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1987 Liechtenstein local elections

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Local elections were held in Liechtenstein in 1987 to elect the municipal councils and the mayors of the eleven municipalities. These were the first local elections where women were able to vote in all the 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.[1]

Results

Overall

Summary of the 1987 Liechtenstein local elections results
Party Votes Seats Mayors
Votes % +/– Total +/– Total +/–
Progressive Citizens' Party (FBPL) 55,858 48.6 −4.2 61 −4 7 ±0
Patriotic Union (VU) 53,806 46.8 −0.4 54 +2 4 ±0
Non-Party List (ÜLL) 3,616 3.1 New 2 New 0 New
Free List (FL) 1,659 1.4 New 0 New 0 New
Total 114,939 100 117 11
Valid ballots 10,841 97.4
Invalid/blank ballots 289 2.6
Total 11,130 100
Registered voters/turnout 12,660 87.9
Source: Statistisches Jahrbuch 1999, p.356-367

Results by municipality

Municipality FBPL VU ÜLL FL Mayor
% C % C % C % C
Balzers 43.2 6 49.9 7 6.9 VU
Eschen 49.0 5 51.0 6 FBPL
Gamprin 60.7 6 39.3 3 FBPL
Mauren 62.9 7 37.6 4 FBPL
Planken 74.7 5 25.3 2 FBPL
Ruggell 49.0 5 51.0 4 VU
Schaan 54.7 7 45.3 6 FBPL
Schellenberg 51.8 5 48.2 4 VU
Triesen 48.0 5 52.0 6 FBPL
Triesenberg 34.5 4 61.3 7 4.2 VU
Vaduz 43.7 6 37.6 5 18.7 2 FBPL
Source: Statistisches Jahrbuch 1999, p.356-367

References