2003 Liechtenstein local elections

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{{Infobox election

| country = Liechtenstein

| election_date = 2 February 2003

| ongoing = no

| type = parliamentary

| previous_election = 1999 Liechtenstein local elections

| previous_year = 1999

| next_election = 2007 Liechtenstein local elections

| next_year = 2007

}}The 2003 Liechtenstein local elections were held on 2 February to elect the municipal councils and the mayors of the eleven municipalities of Liechtenstein.[http://www.gemeindewahlen.li/resultate/3 Gemeindewahlen - Ergebnisse der Wahlen 2003]

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.[https://www.gesetze.li/chrono/1996076000 Gemeindegesetz vom 20. März 1996]

Mayoral elections results

= Summary =

class=wikitable style=text-align:right
colspan="2" |Party

! Votes

! %

! Mayors

! +/–

width="1" bgcolor="{{party color|Progressive Citizens' Party}}"|align=left|Progressive Citizens' Party5,79347.76{{Increase}} 1
width="1" bgcolor="{{party color|Patriotic Union (Liechtenstein)}}"|align=left|Patriotic Union5,57045.85{{Decrease}} 1
width="1" bgcolor="{{party color|Free List (Liechtenstein)}}"|align=left|Free List1951.600
width="1" bgcolor="{{party color|Independent (politician)}}"|align=left|Independents5954.90New
colspan="2" align=left|Invalid/blank votes

|1,329

|–

|–

|–

colspan="2" align="left" |Total13,482100110
colspan="2" align="left" |Registered voters/turnout

|16,903

|79.8

|–

|–

colspan="6" style="color:inherit;background:#E9E9E9" |
colspan="6" align="left" |Source: [http://www.gemeindewahlen.li/resultate/3 Gemeindewahlen], [https://www.llv.li/files/as/pdf-llv-as-statistisches_jahrbuch_2004 Statistisches Jahrbuch 2004]

= By municipality =

class="wikitable" style="text-align:right"
Municipality

!Electorate

! colspan="2" |Party

!Candidate

! Votes

! %

rowspan="2" align=left|Balzers

| rowspan="2" |2,333

| width="1" bgcolor="{{party color|Progressive Citizens' Party}}" |

align="left" |Progressive Citizens' Party

|align=left|Anton Eberle

|1,036

56.2
style="color:inherit;background:{{party color|Patriotic Union (Liechtenstein)}}"|

|align=left|Patriotic Union

|align=left|Erich Frick

|808

|43.8

align=left rowspan="2" |Eschen

| rowspan="2" |1,856

|style="color:inherit;background:{{party color|Progressive Citizens' Party}}"|

|align=left|Progressive Citizens' Party

|align=left|Gregor Ott

|1,034

|74.2

style="color:inherit;background:{{party color|Patriotic Union (Liechtenstein)}}"|

|align=left|Patriotic Union

|align=left|Norbert Goop

|360

|25.8

align=left|Gamprin

|657

|style="color:inherit;background:{{party color|Patriotic Union (Liechtenstein)}}"|

|align=left|Patriotic Union

|align=left|Donath Oeri

|380

|69.1

rowspan="2" align=left|Mauren

| rowspan="2" |1,632

|style="color:inherit;background:{{party color|Progressive Citizens' Party}}"|

|align=left|Progressive Citizens' Party

|align=left|Freddy Kaiser

|666

|52.8

style="color:inherit;background:{{party color|Independent (politician)}}" |

|align=left|Independent

|align=left|Andrea Matt

|595

|47.2

align=left|Planken

|216

|style="color:inherit;background:{{party color|Progressive Citizens' Party}}"|

|align=left|Progressive Citizens' Party

|align=left|Gaston Jehle

|127

|66.8

align=left|Ruggell

|978

|style="color:inherit;background:{{party color|Patriotic Union (Liechtenstein)}}"|

|align=left|Patriotic Union

|align=left|Jakob Büchel

|482

|59.7

rowspan="2" align=left|Schaan

| rowspan="2" |2,700

|style="color:inherit;background:{{party color|Patriotic Union (Liechtenstein)}}"|

|align=left|Patriotic Union

|align=left|Daniel Hilti

|1,110

|54.0

style="color:inherit;background:{{party color|Progressive Citizens' Party}}"|

|align=left|Progressive Citizens' Party

|align=left|Helmut Konrad

|945

|46.0

align=left|Schellenberg

|502

|style="color:inherit;background:{{party color|Progressive Citizens' Party}}"|

|align=left|Progressive Citizens' Party

|align=left|Norman Wohlwend

|334

|76.6

rowspan="3" align=left|Triesen

| rowspan="3" |2,147

|style="color:inherit;background:{{party color|Progressive Citizens' Party}}"|

|align=left|Progressive Citizens' Party

|align=left|Xaver Hoch

|912

|59.0

style="color:inherit;background:{{party color|Patriotic Union (Liechtenstein)}}"|

|align=left|Patriotic Union

|align=left|Wolfgang Kindle

|438

|28.3

style="color:inherit;background:{{party color|Free List (Liechtenstein)}}" |

|align=left|Free List

|align=left|Norman Nigsch

|195

|12.6

align=left|Triesenberg

|1,542

|style="color:inherit;background:{{party color|Patriotic Union (Liechtenstein)}}"|

|align=left|Patriotic Union

|align=left|Hubert Sele

|964

|79.9

rowspan="2" align=left|Vaduz

| rowspan="2"|2,340

|style="color:inherit;background:{{party color|Patriotic Union (Liechtenstein)}}"|

|align=left|Patriotic Union

|align=left|Karlheinz Ospelt

|1,028

|58.2

style="color:inherit;background:{{party color|Progressive Citizens' Party}}"|

|align=left|Progressive Citizens' Party

|align=left|Markus Verling

|739

|41.8

colspan="7" align=left|Source: [http://www.gemeindewahlen.li/resultate/3 Gemeindewahlen], [https://www.llv.li/files/as/pdf-llv-as-statistisches_jahrbuch_2004 Statistisches Jahrbuch 2004]

Municipal council elections results

= Summary =

class="wikitable" style="text-align:right"
colspan="2" rowspan="2" width="250px" | Party

! colspan="2" | Votes

! colspan="2" | Seats

Votes

! %

! Total

! +/–

width="1" bgcolor="{{party color|Progressive Citizens' Party}}" |align="left" |Progressive Citizens' Party64,66547.752{{Decrease}} 3
width="1" bgcolor="{{party color|Patriotic Union (Liechtenstein)}}" |align="left" |Patriotic Union62,22945.846{{Increase}} 1
width="1" bgcolor="{{party color|Free List (Liechtenstein)}}" |align="left" |Free List9,5901.67{{Increase}} 1
width="1" bgcolor="{{party color|Independent (politician)}}" |align="left" |Independents1,2124.91{{Increase}} 1
colspan="2" align=left|Total votes

|137,696

|100

|106

|0

colspan="6" |
colspan="2" align=left|Valid ballots

|13,039

|–

|–

|–

colspan="2" align=left|Invalid/blank ballots

|443

|–

|–

|–

colspan="2" align="left" |Total13,482100
colspan="2" align="left" |Registered voters/turnout

|16,903

|79.8

|–

|–

colspan="6" style="color:inherit;background:#E9E9E9" |
colspan="6" align="left" |Source: [http://www.gemeindewahlen.li/resultate/3 Gemeindewahlen], [https://www.llv.li/files/as/pdf-llv-as-statistisches_jahrbuch_2004 Statistisches Jahrbuch 2004]

=By municipality=

class="wikitable"

!Constituency

!Seats

!Electorate

! colspan="2" |Party

!Candidates

!Votes

!%

!Swing

!Seats

!+/–

rowspan="3" |Balzers

| rowspan="3" |12

| rowspan="3" |2,333

|style="color:inherit;background:{{party color|Patriotic Union (Liechtenstein)}}"|

|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

|{{Decrease}} 6.5

|7

|{{Increase}} 1

style="color:inherit;background:{{party color|Progressive Citizens' Party}}" |

|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

|{{Decrease}} 3.3

|4

|{{Decrease}} 2

bgcolor={{party color|Free List (Liechtenstein)}}"|

|Free List

|Markus Willie
Elisabeth Tellenbach-Frick

|2,198

|9.8

|New

|1

|New

rowspan="2" |Eschen

| rowspan="2" |10

| rowspan="2" |1,856

|style="color:inherit;background:{{party color|Progressive Citizens' Party}}" |

|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

|{{Increase}} 2.5

|5

|{{Increase}} 1

style="color:inherit;background:{{party color|Patriotic Union (Liechtenstein)}}"|

|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

|{{Decrease}} 2.5

|5

|{{Decrease}} 1

rowspan="2" |Gamprin

| rowspan="2" |8

| rowspan="2" |657

|style="color:inherit;background:{{party color|Progressive Citizens' Party}}" |

|Progressive Citizens' Party

|Erna Näscher-Hasler
Peter Oehri
Thomas Müssner
Monika Büchel
Norman Kind
Christian Gstöhl
Catherine Breuss-Hassler

|2,256

|53.7

|{{Increase}} 3.0

|5

|0

style="color:inherit;background:{{party color|Patriotic Union (Liechtenstein)}}"|

|Patriotic Union

|Vroni Sprecher-Marxer
Wolfgang Oehri
Manuela Jäger
Berno Nigg
Othmar Wohlwend

|1,944

|46.3

|{{Decrease}} 3.0

|3

|0

rowspan="3" |Mauren

| rowspan="3" |10

| rowspan="3" |1,632

|style="color:inherit;background:{{party color|Progressive Citizens' Party}}" |

|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

|{{Decrease}} 3.7

|6

|0

style="color:inherit;background:{{party color|Patriotic Union (Liechtenstein)}}"|

|Patriotic Union

|Gabi Büchel-Meier
Theo Oehri
Claudia Pfeiffer
Wolfgang Ritter
Jürgen Matt

|4,034

|31.9

|{{Increase}} 1.2

|3

|0

bgcolor={{party color|Free List (Liechtenstein)}}"|

|Free List

|Ingrid Allaart-Batliner

|1,380

|10.9

|{{Increase}} 2.5

|1

|0

rowspan="3" |Planken

| rowspan="3" |6

| rowspan="3" |216

|style="color:inherit;background:{{party color|Progressive Citizens' Party}}" |

|Progressive Citizens' Party

|Petra Walter-Wenzel
Gerhard Hermann
Monika Stahl
Patrik Oehri
Adolf Jehle

|552

|52.0

|{{Increase}} 0.7

|3

|0

bgcolor={{party color|Free List (Liechtenstein)}}"|

|Free List

|Christian Beck
Luzia Walch-Schädler

|270

|25.4

|{{Increase}} 4.3

|2

|0

style="color:inherit;background:{{party color|Patriotic Union (Liechtenstein)}}"|

|Patriotic Union

|Stefan Gantner
Ralph Beck

|240

|22.6

|{{Decrease}} 5.0

|1

|0

rowspan="2" |Ruggell

| rowspan="2" |8

| rowspan="2" |978

|style="color:inherit;background:{{party color|Progressive Citizens' Party}}" |

|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

|{{Increase}} 2.4

|5

|0

style="color:inherit;background:{{party color|Patriotic Union (Liechtenstein)}}"|

|Patriotic Union

|Peter Biedermann
Martin Oehry
Denise Büchel
Blanca Grassmayr
Carin Vorburger
Norman Hasler

|2,793

|44.7

|{{Decrease}} 2.4

|3

|0

rowspan="3" |Schaan

| rowspan="3" |12

| rowspan="3" |2,700

|style="color:inherit;background:{{party color|Progressive Citizens' Party}}" |

|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

|{{Decrease}} 3.2

|6

|0

style="color:inherit;background:{{party color|Patriotic Union (Liechtenstein)}}"|

|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

|{{Increase}} 3.7

|5

|0

bgcolor={{party color|Free List (Liechtenstein)}}"|

|Free List

|Daniel Walser

|2,543

|10.2

|{{Decrease}} 0.5

|1

|0

rowspan="2" |Schellenberg

| rowspan="2" |8

| rowspan="2" |502

|style="color:inherit;background:{{party color|Progressive Citizens' Party}}" |

|Progressive Citizens' Party

|Roswitha Goop
Sandra Müller
Edwin Wohlwend
Hansjörg Risch
Markus Hassler
Josef Büchel
Eduard Büchel
Patrik Kaiser

|1,962

|57.0

|{{Decrease}} 3.8

|4

|{{Decrease}} 1

style="color:inherit;background:{{party color|Patriotic Union (Liechtenstein)}}"|

|Patriotic Union

|Dietmar Lampert
Edy Hassler
Adrian Wohlwend
Marianne Hasler
Ulrich Lampert
Hannes Clavadetscher
Theo Hasler
Dora Wohlwend

|1,478

|43.0

|{{Increase}} 3.8

|4

|{{Increase}} 1

rowspan="3" |Triesen

| rowspan="3" |10

| rowspan="3" |2,147

| style="color:inherit;background:{{party color|Patriotic Union (Liechtenstein)}}" |

|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

|{{Decrease}} 4.6

|5

|0

style="color:inherit;background:{{party color|Progressive Citizens' Party}}" |

|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

|{{Increase}} 5.3

|4

|0

bgcolor={{party color|Free List (Liechtenstein)}}"|

|Free List

|Edgar Bargetze
Monica D. Bortolotti

|1,373

|9.0

|{{Decrease}} 0.6

|1

|0

rowspan="3" |Triesenberg

| rowspan="3" |10

| rowspan="3" |1,542

|style="color:inherit;background:{{party color|Patriotic Union (Liechtenstein)}}"|

|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

|{{Decrease}} 3.7

|5

|{{Increase}} 1

style="color:inherit;background:{{party color|Progressive Citizens' Party}}" |

|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

|{{Increase}} 2.4

|4

|0

style="color:inherit;background:{{party color|Independent (politician)}}"|

|Independent

|Klaus Schädler
Eugen Beck

|1,212

|10.4

|New

|1

|New

rowspan="3" |Vaduz

| rowspan="3" |12

| rowspan="3" |2,340

|style="color:inherit;background:{{party color|Progressive Citizens' Party}}" |

|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

|{{Increase}} 2.5

|6

|{{Increase}} 1

style="color:inherit;background:{{party color|Patriotic Union (Liechtenstein)}}"|

|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

|{{Decrease}} 2.1

|5

|0

bgcolor={{party color|Free List (Liechtenstein)}}"|

|Free List

|Frick Kaspar

|1,826

|8.5

|{{Decrease}} 0.4

|1

|0

colspan="11" |Source: [http://www.gemeindewahlen.li/resultate/3 Gemeindewahlen], [https://www.llv.li/files/as/pdf-llv-as-statistisches_jahrbuch_2004 Statistisches Jahrbuch 2004]

References

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