2015 Liechtenstein local elections

The 2015 Liechtenstein local elections were held on 15 March 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]

Results

Overall
Municipalities by Mayors
← Summary of the 15 March 2015 Liechtenstein local elections results →
Party Votes Seats Mayors
Votes % +/– Total +/– Total +/–
Progressive Citizens' Party (FBP)64,00742.0–4.158–16+1
Patriotic Union (VU)59,39839.0–7.251–15–1
The Independents (DU)18,19412.0+11.43+30±0
Free List (FL)10,6477.0–0.73–30±0
Total152,246100–115–211–
Valid ballots14,52595.3
Invalid/blank ballots7174.7
Total15,242100
Registered voters/turnout19,55877.9
Source: Gemeindewahlen
Municipalities by biggest party in each municipality's council

Results by municipality
Municipality FBP VU DU FL Mayor
% C % C % C % C
Balzers 31.7 5 30.8 6 31.7 − 5.8 − FBP Hansjörg Büchel
Eschen 38.5 5 42.1 5 13.2 1 6.2 − VU Günther Kranz
Gamprin 53.1 5 46.9 4 − − − − VU Donath Oehri
Mauren 54.1 6 35.0 4 − − 10.9 1 FBP Freddy Kaiser
Planken 60.7 4 39.3 3 − − − − VU Rainer Beck
Ruggell 53.2 5 46.8 4 − − − − FBP Maria Kaiser-Eberle
Schaan 34.8 5 40.6 6 14.3 1 10.3 1 VU Daniel Hilti
Schellenberg 52.9 5 35.9 3 − − 11.3 1 FBP Norman Wohlwend
Triesen 42.0 5 39.7 5 10.9 1 7.4 − FBP Günter Mahl
Triesenberg 40.0 5 49.0 6 4.5 − 6.4 − VU Christoph Beck
Vaduz 49.7 8 36.9 5 6.7 − 6.6 − FBP Ewald Ospelt

References
  1. Gemeindewahlen - Stimmabgabe
  2. Gemeindegesetz vom 20. März 1996
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