1995 Liechtenstein local elections

1995 Liechtenstein local elections

1995

Local elections were held in Liechtenstein in 1995 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 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.

Results

Overall

← Summary of the 1995 Liechtenstein local elections results →

Party		Votes			Seats		Mayors
		Votes	%	+/–	Total	+/–	Total	+/–
	Progressive Citizens' Party (FBPL)	58,079	45.9	−1.7	59	−1	4	−2
	Patriotic Union (VU)	58,290	46.1	+0.5	56	+3	7	+2
	Free List (FL)	9,011	7.1	+3.4	5	+3	0	±0
	Non-Party List(ÜLL)	1,039	0.8	−1.5	1	−1	0	±0
Total		126,419	100	–	121	+4	11	–
Valid ballots		11,477	97.0
Invalid/blank ballots		361	3.0
Total		11,838	100
Registered voters/turnout		14,247	83.1
Source: Statistisches Jahrbuch 1999, p.356-367

Results by municipality

Municipality	FBPL		VU		FL		ÜLL		Mayor
	%	C	%	C	%	C	%	C
Balzers	38.8	5	52.1	7	9.1	1	–	–	VU
Eschen	42.7	5	57.2	8	–	–	–	–	VU
Gamprin	53.6	5	46.4	4	–	–	–	–	VU
Mauren	61.7	7	30.6	4	7.7	–	–	–	FBPL
Planken	74.1	5	25.9	2	–	–	–	–	FBPL
Ruggell	50.1	5	49.9	4	–	–	–	–	VU
Schaan	48.2	6	39.1	5	12.7	2	–	–	FBPL
Schellenberg	53.4	5	46.6	4	–	–	–	–	VU
Triesen	45.1	6	45.9	6	9.0	1	–	–	FBPL
Triesenberg	33.7	4	52.0	6	5.2	–	9.1	1	VU
Vaduz	47.0	6	44.0	6	9.0	1	–	–	VU
Source: Statistisches Jahrbuch 1999, p.356-367