1999 Liechtenstein local elections
Local elections were held in Liechtenstein in 1999 to elect the municipal councils and the mayors of the eleven municipalities.
Election 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.[1]
Results
Overall
| Party | Votes | Seats | Mayors | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Votes | % | +/– | Total | +/– | Total | +/– | ||
| Progressive Citizens' Party (FBP) | 59,592 | 46.9 | +0.9 | 60 | +1 | 5 | +1 | |
| Patriotic Union (VU) | 59,952 | 47.1 | +1.0 | 51 | −5 | 6 | −1 | |
| Free List (FL) | 7,638 | 6.0 | −1.1 | 6 | +1 | 0 | ±0 | |
| Total | 127,182 | 100 | – | 117 | –4 | 11 | – | |
| Valid ballots | 12,053 | 96.3 | ||||||
| Invalid/blank ballots | 466 | 3.7 | ||||||
| Total | 12,504 | 100 | ||||||
| Registered voters/turnout | 15,520 | 82.1 | ||||||
| Source: Statistisches Jahrbuch 1999, p.356-367 | ||||||||
Results by municipality
| Municipality | FBP | VU | FL | Mayor | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| % | C | % | C | % | C | |||
| Balzers | 44.2 | 6 | 55.8 | 7 | – | – | VU | |
| Eschen | 49.6 | 5 | 50.4 | 6 | – | – | FBP | |
| Gamprin | 50.7 | 5 | 49.3 | 4 | – | – | VU | |
| Mauren | 60.9 | 7 | 30.7 | 3 | 8.4 | 1 | FBP | |
| Planken | 51.3 | 4 | 27.6 | 2 | 21.1 | 1 | FBP | |
| Ruggell | 52.9 | 5 | 47.1 | 4 | – | – | VU | |
| Schaan | 48.5 | 7 | 40.8 | 5 | 10.7 | 1 | FBP | |
| Schellenberg | 60.8 | 6 | 39.2 | 3 | – | – | VU | |
| Triesen | 41.1 | 5 | 49.3 | 5 | 9.6 | 1 | FBP | |
| Triesenberg | 34.2 | 4 | 56.7 | 5 | 9.1 | 1 | VU | |
| Vaduz | 43.8 | 6 | 47.7 | 6 | 8.9 | 1 | VU | |
| Source: Statistisches Jahrbuch 1999, p.356-367 | ||||||||
References
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