Local elections were held in Liechtenstein in 1975 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 male 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]
Mayoral elections results
Summary
Party | Votes | % | Mayors |
| Progressive Citizens' Party | 2,032 | 54.9 | 7 |
| Patriotic Union | 1,666 | 45.1 | 4 |
Invalid/blank votes | 529 | – | – |
Total | 4,227 | 100 | 11 |
Registered voters/turnout | 19,558 | 90.9 | – |
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Source: Statistisches Jahrbuch 1978 |
By municipality
Municipality | Electorate | Party | Elected mayor | Votes | % |
Balzers | 649 | | Progressive Citizens' Party | Emanuel Vogt | 316 | 54.3 |
| Patriotic Union | – | 266 | 45.7 |
|
Eschen | 506 | | Patriotic Union | Egon Marxer | 270 | 58.8 |
| Progressive Citizens' Party | – | 189 | 41.2 |
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Gamprin | 161 | | Progressive Citizens' Party | Lorenz Hasler | 96 | 64.9 |
| Patriotic Union | – | 52 | 35.1 |
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Mauren | 448 | | Progressive Citizens' Party | Werner Matt | 210 | 100 |
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Planken | 50 | | Progressive Citizens' Party | Anton Nägele | 48 | 100 |
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Ruggell | 258 | | Progressive Citizens' Party | Hugo Oehri | 131 | 52.8 |
| Patriotic Union | – | 117 | 47.2 |
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Schaan | 728 | | Progressive Citizens' Party | Walter Beck | 341 | 55.7 |
| Patriotic Union | – | 271 | 44.3 |
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Schellenberg | 132 | | Patriotic Union | Hermann Hassler | 88 | 100 |
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Triesen | 519 | | Patriotic Union | Rudolf Kindle | 276 | 59.7 |
| Progressive Citizens' Party | – | 186 | 40.3 |
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Triesenberg | 481 | | Patriotic Union | Alfons Schädler | 326 | 100 |
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Vaduz | 720 | | Progressive Citizens' Party | Hilmar Ospelt | 519 | 100 |
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Source: Statistisches Jahrbuch 1978 |
Municipal council elections results
Overall
← Summary of the 1975 Liechtenstein local elections results → Party | Votes | Seats | Mayors |
Votes | % |
| Progressive Citizens' Party (FBPL) | 21,893 | 51.1 | 61 | 7 |
| Patriotic Union (VU) | 20,909 | 48.9 | 54 | 4 |
Total | 42,802 | 100 | 115 | 11 |
|
Valid ballots | 4,156 | 97.8 | |
Invalid/blank ballots | 92 | 2.2 |
Total | 4,248 | 100 |
Registered voters/turnout | 4,652 | 91.3 |
Source: Statistisches Jahrbuch 1999, p.356-367 |
Results by municipality
References
- ^ Gesetz vom 11. Oktober 1974 über die Abänderung des Gemeindegesetzes