4 4 Percentage 51.5% 50.0% 45.9% 48.2%
First round results by municipality Second round results by municipality FBP   40–50%   50–60%   60–70%   70–80%   80–90%   90–100% VU   40–50%   50–60%   60–70%   70–80%   80–90%   90–100%

Summary

By municipality

First round

Second round

Municipal council elections results

2023 Liechtenstein municipal elections

5 March 2023
115 municipal councilors
Turnout	73.6%
First party Second party Third party   Party FBP VU FL Seats before 55 50 8 Seats won 54 51 5 Seat change 1 1 3 Percentage 41.5% 44.9% 7.5%   Fourth party   Party DpL Seats before 1 Seats won 5 Seat change 4 Percentage 6.1%
FBP   40–50%   50–60% VU   40–50%   50–60%

Summary

Results by municipality

References

1. "Gemeindewahlen Liechtenstein - Ergebnisse". Information und Kommunikation der Regiierung. Retrieved 17 November 2024.

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