2003 Liechtenstein local elections

The 2003 Liechtenstein local elections were held on 2 February to elect the municipal councils and the mayors of the eleven municipalities of Liechtenstein.^[1]

Electoral 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.^[2]

Mayoral elections results[]

Summary[]

Party		Votes	%	Mayors	+/–
	Progressive Citizens' Party	5,793	47.7	6	1
	Patriotic Union	5,570	45.8	5	1
	Free List	195	1.6	0	0
	Independents	595	4.9	0	New
Invalid/blank votes		1,329	–	–	–
Total		13,482	100	11	0
Registered voters/turnout		16,903	79.8	–	–
Source: Gemeindewahlen, Statistisches Jahrbuch 2004

By municipality[]

Municipal council elections results[]

Summary[]

Party		Votes		Seats
		Votes	%	Total	+/–
	Progressive Citizens' Party	64,665	47.7	52	3
	Patriotic Union	62,229	45.8	46	1
	Free List	9,590	1.6	7	1
	Independents	1,212	4.9	1	1
Total votes		137,696	100	106	0
Valid ballots		13,039	–	–	–
Invalid/blank ballots		443	–	–	–
Total		13,482	100	–	–
Registered voters/turnout		16,903	79.8	–	–
Source: Gemeindewahlen, Statistisches Jahrbuch 2004

By municipality[]

Constituency	Seats	Electorate	Party		Candidates	Votes	%	Swing	Seats	+/–
Balzers	12	2,333		Patriotic Union	Norbert Bürzle Jürgen Vogt Patrick Büchel Alex Vogt Franz Wille Albert Vogt Hanspeter Vogt Edith Maier-Vogt Andrea Möhr Thomas Vogt	11,089	49.3	6.5	7	1
				Progressive Citizens' Party	Helmuth Büchel Adolf Nigg Peter Frick Marcel Gstöhl Stephan Büchel Ronald Kaufmann Siegrid Schmid-Vogt Helene Nüesch-Frick Sonja Strauss-Fischer	9,213	40.9	3.3	4	2
				Free List	Markus Willie Elisabeth Tellenbach-Frick	2,198	9.8	New	1	New
Eschen	10	1,856		Progressive Citizens' Party	Benno Gerner Hanni Hoop Daniel Oehry Reto Meier Christoph Allgäuer Claudio Marxer René Ritter Albert Kindle Pia Hörndlinger Karl Loacker	7,401	52.1	2.5	5	1
				Patriotic Union	Kurt Gerner Werner Bieberschulte Michael Gerner Marlies Amann Christl Gstöhl Paul Eberle Karlheinz Walser Simon Schächle Ilse-Karolina Frommelt-Wohlwend Mary Senti	6,809	47.9	2.5	5	1
Gamprin	8	657		Progressive Citizens' Party	Erna Näscher-Hasler Peter Oehri Thomas Müssner Monika Büchel Norman Kind Christian Gstöhl Catherine Breuss-Hassler	2,256	53.7	3.0	5	0
				Patriotic Union	Vroni Sprecher-Marxer Wolfgang Oehri Manuela Jäger Berno Nigg Othmar Wohlwend	1,944	46.3	3.0	3	0
Mauren	10	1,632		Progressive Citizens' Party	Dietmar Marxer Doris Wohlwend Michael Biedermann Raimund Kieber Michael Ritter Walburga Matt Wolfgang Senti Simon Meier Bruno Matt Paul Kaiser	7,226	57.2	3.7	6	0
				Patriotic Union	Gabi Büchel-Meier Theo Oehri Claudia Pfeiffer Wolfgang Ritter Jürgen Matt	4,034	31.9	1.2	3	0
				Free List	Ingrid Allaart-Batliner	1,380	10.9	2.5	1	0
Planken	6	216		Progressive Citizens' Party	Petra Walter-Wenzel Gerhard Hermann Monika Stahl Patrik Oehri Adolf Jehle	552	52.0	0.7	3	0
				Free List	Christian Beck Luzia Walch-Schädler	270	25.4	4.3	2	0
				Patriotic Union	Stefan Gantner Ralph Beck	240	22.6	5.0	1	0
Ruggell	8	978		Progressive Citizens' Party	Robert Walch Willi Büchel Maria Kaiser-Eberle Gerlinde Büchel Hans Oehri Jr. Leopold Senti Philippe Lemaire Marie-Luise Stoffel-Büchel	3,455	55.3	2.4	5	0
				Patriotic Union	Peter Biedermann Martin Oehry Denise Büchel Blanca Grassmayr Carin Vorburger Norman Hasler	2,793	44.7	2.4	3	0
Schaan	12	2,700		Progressive Citizens' Party	Albert Frick Hubert Hilti Eugen Nägele Edith De Boni Wally Frommelt Dagobert Oehri Bruno Walser Manfred Bischof Anton Felder Franco Gerstgrasser Sigrid Thöny-Bartel Katharina Strässle	11,274	45.3	3.2	6	0
				Patriotic Union	Jack Quaderer Rudolf Wachter Bruno Nipp Karin Rüdisser-Quaderer Wido Meier Werner Frick Norbert Ritter Peter Nigg Ursula Kaufmann Alexandra Risch Martin Matt Judith Davida-Morscher	11,095	44.5	3.7	5	0
				Free List	Daniel Walser	2,543	10.2	0.5	1	0
Schellenberg	8	502		Progressive Citizens' Party	Roswitha Goop Sandra Müller Edwin Wohlwend Hansjörg Risch Markus Hassler Josef Büchel Eduard Büchel Patrik Kaiser	1,962	57.0	3.8	4	1
				Patriotic Union	Dietmar Lampert Edy Hassler Adrian Wohlwend Marianne Hasler Ulrich Lampert Hannes Clavadetscher Theo Hasler Dora Wohlwend	1,478	43.0	3.8	4	1
Triesen	10	2,147		Patriotic Union	Uwe Bargetze Gebhard Negele Marianne Heeb Eugen Nutt Peter Strunk Klaus-Dieter Kindle Markus Schädler Marion Kindle Christl Gassner Daniel Feger	6,828	44.7	4.6	5	0
				Progressive Citizens' Party	Florin Banzer Remy Kindle Marco Sprenger Ralph Beck Christa Bechter-Erni Franz Josef Beck Beat Spreiter Dietmar Kieber Monika Forster-Rehak Astrid Eidenbenz-Wanger	7,089	46.6	5.3	4	0
				Free List	Edgar Bargetze Monica D. Bortolotti	1,373	9.0	0.6	1	0
Triesenberg	10	1,542		Patriotic Union	Franz Beck Johannes Biedermann Walter Schädler Luzia Büchel Walter Beck Anton Schädler Franz Gassner Ivo Beck Günter Frei Gaudenz Sele	6,200	53.0	3.7	5	1
				Progressive Citizens' Party	Rainer Schädler Hanspeter Gassner Anton Frommelt Andrea Eberle Normann Bühler Karin Beck Arno Gassner Alois Beck Erwin Bühler Gerhard Elkuch	4,278	36.6	2.4	4	0
				Independent	Klaus Schädler Eugen Beck	1,212	10.4	New	1	New
Vaduz	12	2,340		Progressive Citizens' Party	Emby Schreiber Norman Marxer Walter Boss Susanne Eberle-Strub Heinz Dörig Hansrudi Sele Markus Meier Hugo Hasler Ursula Frick Peter Ospelt Karin Theiner Korbinian Gattinger	9,959	46.3	2.5	6	1
				Patriotic Union	Roland Moser Jürgen Beck Frank Konrad Alice Hagen Waltraud Schlegel-Biedermann Lorenz Gassner Wilhelm Gerster Rony Bargetze Thomas Zwiefelhofer Volker Frommelt Georges Berger Isabelle Hoop	9,719	45.2	2.1	5	0
				Free List	Frick Kaspar	1,826	8.5	0.4	1	0
Source: Gemeindewahlen, Statistisches Jahrbuch 2004

References[]

External links[]

• Election results