1991 Liechtenstein local elections

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Local elections were held in Liechtenstein in 1991 to elect the municipal councils and the mayors of the eleven municipalities.

Election 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 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[edit]

Overall[edit]

Summary of the 1991 Liechtenstein local elections results
Party Votes Seats Mayors
Votes % +/– Total +/– Total +/–
Progressive Citizens' Party (FBPL) 55,810 47.7 −0.9 60 −1 6 −1
Patriotic Union (VU) 53,354 45.6 −1.2 53 −1 5 +1
Free List (FL) 4,376 3.7 +2.3 2 +2 0 ±0
Non-Party List (ÜLL) 2,264 2.3 −0.9 2 ±0 0 ±0
Free ListNon-Party List (FL-ÜLL) 896 0.8 New 0 New 0 New
Total 117,100 100 117 11
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

Results by municipality[edit]

Municipality FBPL VU FL ÜLL FLÜLL Mayor
% C % C % C % C % C
Balzers 39.5 5 50.4 7 10 1 VU
Eschen 48.2 5 51.8 6 VU
Gamprin 56.3 5 43.7 4 FBPL
Mauren 62.9 7 37.1 4 FBPL
Planken 74.7 5 25.3 2 FBPL
Ruggell 49.3 5 50.7 4 VU
Schaan 48.2 7 40.3 5 11.5 1 FBPL
Schellenberg 50.5 5 49.5 4 VU
Triesen 48.3 6 44.5 5 7.2 FBPL
Triesenberg 32.7 3 57.8 7 9.5 1 VU
Vaduz 47.1 7 37.4 5 7.1 8.4 1 FBPL
Source: Statistisches Jahrbuch 1999, p.356-367

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