2003 Liechtenstein local elections

Summary

The 2003 Liechtenstein local elections were held on 2 February 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. 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 edit

Summary edit

Party Votes % Mayors +/–
Progressive Citizens' Party 5,793 47.7 6   1
Patriotic Union 5,570 45.8 5   1
Free List 195 1.6 0 0
Independents 595 4.9 0 New
Invalid/blank votes 1,329
Total 13,482 100 11 0
Registered voters/turnout 16,903 79.8
Source: Gemeindewahlen, Statistisches Jahrbuch 2004

By municipality edit

Municipality Electorate Party Candidate Votes %
Balzers 2,333 Progressive Citizens' Party Anton Eberle 1,036 56.2
Patriotic Union Erich Frick 808 43.8
Eschen 1,856 Progressive Citizens' Party Gregor Ott 1,034 74.2
Patriotic Union Norbert Goop 360 25.8
Gamprin 657 Patriotic Union Donath Oeri 380 69.1
Mauren 1,632 Progressive Citizens' Party Freddy Kaiser 666 52.8
Independent Andrea Matt 595 47.2
Planken 216 Progressive Citizens' Party Gaston Jehle 127 66.8
Ruggell 978 Patriotic Union Jakob Büchel 482 59.7
Schaan 2,700 Patriotic Union Daniel Hilti 1,110 54.0
Progressive Citizens' Party Helmut Konrad 945 46.0
Schellenberg 502 Progressive Citizens' Party Norman Wohlwend 334 76.6
Triesen 2,147 Progressive Citizens' Party Xaver Hoch 912 59.0
Patriotic Union Wolfgang Kindle 438 28.3
Free List Norman Nigsch 195 12.6
Triesenberg 1,542 Patriotic Union Hubert Sele 964 79.9
Vaduz 2,340 Patriotic Union Karlheinz Ospelt 1,028 58.2
Progressive Citizens' Party Markus Verling 739 41.8
Source: Gemeindewahlen, Statistisches Jahrbuch 2004

Municipal council elections results edit

Summary edit

Party Votes Seats
Votes % Total +/–
Progressive Citizens' Party 64,665 47.7 52   3
Patriotic Union 62,229 45.8 46   1
Free List 9,590 1.6 7   1
Independents 1,212 4.9 1   1
Total votes 137,696 100 106 0
Valid ballots 13,039
Invalid/blank ballots 443
Total 13,482 100
Registered voters/turnout 16,903 79.8
Source: Gemeindewahlen, Statistisches Jahrbuch 2004

By municipality edit

Constituency Seats Electorate Party Candidates Votes % Swing Seats +/–
Balzers 12 2,333 Patriotic Union Norbert Bürzle
Jürgen Vogt
Patrick Büchel
Alex Vogt
Franz Wille
Albert Vogt
Hanspeter Vogt
Edith Maier-Vogt
Andrea Möhr
Thomas Vogt
11,089 49.3   6.5 7   1
Progressive Citizens' Party Helmuth Büchel
Adolf Nigg
Peter Frick
Marcel Gstöhl
Stephan Büchel
Ronald Kaufmann
Siegrid Schmid-Vogt
Helene Nüesch-Frick
Sonja Strauss-Fischer
9,213 40.9   3.3 4   2
Free List Markus Willie
Elisabeth Tellenbach-Frick
2,198 9.8 New 1 New
Eschen 10 1,856 Progressive Citizens' Party Benno Gerner
Hanni Hoop
Daniel Oehry
Reto Meier
Christoph Allgäuer
Claudio Marxer
René Ritter
Albert Kindle
Pia Hörndlinger
Karl Loacker
7,401 52.1   2.5 5   1
Patriotic Union Kurt Gerner
Werner Bieberschulte
Michael Gerner
Marlies Amann
Christl Gstöhl
Paul Eberle
Karlheinz Walser
Simon Schächle
Ilse-Karolina Frommelt-Wohlwend
Mary Senti
6,809 47.9   2.5 5   1
Gamprin 8 657 Progressive Citizens' Party Erna Näscher-Hasler
Peter Oehri
Thomas Müssner
Monika Büchel
Norman Kind
Christian Gstöhl
Catherine Breuss-Hassler
2,256 53.7   3.0 5 0
Patriotic Union Vroni Sprecher-Marxer
Wolfgang Oehri
Manuela Jäger
Berno Nigg
Othmar Wohlwend
1,944 46.3   3.0 3 0
Mauren 10 1,632 Progressive Citizens' Party Dietmar Marxer
Doris Wohlwend
Michael Biedermann
Raimund Kieber
Michael Ritter
Walburga Matt
Wolfgang Senti
Simon Meier
Bruno Matt
Paul Kaiser
7,226 57.2   3.7 6 0
Patriotic Union Gabi Büchel-Meier
Theo Oehri
Claudia Pfeiffer
Wolfgang Ritter
Jürgen Matt
4,034 31.9   1.2 3 0
Free List Ingrid Allaart-Batliner 1,380 10.9   2.5 1 0
Planken 6 216 Progressive Citizens' Party Petra Walter-Wenzel
Gerhard Hermann
Monika Stahl
Patrik Oehri
Adolf Jehle
552 52.0   0.7 3 0
Free List Christian Beck
Luzia Walch-Schädler
270 25.4   4.3 2 0
Patriotic Union Stefan Gantner
Ralph Beck
240 22.6   5.0 1 0
Ruggell 8 978 Progressive Citizens' Party Robert Walch
Willi Büchel
Maria Kaiser-Eberle
Gerlinde Büchel
Hans Oehri Jr.
Leopold Senti
Philippe Lemaire
Marie-Luise Stoffel-Büchel
3,455 55.3   2.4 5 0
Patriotic Union Peter Biedermann
Martin Oehry
Denise Büchel
Blanca Grassmayr
Carin Vorburger
Norman Hasler
2,793 44.7   2.4 3 0
Schaan 12 2,700 Progressive Citizens' Party Albert Frick
Hubert Hilti
Eugen Nägele
Edith De Boni
Wally Frommelt
Dagobert Oehri
Bruno Walser
Manfred Bischof
Anton Felder
Franco Gerstgrasser
Sigrid Thöny-Bartel
Katharina Strässle
11,274 45.3   3.2 6 0
Patriotic Union Jack Quaderer
Rudolf Wachter
Bruno Nipp
Karin Rüdisser-Quaderer
Wido Meier
Werner Frick
Norbert Ritter
Peter Nigg
Ursula Kaufmann
Alexandra Risch
Martin Matt
Judith Davida-Morscher
11,095 44.5   3.7 5 0
Free List Daniel Walser 2,543 10.2   0.5 1 0
Schellenberg 8 502 Progressive Citizens' Party Roswitha Goop
Sandra Müller
Edwin Wohlwend
Hansjörg Risch
Markus Hassler
Josef Büchel
Eduard Büchel
Patrik Kaiser
1,962 57.0   3.8 4   1
Patriotic Union Dietmar Lampert
Edy Hassler
Adrian Wohlwend
Marianne Hasler
Ulrich Lampert
Hannes Clavadetscher
Theo Hasler
Dora Wohlwend
1,478 43.0   3.8 4   1
Triesen 10 2,147 Patriotic Union Uwe Bargetze
Gebhard Negele
Marianne Heeb
Eugen Nutt
Peter Strunk
Klaus-Dieter Kindle
Markus Schädler
Marion Kindle
Christl Gassner
Daniel Feger
6,828 44.7   4.6 5 0
Progressive Citizens' Party Florin Banzer
Remy Kindle
Marco Sprenger
Ralph Beck
Christa Bechter-Erni
Franz Josef Beck
Beat Spreiter
Dietmar Kieber
Monika Forster-Rehak
Astrid Eidenbenz-Wanger
7,089 46.6   5.3 4 0
Free List Edgar Bargetze
Monica D. Bortolotti
1,373 9.0   0.6 1 0
Triesenberg 10 1,542 Patriotic Union Franz Beck
Johannes Biedermann
Walter Schädler
Luzia Büchel
Walter Beck
Anton Schädler
Franz Gassner
Ivo Beck
Günter Frei
Gaudenz Sele
6,200 53.0   3.7 5   1
Progressive Citizens' Party Rainer Schädler
Hanspeter Gassner
Anton Frommelt
Andrea Eberle
Normann Bühler
Karin Beck
Arno Gassner
Alois Beck
Erwin Bühler
Gerhard Elkuch
4,278 36.6   2.4 4 0
Independent Klaus Schädler
Eugen Beck
1,212 10.4 New 1 New
Vaduz 12 2,340 Progressive Citizens' Party Emby Schreiber
Norman Marxer
Walter Boss
Susanne Eberle-Strub
Heinz Dörig
Hansrudi Sele
Markus Meier
Hugo Hasler
Ursula Frick
Peter Ospelt
Karin Theiner
Korbinian Gattinger
9,959 46.3   2.5 6   1
Patriotic Union Roland Moser
Jürgen Beck
Frank Konrad
Alice Hagen
Waltraud Schlegel-Biedermann
Lorenz Gassner
Wilhelm Gerster
Rony Bargetze
Thomas Zwiefelhofer
Volker Frommelt
Georges Berger
Isabelle Hoop
9,719 45.2   2.1 5 0
Free List Frick Kaspar 1,826 8.5   0.4 1 0
Source: Gemeindewahlen, Statistisches Jahrbuch 2004

References edit

  1. ^ Gemeindewahlen - Ergebnisse der Wahlen 2003
  2. ^ Gemeindegesetz vom 20. März 1996

External links edit

  • Election results