1995 Liechtenstein local elections

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.^[1]

Results

Overall

← Summary of the 1995 Liechtenstein local elections results →
Party		Votes			Seats		Mayors
Party		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

References

^ Gesetz vom 11. Oktober 1974 über die Abänderung des Gemeindegesetzes

[1] Gesetz vom 11. Oktober 1974 über die Abänderung des Gemeindegesetzes

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