| Country: | Liechtenstein |
| Election Date: | 20 February 2011 |
| Ongoing: | no |
| Type: | parliamentary |
| Previous Election: | 2007 Liechtenstein local elections |
| Previous Year: | 2007 |
| Next Election: | 2015 Liechtenstein local elections |
| Next Year: | 2015 |
The 2011 Liechtenstein local elections were held on 20 February to elect the municipal councils and the mayors of the eleven municipalities of Liechtenstein.[1]
The municipal councils (German: Gemeinderat) are composed of an even number of councilors plus the mayor (German: Gemeindevorsteher). The number of councilors is determined by population count: 6 or 8 councilors for population 1,500, 8 or 10 councilors for population between 1,500 and 3,000, and 10 or 12 councilors for population over 3,000.
Councilors 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 mayor.[2]
| Party | Votes | % | Swing | Mayors | +/– | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Patriotic Union | 6,676 | 47.0 | 2.7 | 6 | 2 | ||
| Progressive Citizens' Party | 7,133 | 50.2 | 0.1 | 5 | 2 | ||
| Free List | 408 | 2.9 | New | 0 | New | ||
| Invalid/blank votes | 1,329 | – | – | – | – | ||
| Total | 15,551 | 100 | – | 11 | 0 | ||
| Registered voters/turnout | 18,804 | 82.7 | 3.1 | – | – | ||
| Source: Gemeindewahlen, Statistisches Jahrbuch 2012 | |||||||
| Party | Votes | % | Swing | Seats | +/– | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Progressive Citizens' Party | 70,317 | 45.8 | 0.5 | 54 | 3 | ||
| Patriotic Union | 70,399 | 45.9 | 1.6 | 46 | 2 | ||
| Free List | 11,758 | 7.7 | 1.7 | 6 | 1 | ||
| width=1 bgcolor= | Independent | 892 | 0.6 | New | 0 | New | |
| Total votes | 153,366 | 100 | – | 106 | 0 | ||
| Valid ballots | 14,632 | – | – | – | – | ||
| Invalid/blank ballots | 919 | – | – | – | – | ||
| Total | 15,551 | – | – | – | – | ||
| Registered voters/turnout | 18,804 | 82.7 | 3.1 | – | – | ||
| Source: Gemeindewahlen, Statistisches Jahrbuch 2012 | |||||||
| Municipality | Seats | Electorate | Party | Candidates | Votes | % | Swing | Seats | +/– | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Balzers | 12 | 2,534 | Progressive Citizens' Party | 9,976 | 41.5 | 1.0 | 6 | 2 | ||
| Patriotic Union | 11,655 | 48.5 | 0.8 | 5 | 2 | |||||
| Free List | 2,417 | 10.1 | 1.7 | 0 | 0 | |||||
| Eschen | 10 | 2,137 | Patriotic Union | 9,485 | 55.5 | 9.0 | 5 | 0 | ||
| Progressive Citizens' Party | 6,703 | 39.2 | 5.3 | 5 | 1 | |||||
| Independent | Stefanie von Grünigen-Sele | 892 | 5.2 | New | 0 | New | ||||
| Gamprin | 8 | 855 | Patriotic Union | 2,974 | 51.3 | 7.1 | 3 | 1 | ||
| Progressive Citizens' Party | 2,826 | 48.7 | 7.1 | 5 | 1 | |||||
| Mauren | 10 | 1,893 | Progressive Citizens' Party | 8,490 | 57.4 | 1.3 | 6 | 0 | ||
| Patriotic Union | 4,643 | 31.4 | 1.5 | 3 | 0 | |||||
| Free List | 1,657 | 11.2 | 2.8 | 1 | 0 | |||||
| Planken | 6 | 245 | Progressive Citizens' Party | 733 | 59.3 | 13.2 | 4 | 1 | ||
| Patriotic Union | 503 | 40.7 | 4.3 | 2 | 0 | |||||
| Ruggell | 8 | 1,093 | Progressive Citizens' Party | 3,543 | 50.7 | 4.4 | 4 | 0 | ||
| Patriotic Union | 3,441 | 49.3 | 4.4 | 4 | 0 | |||||
| Schaan | 12 | 2,857 | Progressive Citizens' Party | 10,673 | 41.0 | 0.9 | 6 | 0 | ||
| Patriotic Union | 12,221 | 46.9 | 0.2 | 5 | 0 | |||||
| Free List | 3,158 | 12.1 | 0.7 | 1 | 0 | |||||
| Schellenberg | 8 | 568 | Progressive Citizens' Party | 2,044 | 54.8 | 1.9 | 4 | 1 | ||
| Patriotic Union | 1,256 | 33.7 | 0.2 | 3 | 0 | |||||
| Free List | Patrick Risch | 428 | 11.5 | 1.8 | 1 | 1 | ||||
| Triesen | 10 | 2,428 | Patriotic Union | 7,380 | 42.7 | 2.3 | 5 | 0 | ||
| Progressive Citizens' Party | 8,447 | 48.9 | 2.6 | 4 | 0 | |||||
| Free List | 1,463 | 8.5 | 0.2 | 1 | 0 | |||||
| Triesenberg | 10 | 1,645 | Patriotic Union | 7,360 | 54.0 | 2.2 | 5 | 0 | ||
| Progressive Citizens' Party | 5,398 | 39.6 | 3.0 | 5 | 0 | |||||
| Free List | Ludwig Frommelt | 872 | 6.4 | 0.7 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Vaduz | 12 | 2,549 | Progressive Citizens' Party | 11,484 | 50.5 | 1.8 | 6 | 1 | ||
| Patriotic Union | 9,481 | 41.7 | 0.4 | 5 | 1 | |||||
| Free List | René Hasler | 1,763 | 7.8 | 1.5 | 1 | 0 | ||||