2017 Liechtenstein general election

2017 Liechtenstein general election
	All 25 seats in the Landtag; 13 seats needed for a majority
Turnout	77.8%
	Popular vote and seat totals by constituency. As this is a PR election, seat totals are determined by popular vote in each constituency.
Adrian Hasler; FBP	Adrian Hasler; FBP

General elections were held in Liechtenstein on 5 February 2017 to elect the 25 members of the Landtag.

Background[]

In the 2013 elections the Progressive Citizens' Party lost one seat, and the Patriotic Union lost five seats while The Independents gained four seats, and the Free List gained two seats. This was the first time in Liechtenstein's history that four parties held seats in the Landtag.^[1]^[2]

Electoral system[]

The 25 members of the Landtag were elected by open list proportional representation from two constituencies, Oberland with 15 seats and Unterland with 10 seats. The electoral threshold was 8%.^[3]

Campaign[]

The 2017 general election saw the highest number of candidates running in Liechtenstein's history with 71 candidates.^[4]

Results[]

The Progressive Citizens' Party lost one seat and the Independents gained one seat. Both the Patriotic Union and the Free List retained all their seats.^[5] Voter turnout was 77.8%, down from 79.8% in 2013.^[6]


Party		Votes	%	Seats	+/–

	Progressive Citizens' Party	68,673	35.24	9	–1
	Patriotic Union	65,742	33.73	8	0
	The Independents	35,885	18.41	5	+1
	Free List	24,595	12.62	3	0
Total		194,895	100.00	25	0

Valid votes		14,768	95.82
Invalid/blank votes		645	4.18
Total votes		15,413	100.00
Registered voters/turnout		19,806	77.82
Source: Landtagswahlen

By electoral district[]

Electoral district	Seats	Electorate		Candidates	Votes	%	Swing	Seats won	+/–
Oberland	15	12,814	Patriotic Union	Christoph Wenaweser Manfred Kaufmann Günter Vogt Thomas Vogt Frank Konrad Rainer Beck^[a] Christine Schädler Rainer Wolfinger Karin Rüdisser-Quaderer Dominik Hemmerle Nils Vogt Alexandra Schädler Ernst Trefzer Jnes Rampone-Wanger Gerald Luchs	48,789	34.4	0.2	5	0
			Progressive Citizens' Party	Wendelin Lampert Albert Frick Daniel F. Seger Eugen Nägele Susanne Eberle-Strub Michael Ospelt^[a] Marcel Gstöhl Clarissa Frommelt Peter Banzer Martina Haas Andrea Häring Adriana Nentwich-Tomasoni	47,747	33.7	5.6	5	1
			The Independents	Harry Quaderer Jürgen Beck Thomas Rehak Ado Vogt^[a] Pio Schurti Othmar Züger Pascal Willi Siegfried Sele Isolde Hermann-Jehle Johann Beck Burgi Beck	26,452	18.6	3.9	3	1
			Free List	Georg Kaufmann Thomas Lageder ^[a] Walter Kranz Conny Büchel Brühwiler Richard Brunhart	18,882	11.8	2.1	2	0

Unterland	10	6,992	Progressive Citizens' Party	Johannes Kaiser Elfried Hasler Johannes Hasler Daniel Oehry Alexander Batliner Norman Walch Bruno Matt Veronika Hilti-Wohlwend Judith Spalt Elmar Gangl	20,941	39.4	2.5	4	0
			Patriotic Union	Violanda Lanter-Koller Mario Wohlwend Guinilla Marxer-Kranz Peter Frick^[a] Rainer Ritter Dominik Oehri Peter Büchel Elisabeth Stock-Gstöhl Gustav Gstöhl Rainer Batliner	16,995	32.0	1.1	3	0
			The Independents	Herbert Elkuch Erich Hasler Peter Wachter^[a] Agnes Dentsch Werner Dolzer-Müssner	9,449	17.8	1.0	2	0
			Free List	Patrick Risch Wolfgang Marxer^[a]	5,715	10.8	0.4	1	0

Source: Landtagswahlen

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g Elected as substitute member

References[]

^ "2013 election". Inter-Parliamentary Union. Archived from the original on 11 August 2020. Retrieved 11 August 2020.
^ "New Independent party rattles Liechtenstein vote". GlobalPost. Archived from the original on 21 July 2016. Retrieved 29 December 2016.
^ Article 55 (1) of the Volksrechtegesetz (Law of People's Rights) Gesetze.li
^ "State elections 2017: record number of candidates". Liechtensteiner Volksblatt. 25 November 2016. Archived from the original on 4 January 2017. Retrieved 11 August 2020.
^ "Liechtenstein populist party gains ground in parliamentary elections". DW News. Archived from the original on 11 August 2020. Retrieved 11 August 2020.
^ "The 2017 elections in Liechtenstein: Slight changes and a stronger parliamentary opposition". 7 February 2017. Archived from the original on 11 August 2020. Retrieved 11 August 2020.

[S-7] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g Elected as substitute member

[1] "2013 election". Inter-Parliamentary Union. Archived from the original on 11 August 2020. Retrieved 11 August 2020.

[2] "New Independent party rattles Liechtenstein vote". GlobalPost. Archived from the original on 21 July 2016. Retrieved 29 December 2016.

[3] Article 55 (1) of the Volksrechtegesetz (Law of People's Rights) Gesetze.li

[4] "State elections 2017: record number of candidates". Liechtensteiner Volksblatt. 25 November 2016. Archived from the original on 4 January 2017. Retrieved 11 August 2020.

[5] "Liechtenstein populist party gains ground in parliamentary elections". DW News. Archived from the original on 11 August 2020. Retrieved 11 August 2020.

[6] "The 2017 elections in Liechtenstein: Slight changes and a stronger parliamentary opposition". 7 February 2017. Archived from the original on 11 August 2020. Retrieved 11 August 2020.

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