2017 Liechtenstein general election

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

2017 Liechtenstein general election
5 February 2017
All 25 seats of the Landtag
13 seats needed for a majority
Turnout77.8%
  First party Second party
 
Leader Adrian Hasler Thomas Zwiefelhofer
Party FBP VU
Leader since 2013 2013
Last election 10 seats, 40.0% 8 seats, 33.5%
Seats won 9 8
Seat change 1
Popular vote 68,673 65,742
Percentage 35.2 33.7
Swing 4.8% 0.2%
  Third party Fourth party
 
DU
FL
Leader Harry Quaderer Derya Kesci & Pepo Frick
Party DU FL
Leader since 2013 2013
Last election 4 seats, 15.3% 3 seats, 11.1%
Seats won 5 3
Seat change 1
Popular vote 35,885 24,595
Percentage 18.4 12.6
Swing 3.1% 1.5%
Popular vote and seat totals by constituency. As this is a PR election, seat totals are determined by popular vote in each constituency.
Prime Minister before election

Adrian Hasler
FBP

 Elected Prime Minister

Adrian Hasler
FBP

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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' Party68,67335.2–4.89–1
Patriotic Union65,74233.7+0.280
The Independents35,88518.4+3.15+1
Free List24,59512.6+1.530
Total194,895100—250
Valid ballots14,76395.8
Invalid/blank ballots6454.2
Total15,408100
Registered voters/turnout19,80677.8
Source: Landstagwahlen
Popular vote
FBP
 
 35.2%
VU
 
 33.7%
DU
 
 18.4%
FL
 
 12.6%
Parliamentary seats
FBP
 
 36.0%
VU
 
 32.0%
DU
 
 20.0%
FL
 
 12.0%
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References
  1. "2013 election". Inter-Parliamentary Union. Archived from the original on 11 August 2020.
  2. "New Independent party rattles Liechtenstein vote". GlobalPost. Archived from the original on 14 November 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.
  5. "Liechtenstein populist party gains ground in parliamentary elections". DW News. Archived from the original on 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.
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