1991 Liechtenstein local elections
27 January 1991 (first round)
10 February 1991 (second round) | |
| Turnout | 85.8% |
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Local elections were held in Liechtenstein on 27 January and 10 February 1991 to elect the municipal councils and the mayors of the eleven municipalities.[1][2]
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 councillors for population under 500; 8 councillors for population between 500 and 1,500; 10 councillors for population between 1,500 and 3,000; and 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.[3]
Results
Summary
| Party | Votes | Mayors | Seats | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Votes | % | Total | +/– | Total | +/– | ||
| Progressive Citizens' Party | 55,810 | 47.7 | 6 | 1 | 60 | 1 | |
| Patriotic Union | 53,354 | 45.6 | 5 | 1 | 53 | 1 | |
| Non-Party List | 4,376 | 3.7 | 0 | New | 2 | 0 | |
| Free List | 2,264 | 2.3 | 0 | New | 2 | 2 | |
| Free List–Non-Party List (FL-ÜLL) | 896 | 0.8 | 0 | New | 0 | New | |
| Total | 117,100 | 100 | 11 | – | 117 | – | |
| Valid ballots | 11,195 | 95.4 | |||||
| Invalid/blank ballots | 535 | 4.6 | |||||
| Total | 11,730 | 100 | |||||
| Registered voters/turnout | 13,669 | 85.8 | |||||
| Source: Statistisches Jahrbuch 1999, p.356-367, Liechtensteiner Volksblatt | |||||||
Mayoral elections
First round
Second round
| Municipality | Party | Candidate | Votes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Schaan | Progressive Citizens' Party | Hansjakob Falk | 1004 | |
| Patriotic Union | Hans Quaderer | 716 | ||
| Vaduz | Progressive Citizens' Party | Arthur Konrad | 907 | |
| Patriotic Union | Alois Ospelt | 430 | ||
| Source: Liechtensteiner Volksblatt | ||||
Municipal council elections
| Constituency | Seats | Party | Candidates | Votes | Seats | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Balzers | 12 | Patriotic Union |
|
9,120 | 6 | |
| Progressive Citizens' Party |
|
7,150 | 5 | |||
| Free List |
|
1,814 | 1 | |||
| Eschen | 10 | Patriotic Union |
|
6,721 | 5 | |
| Progressive Citizens' Party |
|
6,249 | 5 | |||
| Gamprin | 8 | Progressive Citizens' Party |
|
1,911 | 4 | |
| Patriotic Union |
|
1,481 | 4 | |||
| Mauren | 10 | Progressive Citizens' Party |
|
6,367 | 6 | |
| Patriotic Union |
|
3,763 | 4 | |||
| Planken | 6 | Progressive Citizens' Party |
|
645 | 3 | |
| Patriotic Union |
|
219 | 2 | |||
| Ruggell | 8 | Progressive Citizens' Party |
|
2,677 | 5 | |
| Patriotic Union |
|
2,603 | 3 | |||
| Schaan | 12 | Progressive Citizens' Party |
|
10,670 | 6 | |
| Patriotic Union |
|
8,922 | 5 | |||
| Free List |
|
2,562 | 1 | |||
| Schellenberg | 8 | Progressive Citizens' Party |
|
1,406 | 5 | |
| Patriotic Union |
|
1,378 | 3 | |||
| Triesen | 10 | Progressive Citizens' Party |
|
6,029 | 5 | |
| Patriotic Union |
|
5,565 | 5 | |||
| Free List–Non-Party List |
|
896 | 0 | |||
| Triesenberg | 10 | Patriotic Union |
|
6,122 | 6 | |
| Progressive Citizens' Party |
|
3,456 | 3 | |||
| Non-Party List |
|
1,002 | 1 | |||
| Vaduz | 12 | Progressive Citizens' Party |
|
9,324 | 6 | |
| Patriotic Union |
|
7,386 | 5 | |||
| Non-Party List |
|
1,662 | 1 | |||
| Free List |
|
1,404 | 0 | |||
| Source: Liechtensteiner Volksblatt, Liechtensteiner Volksblatt | ||||||
References
- ^ "Gemeindewahlen 1991". Liechtensteiner Volksblatt (in German). 28 January 1991. pp. 3–5. Retrieved 3 June 2025.
- ^ "Gemeindewahlen 1991". Liechtensteiner Volksblatt (in German). 11 February 1991. p. 1. Retrieved 9 October 2025.
- ^ Gesetz vom 11. Oktober 1974 über die Abänderung des Gemeindegesetzes