2019 Liechtenstein local elections|
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The 2019 Liechtenstein local elections were held on 24 March and 14 April to elect the municipal councils and the mayors of the eleven municipalities of Liechtenstein.[1]
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. As three of the municipalities saw none of the candidates achieving a majority in the first round, a second round was held four weeks later, where the candidate with a plurality were elected as a mayor.
Mayoral elections results
Summary
| Party
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First round
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Second round
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Total
Mayors
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+/–
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| Votes
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%
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Mayors
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Votes
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%
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Mayors
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Progressive Citizens' Party
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6,249
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47.4
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5
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2,837
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52.1
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2
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7
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+1
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Patriotic Union
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5,654
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42.9
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3
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1,902
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34.9
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1
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4
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–1
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Democrats for Liechtenstein
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719
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5.5
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0
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625
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11.5
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0
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0
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0
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Free List
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459
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3.5
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0
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–
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–
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–
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0
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0
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Independent
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91
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0.7
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0
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81
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1.5
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0
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0
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0
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| Invalid/blank votes
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1,870
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–
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–
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252
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–
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–
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–
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–
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| Total
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15,042
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100
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8
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5,697
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100
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3
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11
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–
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| Registered voters/turnout
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17,880
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79.6
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–
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7,649
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74.5
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–
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–
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–
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| Source: Gemeindewahlen, Statistisches Jahrbuch 2020
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By municipality
First round
| Municipality
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Electorate
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Party
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Candidate
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Votes
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%
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| Balzers
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2,613
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Progressive Citizens' Party
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Hansjörg Büchel
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1,216
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61.7
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Patriotic Union
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Günter Vogt
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755
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38.3
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| Eschen
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2,275
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Progressive Citizens' Party
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Tino Quaderer
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700
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40.1
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Democrats for Liechtenstein
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Leo Kranz
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402
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25.2
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Patriotic Union
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Viktor Meier
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395
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24.8
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Free List
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Harry Hasler-Maier
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146
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9.2
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| Gamprin
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871
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Progressive Citizens' Party
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Johannes Hasler
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544
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82.4
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| Mauren
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2,101
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Progressive Citizens' Party
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Freddy Kaiser
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1,091
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72.2
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| Planken
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268
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Patriotic Union
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Rainer Beck
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118
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50.9
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Progressive Citizens' Party
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Gaston Jehle
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114
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49.1
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| Ruggell
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1,258
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Progressive Citizens' Party
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Maria Kaiser-Eberle
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775
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80.6
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| Schaan
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3,055
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Patriotic Union
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Daniel Hilti
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1,840
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84.4
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| Schellenberg
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633
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Progressive Citizens' Party
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Norman Wohlwend
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402
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78.2
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| Triesen
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2,620
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Patriotic Union
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Daniela Wellenzohn-Erne
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779
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43.2
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Progressive Citizens' Party
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Remy Kindle
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708
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39.2
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Democrats for Liechtenstein
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Thomas Rehak
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317
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17.6
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| Triesenberg
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1,712
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Patriotic Union
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Christoph Beck
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1,028
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75.5
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| Vaduz
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2,754
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Progressive Citizens' Party
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Manfred Bischof
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748
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39.6
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Patriotic Union
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Frank Konrad
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739
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39.1
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Free List
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René Hasler
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313
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16.6
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Independent
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Giovanna Gould
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91
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4.8
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| Source: Gemeindewahlen, Statistisches Jahrbuch 2020
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Second round
Municipal council elections results
Summary
| Party
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Votes
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%
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Seats
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+/–
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Progressive Citizens' Party |
62,547 |
42.9 |
55 |
–3
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Patriotic Union |
60,739 |
41.6 |
50 |
-1
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Free List |
14,024 |
10.4 |
8 |
+5
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The Independents |
3,652 |
2.9 |
1 |
–2
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Democrats for Liechtenstein |
3,119 |
2.1 |
1 |
New
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| Total |
144,081 |
100 |
115 |
–
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| Valid ballots |
14,135 |
95.17
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| Invalid/blank ballots |
717 |
4.83
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| Total |
14,852 |
100
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| Registered voters/turnout |
20,160 |
73.67
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| Source: Gemeindewahlen, Statistisches Jahrbuch 2020
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Results by municipality
| Municipality
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Seats
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Electorate
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Party
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Candidates
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Votes
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%
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Seats
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| Balzers
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12
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2,613
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Patriotic Union
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- Désirée Bürzle
- Martin Büchel
- Thomas Wolfinger
- Norbert Foser
- Bettina Fuchs
- Corinne Indermaur-Wille
- Karl Malin
- Monika Oehri-Vogt
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9,057
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46.3
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5
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Progressive Citizens' Party
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- Karl Frick
- Christoph Frick
- Matthias Eberle
- Lukas Frick
- Carmen Büchel
- Nils Vollmar
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8,083
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41.3
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4
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Free List
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2,440
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12.5
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1
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| Eschen
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10
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2,275
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Patriotic Union
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- Gebhard Senti
- Alexandra Meier-Hasler
- Mario Hundertpfund
- Diana Ritter
- Kevin Beck
- Anton Wohlwend
- Simone Schäpper-Gstöhl
- Christoph Kranz
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5,726
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35.9
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5
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Progressive Citizens' Party
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- Karin Zech-Hoop
- Fredy Allgäuer
- Sylvia Pedrazzini-Maxfield
- Gerhard Gerner
- Tanja Plüss
- Sona Zauner
- Daniel Marxer
- Johannes Krässig
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6,593
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41.4
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4
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Democrats for Liechtenstein
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- Simon Schächle
- Werner Dolzer
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1,836
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11.5
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1
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Free List
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Harry Hasler-Maier
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1,201
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7.5
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0
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The Independents
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- Peter Laukas
- Werner Frommelt
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584
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3.7
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0
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| Gamprin
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8
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871
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Progressive Citizens' Party
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- Michael Näscher
- Thomas Hasler
- Dagmar Gadow
- Alfred Hasler
- Simone Sulser-Hasler
- Peter Marxer
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2,871
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56.7
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4
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Patriotic Union
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- Barbara Kind
- Nora Meier
- Andreas Oehri
- Christian Marxer
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2,193
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43.3
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4
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| Mauren
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10
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2,101
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Progressive Citizens' Party
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- Dominik Amman
- Christoph Marxer
- Martin Beck
- Annalis Marte
- Martin Lampert
- Antje Matt-Marxer
- Livia Senti
- Mario Meier
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7,652
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54.5
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5
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Patriotic Union
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- Patrik Schreiber
- Marcel Öhri
- Mirjam Posch
- Martina Brändle-Nipp
- Marcel Senti
- Sandro Kaiser
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4,778
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34.0
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4
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Free List
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1,610
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11.5
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1
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| Planken
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6
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268
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Progressive Citizens' Party
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723
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50.2
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4
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Patriotic Union
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- Elke Kaiser-Gantner
- Norbert Gantner Jr.
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522
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36.3
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1
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Free List
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Katja Langenbahn-Schremser
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195
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13.5
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1
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| Ruggell
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8
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1,258
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Progressive Citizens' Party
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- Heinz Biedermann
- Sibylle Walt
- Melanie Egloff-Büchel
- Alois Hoop
- Nicole Öhri-Elkuch
- Christian Büchel
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4,230
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57.8
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4
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Patriotic Union
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- Jürgen Hasler
- Cornelia Hanselmann
- Benedikt Oehry
- Kevin Hasler
- Markus Mathis
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3,090
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42.2
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4
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| Schaan
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12
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3,055
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Patriotic Union
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- Simon Biedermann
- Rudolf Wachter
- Caroline Riegler-Rüdisser
- Martin Hilti
- Gabriela Hilti-Saleem
- Magdalena Frommelt
- Frederic Frick
- Michael Winkler
- Ingolf Feger
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9,965
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40.4
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5
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Progressive Citizens' Party
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- Alexandra Konrad-Biedermann
- Markus Falk
- Nikolaus Beck
- Melanie Vonbun-Frommelt
- Anton Ospelt
- Hubert Marxer
- Petra Schifferle-Walser
- Hans-Jörg Kaufmann
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9,389
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38.1
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5
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Free List
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- Andreas Heeb
- Alexander Hilzinger
- Ute Jastrzab
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3,246
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13.2
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1
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The Independents
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Jakob Quaderer
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2,072
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8.4
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1
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| Schellenberg
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8
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633
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Progressive Citizens' Party
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- Elke Desliens
- Stephan Marxer
- Marco Willi-Wohlwend
- Andrea Kaiser-Kreuzer
- Jürgen Goop
- Esther Ladner
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1,899
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49.1
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4
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Patriotic Union
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- Harald Lampert
- Christian Meier
- Birgit Beck
- Arinette De Carlo
- Peter Büchel
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1,515
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39.2
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3
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Free List
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Patrick Risch
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450
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11.6
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1
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| Triesen
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10
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2,620
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Patriotic Union
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- Eva Johann-Heidegger
- Fabian Wolfinger
- Max Burgmeier
- Rony Bargetze
- Matthias Biedermann
- Piero Sprenger
- Sabrina Feger
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8,065
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44.8
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5
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Progressive Citizens' Party
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- Egbert Sprenger
- Dominik Banzer
- Paul Kindle
- Nicole Schurte
- Nicole Felix
- Heimo Ackermann
- Martin Corradini
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6,460
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35.9
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5
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Democrats for Liechtenstein
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- Klaus-Dieter Kindle
- Markus Sprenger
- Raphael Banzer
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1,283
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7.1
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0
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Free List
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- Joachim Batliner-Joliat
- Jafar Haji Abbassi
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1,270
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7.1
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0
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The Independents
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Ivo Kaufmann
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922
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5.1
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0
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| Triesenberg
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10
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1,712
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Patriotic Union
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- Thomas Lampert
- Thomas Nigg
- Barbara Welte-Beck
- Michael Gätzi
- Alexandra Roth-Schädler
- Marlies Haas
- Matthias Beck
- Christoph Eberle
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6,795
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52.1
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5
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Progressive Citizens' Party
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- Reto Eberle
- Gertrud Vogt
- Armin Schädler
- Stephan Gassner
- Marco Strub
- Fabio Gassner
- Jonny Sele
- Adrian Gertsch
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5,126
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39.3
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4
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Free List
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- Corina Vogt-Beck
- Sebastian Meier
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1,129
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8.7
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1
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| Vaduz
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12
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2,754
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Progressive Citizens' Party
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- Toni Real
- Philip Thöny
- Priska Risch-Amann
- Hannelore Eller-Hemmerle
- Ruth Ospelt-Niepelt
- Georg Ospelt
- Benjamin Fischer
- Willy Vogt
- Nicole Wäger
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9,521
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41.6
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5
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Patriotic Union
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- Petra Miescher
- Antje Moser
- Natascha Söldi
- Daniela Ospelt
- Josef Feurle
- Rainer Tschütscher
- Philippe Hefti
- Patrick Wille
- Maylin Roth-Wachter
- Martin Gassner
- Philip Schädler
- Volker Frommelt
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9,033
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39.5
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5
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Free List
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- Stefanie Hasler
- Stephan Gstöhl
- Rahel Rauter
- Manuel Kieber
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3,684
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16.1
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2
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The Independents
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Bianca Risch
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658
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2.9
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0
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References